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New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan has done all it can to achieve lasting peace in the world since the end of World War II 80 years ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday. Referring to the situation in the Middle

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday conveyed to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, Tokyo’s strong hope that the issue of Iran’s nuclear development will be resolved through dialogue. In their meeting in New York, the two

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Over 90 pct of scholarship recipients in Japan are in financial strain due to inflation, a nonprofit organization survey has shown. According to the online survey by Osaka-based DxP, 91 pct of respondents who are receiving grant-type scholarships

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from Japan, South Korea, Australia, Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday confirmed their cooperation on common security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and Europe, with China, Russia and North Korea in mind. They

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday stressed the need to accelerate talks on reforming the U.N. Security Council, in a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Ishiba, who is visiting New York, said there was an

(Adnkronos) – The Lithuanian Parliament has approved a series of amendments to facilitate the downing, by its armed forces, of foreign drones that violate its airspace. The amendments obtained the favorable vote of all the deputies present in the Chamber while several

(Adnkronos) – A large demonstration against the war in Gaza will be held on Saturday in Berlin, with tens of thousands of people expected. The protest, dubbed ‘All eyes on Gaza’, is “expected to be the largest demonstration in Germany in solidarity

(Adnkronos) – The Russian foreign intelligence services of the SVR have accused the European Union of planning the “occupation” of Moldova with NATO forces after Sunday’s legislative elections. An accusation that the SVR had already made in view of the vote for

(Adnkronos) – Russian aircraft have violated Norwegian airspace on three separate occasions this year. This was stated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, stressing that these incidents have raised serious security concerns and increased tensions between Norway and Russia. “The incidents

(Adnkronos) – At least one thousand death sentences have been carried out in Iran since the beginning of the year. This was reported by Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based NGO that campaigns against the death penalty in the Islamic Republic, according