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Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin on Tuesday summoned Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto and expressed Moscow’s resolute protest over remarks by Japanese officials on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit last week to a disputed northwestern Pacific

(Adnkronos) – Syria has accused Israel of striking a military airport in the northwestern province of Idlib, after a security source told AFP that the facility, which was out of service, had been attacked. “In the early hours of this morning, Israeli

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt a so-called “principle code” for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights, urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for collecting such

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–Masahiro Sakane, former president of major Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd., died of illness on Aug. 10, it was learned Tuesday. He was 85. A native of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, Sakane served as Komatsu president

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The number of damage reports and insurance claims, inquiries and consultations related to last month’s massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture reached 40,291 as of July 31, the General Insurance Association of Japan said Tuesday. The figure is based

(Adnkronos) – An explosion of unknown origin at a power plant has caused the death of at least three people in Banias, along Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The Sana agency reports this, citing a health official, and adding that the causes of the

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

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday held the first meeting of a working group to establish a program for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and understand local systems and rules, with the aim of trialing the program

(Adnkronos) – A Supreme Court judge in Pakistan has ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently detained, to a hospital for medical examinations, following a request submitted by his lawyers who reported a deterioration of his health conditions. Detained

(Adnkronos) – Five people, including a child, were injured in a Russian attack that occurred overnight against the city of Izium, in the Kharkiv region. This was stated by the regional governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, in a post on Telegram, according