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Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co.’s busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo was halted on all sections for about eight hours on Friday because of a predawn power outage, affecting around 673,000 people. With the service disruption hitting morning rush hour,

(Adnkronos) – The stability of the crucial Artic region “is not a tactical but a strategic issue” which demands political and economic action by Italy and other European Union and Nato members for the West’s security, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday. 

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its policy interest rate unchanged at its next two-day policy meeting starting Thursday. At the meeting, the Japanese central bank is expected to review market trends, such as the yen’s

(Adnkronos) – Italy “cannot overlook” the crucial raw materials which the Artic region possesses, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday at the presentation in Rome of the government’s strategy for the region.   “With our embassy in Denmark, we are planning

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that Italy will send an Italian business mission to the Artic at a conference in Rome to present the government’s strategy for region.  “I believe we need to set up an Arctic business

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi will continue strengthening their countries’ strategic cooperation across a raft of areas, “all the way to the great global challenges,” Meloni wrote Friday on X after talks in Tokyo with Takaichi.

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan and Italy agreed Friday to accelerate security cooperation, including over next-generation fighter jet development involving the two nations plus Britain, and to strengthen collaboration on economic security, including expanding supply chains for critical minerals.

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday it will join a shale gas project in the southern United States. It will invest about 5.2 billion dollars, or some 820 billion yen, to acquire all outstanding shares in Aethon

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Friday that more than 100 of its present and former employees have scammed customers out of some 3.1 billion yen. The number of victims of fraudulent deals conducted by those current and former

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