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Minamisanriku, Miyagi Pref., March 12 (Jiji Press)–Jin Sato, who served as mayor of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, for 20 years, has been traveling across Japan to deliver lectures since stepping down in November 2025, hoping to share lessons on disaster preparedness and mitigation.

Washington/Berlin, March 11 (Jiji Press)–The leaders from the Group of Seven major countries on Wednesday welcomed an agreement reached by member countries of the International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to curb soaring crude oil

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., March 12 (Jiji Press)–In Ishinomaki, a Pacific coastal city in northeastern Japan, Miki Takahashi begins work before dawn, following the rhythm of the sea she chose more than a decade ago. Now 38, the woman from an inland area

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among major Japanese companies worsened in January-March, a government survey showed on Thursday. The business sentiment index for companies with capital of 1 billion yen or more stood at plus 4.4, down from plus 4.9 for

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will maintain the goal of decommissioning its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan in 2051, a senior TEPCO official in charge of the decommissioning project has indicated. “There’s

(Adnkronos) – Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, suffered a fractured foot, a hematoma around his left eye, and facial lacerations due to the Israeli-American air raid on February 28 that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and five other

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian army will not allow ”the passage of a single liter of oil” through the Strait of Hormuz. This was stated by the spokesman for Iran’s central command of military operations, Khatam Al-Anbiya, in a note re-launched by state

(Adnkronos) – The Madrid government has definitively withdrawn the Spanish ambassador to Israel, Ana Salomon, reducing the level of relations with Tel Aviv. This was reported by the El Pais website, specifying that the decision, taken at the last Council of Ministers,

(Adnkronos) – The White House believes it can tolerate an increase in oil prices for weeks longer before it becomes a serious political problem. According to sources close to the administration cited by Politico, President Donald Trump’s team considers a possible rise

(Adnkronos) – At least 570 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the war between Israel and the United States against Iran extended to the Land of Cedars on March 2. This was stated by the Ministry of Health