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24 Febbraio 2026

Centrist Party to Hold Hearings with Failed Candidates on Sat.

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition Centrist Reform Alliance will hold online hearings on Saturday with its candidates who lost in the Feb. 8 general election, party secretary-general Takeshi Shina said Tuesday. The hearings will be attended by party leader Junya Ogawa
24 Febbraio 2026

Vocal Group XG’s Producer, 3 Others Sent to Prosecutors

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police sent the producer of seven-member vocal group XG and three other men to public prosecutors Tuesday for their suspected cocaine possession in violation of the narcotics control law. The 39-year-old producer, Junho Sakai, also known as
24 Febbraio 2026

G-7 Trade Ministers Discuss Issues over U.S. Tariffs

Paris, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Trade ministers of the Group of Seven advanced nations in an online meeting Monday discussed issues related to recent confusion over the tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. European members of the G-7 forum called on
24 Febbraio 2026

Canadian PM Carney to Visit Japan

New York, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan as part of a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour starting Thursday, the prime minister’s office said Monday. Amid ongoing trade friction stemming from the high-tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s
23 Febbraio 2026

Criminalizing Damaging Japan Flag Emerges as Diet Debate Focus

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–After the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in the recent general election, legislation criminalizing the damaging of the Japanese national flag is expected to become a key focus of deliberations in the newly convened special session