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Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that a high school program violated the basic education law, following a fatal accident in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March. In its report on the accident, the education ministry said that the

Fukuoka, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., escaped indictment Friday over his alleged narcotics control law violation regarding supplements containing a cannabis ingredient. The Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office chose not to indict the

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will attend a banquet with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday night, the Imperial Household Agency

Sapporo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Police on Friday served a fresh arrest warrant on a worker at a zoo in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on suspicion of murdering his wife. The Hokkaido police department suspects that Tatsuya Suzuki, 33, killed the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s support for Ukraine’s full European Union membership is unwavering but work must be done with Ukraine to “lay the groundwork” allowing the country to complete the bloc’s rigorous accession process, especially in the area of combatting corruption, foreign minister

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly approved a draft outline of a bill to punish the public vandalism of the Japanese national flag and the posting of videos and images of such acts on social media.

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry filed a criminal complaint Friday against a deceased man for allegedly operating an unregistered boat that capsized off Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March. The complaint was filed with the Japan Coast Guard and submitted

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry filed a criminal complaint Friday against a deceased man for allegedly operating an unregistered boat that capsized off Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March. The complaint was filed with the Japan Coast Guard and submitted

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry filed a criminal complaint Friday against a deceased man for allegedly operating an unregistered boat that capsized off Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, in March. The complaint was filed with the Japan Coast Guard and submitted

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is raising with European colleagues the possiblity of rapid sanctions against Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for his videoed harrassment and humiliation this week of detained activists from the intercepted Gaza aid flotilla, which