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Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday entrusted her letter addressed to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is slated to visit the Southeast Asian nation soon. Amid lingering tensions in the

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Monday launched discussions on the revision of its three key security-related documents scheduled for the end of this year. With Japan facing an increasingly severe security environment, the discussions will likely focus on the

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Libya enjoy “exceptional” ties, Italy’s ambassador Gianluca Alberini and Libya’s presidency council head Mohammed al-Menfi agreed during talks in Tripoli on Monday that also looked at key current issues in the fragile, politically divided oil state.  “Ambassador Alberini

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its global automobile sales reached a record high in fiscal 2025, thanks to the popularity of hybrid vehicles, especially in North America, despite higher tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it has revised its consolidated operating balance projection for the fiscal year that ended in March to 50 billion yen in profit from 60 billion yen in loss. The major Japanese automaker,

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is on Monday addressing the Italy-Latin America Business Forum, an event at which over 160 representatives will aim to exploit opportunties arising from the historic free trade deal between the European Union and the Mercsur bloc

Sydney, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Monday that she will visit Japan, China and South Korea this week to seek cooperation for stable fuel procurement amid supply disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. While exporting natural gas,

(Adnkronos) – Geopolitics and finance are increasingly interconnected. This is the picture that emerges from a Financial Times article after the ‘sudden’ return to the United Arab Emirates by Pakistan, which is attempting difficult mediation between the US and Iran, of a

(Adnkronos) – Russia and North Korea have agreed to make their military cooperation “stable and long-term”, with an understanding covering the period 2027-2031, as announced by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, after a meeting with his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang, on

Taipei, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A Taiwanese court on Monday sentenced a former employee of Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s Taiwan unit to 10 years in prison for stealing secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip foundry. The court also imposed a