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Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Chinese military ships, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, entered the East China Sea from the Pacific on Friday by sailing north between the main island of the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa and Miyako Island, part of Okinawa,

(Adnkronos) – The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations has warned of the risk of escalation in the Great Lakes region following the new offensive by the M23 armed group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “In recent

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli security cabinet has approved the “creation and regulation” of 19 settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law. Israeli media reported this, adding that among these are two settlements in the northern West Bank that

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed Friday to continue discussions on raising the minimum taxable annual income level from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78 million yen. The agreement

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Kyocera Corp., Fujifilm Holdings Corp. and other Japanese firms are considering investing in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors, it was learned Friday. The new funds are expected to put the Japanese chipmaker on track to

(Adnkronos) – ”A ceasefire limited to ports and energy infrastructure could be useful”. This is what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed during a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, according to the Ankara presidency. Turkey, Erdogan reiterated, supports peace efforts between

(Adnkronos) – Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani “share a common vision of Europe’s role,” Tajani wrote Friday on X after talks with Merz at a European People’s Party meeting in Heidelberg.  “In Heidelberg, I had a very

(Adnkronos) – Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2023, has been arrested in Iran. The Hengaw human rights organization announced this, explaining that Mohammadi was arrested in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran, and taken to an unknown location.  Along with her,

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–“Black Box Diaries,” an Oscar-nominated film directed by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito documenting her experience after suffering sexual violence, was released in Japan on Friday. “I spent 10 years making the film,” Ito said in a speech after

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to appoint Junichi Hanzawa, 60, president of its key operating subsidiary MUFG Bank, to succeed Hironori Kamezawa as president of the parent holding company, it was learned Friday. Kamezawa, 64, will step