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Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The number of cases of groundwater use apparently by foreign individuals or entities totaled 49 in one prefecture and 11 municipalities in Japan as of October, a government survey showed Tuesday. The total included two planned cases. The

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry plans to establish a system under which municipalities certify businesses in depopulated areas that provide essential services vital to daily life, such as medical and nursing care, and retail, it was learned Tuesday. With the

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan will improve its weather advisory and warning system by creating a new category applied in the event of Level 4 emergencies for which municipalities issue evacuation orders, the government said Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency and the

(The fifth paragraph should have read, “…were confirmed…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) China Largest Foreign Buyers of Land near Japan Security Areas Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Chinese individuals and entities accounted for the largest share of non-Japanese buyers

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to require new owners to provide nationality information when registering real estate, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Tuesday. The nationality information will be used to analyze foreign acquisitions of land and buildings in Japan.

Osaka, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in the western Japan city of Osaka, the sister of the clinic’s then 49-year-old director is helping rehabilitate inmates, as well as people suffering from drug addiction.

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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will on Tuesday take part in the 2025 Sakharov prize ceremony which is being live-streamed from the European Parliament’s plenary chamber in Strasbourg.   Tajani and cabinet under-secretary Alberto Barachini will address the event via

(Adnkronos) – Venezuela’s national oil company, Pdvsa, has denounced a “despicable” cyber attack against its installations, pointing to the United States as possible perpetrators of these actions, aimed at “stopping the company’s activity.” “Thanks to the expertise of Pdvsa’s human talent, operational

(Adnkronos) – The European Union has activated an emergency air bridge, with a total of eight flights, to deliver humanitarian aid to Darfur. The European Commission announced this in a statement, emphasizing that the Sudanese region is affected by mass atrocities, famine,