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Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will urge regional banks and other local financial institutes to expand their investment banking services, such as providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The call was included in recommendations

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–South Korean automaker Kia Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its first Kia PBV store in Japan to the press, planning to open it Friday to sell its PV5 midsize electric van. Kia PBV Japan Corp., set up by trading

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s commitment to ending the globally damaging 10-week-old United States-Israel war against Iran through “dialogue and peace” is inspired by the teachings of Pope Leo XIV, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told lawmakers on Wednesday.  “Italy’s commitment to dialogue and peace,

(Adnkronos) – The happiness index in Russia plummeted in April, reaching a negative peak of 52 points, the lowest in the last 15 years, according to a survey by VTsIOM, the Public Opinion Research Center. In March, the index, calculated based on

(Adnkronos) – “China welcomes President Trump on the occasion of his state visit to China.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said during a press conference, adding that “China is ready to work with the United States to expand cooperation and manage

(Adnkronos) – The meeting at Downing Street between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his potential challenger, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, lasted 19 minutes. A meeting, comments the BBC, “very, very brief”, before which it had been leaked that there would be

By Yurina Osaki Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–One of Japan’s largest Thai cultural exchange events, which has drawn around 300,000 visitors in recent years, was held over the weekend under sunny skies at Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park amid the growing interest among Japanese

Kobe, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Kaori Sakamoto contently recalled the days of being a top figure skater at her retirement press conference on Wednesday. “I feel fulfilled at most, and a little bit empty,” Sakamoto, 26, told the news conference in her hometown

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese composer and jazz pianist Yuji Ono, well known for the theme song of popular Japanese animation series “Lupin the Third,” died of natural causes on May 4. He was 84. A native of Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan,

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in April involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen rose 6.6 pct from a year earlier to 883, the highest level for the month in 12 years, Tokyo Shoko Research