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London, June 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on Sunday agreed to cooperate to enhance economic security, including energy supply stability, amid the Middle East turmoil. The two leaders also agreed to continue their collaboration

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)–Komazawa University professor Naotaka Kimizuka has praised the ongoing visit to the Netherlands and Belgium by Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as “extremely significant.” The visit to the two European countries as state guests “will be a

Chiba, June 14 (Jiji Press)–The Chiba prefectural police arrested television personality Bobby Ologun on Sunday on suspicion of nonconsensual sexual intercourse with a female acquaintance. Ologun, 60, whose real name is Bobby Konda, has denied the allegations. “The facts are completely different,”

Amsterdam, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam on Saturday evening after leaving Japan aboard a government aircraft for an official visit to the Netherlands and Belgium. This is their first trip to the

Amsterdam, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam on Saturday evening after leaving Japan aboard a government aircraft for an official visit to the Netherlands and Belgium. After disembarking from the government aircraft, the

By Masaru Urano Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)–German Ambassador to Japan Petra Sigmund has expressed strong expectations for Japan’s possible participation in a European military drone development program as part of their defense cooperation. “We have reached out to Japanese partners to

Paris, June 13 (Jiji Press)–A two-day sumo tournament started in Paris on Saturday, marking the return of the traditional Japanese wrestling to the French capital after more than 30 years. The tournament, which followed a similar event held in London last October,

Beijing, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Chinese official vessels have begun cracking down on foreign-registered cargo ships in waters off eastern Taiwan, showing unusual demonstrative behavior against Japan and others. The move prompted Taiwan to dispatch patrol ships to the area, heightening tensions temporarily.

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties have criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for asking the ruling bloc first to work out details of a planned bill on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. Some opposition lawmakers said

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political parties are examining the idea of having social media users bear the responsibility of not spreading false or wrong information during election campaign periods. Members of a consultative group between the ruling and opposition camps are