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(The fifth paragraph should have read, “…were confirmed…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) China Largest Foreign Buyers of Land near Japan Security Areas Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Chinese individuals and entities accounted for the largest share of non-Japanese buyers

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to require new owners to provide nationality information when registering real estate, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Tuesday. The nationality information will be used to analyze foreign acquisitions of land and buildings in Japan.

Osaka, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in the western Japan city of Osaka, the sister of the clinic’s then 49-year-old director is helping rehabilitate inmates, as well as people suffering from drug addiction.

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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will on Tuesday take part in the 2025 Sakharov prize ceremony which is being live-streamed from the European Parliament’s plenary chamber in Strasbourg.   Tajani and cabinet under-secretary Alberto Barachini will address the event via

(Adnkronos) – Venezuela’s national oil company, Pdvsa, has denounced a “despicable” cyber attack against its installations, pointing to the United States as possible perpetrators of these actions, aimed at “stopping the company’s activity.” “Thanks to the expertise of Pdvsa’s human talent, operational

(Adnkronos) – The European Union has activated an emergency air bridge, with a total of eight flights, to deliver humanitarian aid to Darfur. The European Commission announced this in a statement, emphasizing that the Sudanese region is affected by mass atrocities, famine,

(Adnkronos) – Saudi Arabia set a new record in 2025 for the number of death sentences executed in a single year. According to an AFP count, 340 people were executed in the kingdom this year. This is the second consecutive year that

(Adnkronos) – The political climate in Bangladesh remains tense, where on February 12 voters will be called to the polls for parliamentary elections and a referendum on reforms, on the so-called ‘July Charter’. Sharif Osman Hadi, one of the faces of the

(Adnkronos) – In Thailand, once again the protagonist of an escalation on the border with Cambodia, voters will be called to the polls on February 8 for early elections. The voting date, reports the Bangkok Post, was announced by the Electoral Commission