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(Adnkronos) – Ghislaine Maxwell will be questioned behind closed doors by the United States Congress. Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice is expected to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions. The woman, who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking girls with

Brussels, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–European leaders vowed to deepen cooperation with Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. “Warm congratulations…on her landmark victory,” European Commission President Ursula von

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared to another all-time closing high on Monday, following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s sweeping victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–The two co-leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance announced their resignations on Monday, following the major opposition party’s crushing defeat in Japan’s general election on Sunday. The party, which was formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–The two co-leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance announced their resignations on Monday, following the major opposition party’s crushing defeat in Japan’s general election on Sunday. The party, which was formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Sixty-eight women were elected to Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, in Sunday’s vote, the second highest figure. Women accounted for 14.6 pct of successful candidates, also the second highest on record. The previous Lower

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages in 2025 fell 1.3 pct from the previous year, down for the fourth consecutive year, due to price increases for food and other items outpacing wage hikes, the labor ministry said in a preliminary

Washington, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. “I wish you Great Success in passing your Conservative, Peace Through Strength Agenda,” Trump

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current account surplus in 2025 rose 11.1 pct from the previous year to a record 31,879.9 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Monday. The country’s combined balance of goods and services trade thus

Milan, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan won the silver medal in the figure skating team event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Sunday, as it did at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Japanese team earned a total score of 68, just behind the U.S.