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(Adnkronos) – Spain has banned the transit of ”US planes or ships loaded with weapons, ammunition, or military equipment” for Israel through the bases of Rota, in Cadiz, and Moron de la Frontera, in Seville. This is reported by El País, citing

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Liberal Democratic Party-led administration is considering convening an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 14 or later to elect Japan’s new prime minister, following the LDP’s leadership election scheduled for Saturday, it was learned Monday. The Diet affairs

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Seiji Maehara, former co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), suggested Monday that agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi should withdraw his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race after a campaign member was found to

(Adnkronos) – The Majlis, the Iranian Parliament, has begun to take the first concrete steps for the Islamic Republic’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in response to the return of UN sanctions. According to the Tasnim news agency, the Majlis

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry on Monday presented a draft proposal to set numerical criteria for dangerous driving offenses, such as specific figures for speeding and drunk driving. The proposal is aimed at clarifying the charge of dangerous driving resulting

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo stock market is being supported by hopes for active economic policy measures under Japan’s new prime minister ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Oct. 4 presidential election. Recent media polls suggest that agriculture minister Shinjiro

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a candidate for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election, plans to focus on constitutional revisions and diplomatic and security policies when discussing a possible coalition with opposition forces. “Attitudes toward

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. will support the introduction of “on-demand transportation” systems as rural areas in Japan are facing bus and taxi driver shortages due to population declines, Jiji Press learned Monday. On-demand transportation systems allow users to

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Sony Financial Group Inc. debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section Monday, fetching the first quotation of 205 yen apiece, above the reference price of 150 yen. After rising to as high as 210 yen, the

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government left its basic economic assessment unchanged in a monthly report released Monday, while expressing concerns over the impact of President Donald Trump’s high tariffs on the Japanese auto sector. “The Japanese economy is recovering at