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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will pay a visit to strategic partner India “in a few days” as part of his drive to boost exports to non-EU countries, Tajani told the Confimi Industria assembly via video link.  “In a few

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday hit the lowest level in three years and 11 months, reflecting an increase in government subsidies, industry ministry data showed Wednesday. The average price at the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Monday described the standoff between the United States and Venezuela as “very tense” and said he hoped “there will be no war” amid a massive military buildup in the Caribbean and deadly US strikes

Nara, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering Abe, for the first time on Wednesday. The wife, Akie, sat behind prosecutors and listened to the 13th

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai), on Wednesday told opposition parties that the ruling camp will not submit a bill to increase salaries for lawmakers to the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the ruling bloc plan to extend the existing tax cut program for mortgage loans for some five years, beyond its scheduled expiry at the end of 2025, informed sources said Wednesday. They will also

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is taking part in a Nato ministerial meeting in Brussels Wednesday focussed on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, efforts to strengthen the military alliance’s deterrence, defence of its southern flank and on security in the Western Balkans. 

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill revising the antistalking law to prohibit the use of loss prevention tags to track stalking victims’ locations. The revised law, expected to take effect by the end of the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the newest issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, reached 1.890 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Wednesday, the highest level since mid-June 2008. JGBs came under selling pressure

Nagoya, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Hiroto Fuku, a 33-year-old Japanese professional baseball pitcher, cut his hair he had grown for three years after his Chunichi Dragons of the Central League finished its games with Pacific League teams scheduled for June. It was not