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Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has said that it will additionally invest about 135 billion yen in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. of the United States. Sumitomo Mitsui’s equity stake in Jefferies will rise to up to 20

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–With Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party set to hold its presidential election on Oct. 4, attention is being paid to which candidate former prime ministers Taro Aso and Fumio Kishida will back in the race. As Aso and

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for the time being, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at a press conference Friday. Earlier in the day, he held telephone talks with the foreign ministers of the United States, Israel and

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi ended up being unable to win a second straight World Athletics Championships gold medal on Friday. At the ongoing World Athletics Championships at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, right-handed Kitaguchi, shortly after

(Adnkronos) – In Afghanistan, after almost eight months of imprisonment, Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie Reynolds, 76, a British couple who had lived for years in the country ravaged by decades of war, have been freed. They were captured on February 1st.

(Adnkronos) – Six years after the fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the north and south towers will reopen their doors to visitors starting tomorrow, on the occasion of the Heritage Days. Completely restored, they offer a breathtaking view of the

(Adnkronos) – Alarm in Hong Kong, where about 6,000 people will be evacuated after the discovery of a bomb dating back to the Second World War at a construction site in the Quarry Bay district. The device, 1.5 meters long and weighing

(Adnkronos) – The British intelligence service MI6 is launching a new online portal called Silent Courier, which will use the dark web to entice potential spies to report secrets, particularly regarding Russia. The service will rely on the Tor internet browser, which

(Adnkronos) – Russian military aircraft violated Estonian airspace. The Tallinn government announced it, specifying that three MiG-31 fighters flew over the Gulf of Finland for a total of 12 minutes without authorization. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia has already violated Estonian

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday announced her candidacy for the leadership race of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Announcing her bid for the Oct. 4 election at a press conference, Takaichi, 64, emphasized her plan