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Tokyo/Beijing, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government indicated Tuesday that it will not change its conventional position regarding a so-called existential crisis situation under Japan’s national security legislation, following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark on a possible contingency around Taiwan. The

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country’s 10-point seismic intensity scale, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The temblor with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 occurred at a depth

Nara, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said in court Tuesday that he felt despair and a sense of crisis over Abe’s video message in 2021 to a group affiliated

(Adnkronos) – In Australia, the far-right senator Pauline Hanson, who entered the chamber yesterday wearing a burqa, has been sanctioned. Seven days of suspension, local media report, for the leader of the One Nation party, who is not Muslim and advocates for

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today appealed to the Nigerian authorities, urging them “to take all necessary legal measures” to end mass kidnappings in the country. “We urge the Nigerian authorities at all levels to take all

(Adnkronos) – The Moldovan government reported that six drones entered its airspace today during Russian attacks against Ukraine. The first drone to violate Moldova’s airspace was detected near Vulcanesti, close to the borders with Ukraine and Romania, as explained by Chisinau authorities.

(Adnkronos) – Saudi Arabia “is a key partner for Italy in the Gulf” and the two countries are working together to boost regional security and economic growth, the foreign ministry wrote Tuesday on X.  “Together, Rome and Riyadh are working to promote

Sapporo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki will announce his intention at a prefectural assembly meeting on Friday to accept the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture, it

Seoul, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is hoping to visit Japan in January or February next year, South Korean government officials said Tuesday. Kim conveyed his wish to visit Japan in a meeting in Seoul on Monday with

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Saudi Arabia are working for peace, stability, trade and economic development in the Middle East through their “comprehensive, long-lasting and forward-looking” strategic partnership, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “Our strategic partnership is comprehensive, long-lasting and forward-looking,”