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Washington/Brussels, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government on Tuesday announced sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan, decrying The Hague-based court’s “assault on state sovereignty.” The ICC has been faced with increased pressure from the administration of U.S. President

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s communications ministry plans to establish a system to dispatch expert teams to local governments hit by cyberattacks, amid difficulties in securing sufficient personnel and budgets for cybersecurity measures, informed sources told Jiji Press. The team of information

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surrendered over 2,100 points on Wednesday morning, reflecting selling that hit high-tech issues. At 9:18 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section stood

(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prévot were forced to hold their talks in an underground shelter, while an air alert sounded in Kyiv. “Due to Russian drones attacking our capital, we held our talks underground,

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko left for Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, on Tuesday night on a government plane from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport for an official visit to the South American country. With this year

Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday emphasized the need to maintain vigilance against North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. “(Pyongyang’s) nuclear and missile development and moves to cooperate with Russia are becoming prominent,” Koizumi said at a

Chiba, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Thursday’s record-breaking rain in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has risen to 13, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said Tuesday. The body of a man in his 60s was newly discovered in the

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from torrential rains that hit Chiba prefecture, Japan, in recent days, and which are considered unprecedented, has risen to at least 13. This was reported by the Kyodo agency, citing local authorities. Approximately 2,300 homes have been

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A runway at Naha Airport in Japan’s southernmost Okinawa Prefecture was briefly closed Tuesday after a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet was stranded on the runway after landing. According to the transport ministry’s Naha Airport

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–An international conference held online Tuesday agreed to expand the catch quota for bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms in the Central and Western Pacific by about 25 pct. At a meeting held in southwestern Japan city