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Akita, May 8 (Jiji Press)–A town assembly in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, passed a no-confidence motion on Friday against its mayor, who has been unconscious for months following a brain hemorrhage. The passage means that the 72-year-old mayor of Hachirogata, Kikuo Hatakeyama,

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in March rose 1.0 pct from a year earlier, up for the third consecutive month, government data showed Friday. The increase was partly attributed to slower inflation due to the impact of government

Berlin, May 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese restorer is playing a major part in a project at a state museum in the historic German city of Dresden to shine a spotlight again on ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print and other long-buried Japanese artworks. The

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 8 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Thursday. It was the first intrusion by Chinese official ships into Japanese waters off the

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

(Adnkronos) – Two attacks in central Mali claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have caused the death of over 30 people. Local, security, and administration sources reported this to Afp. “At least 35 people were killed yesterday in almost simultaneous attacks” in Korikori and

(Adnkronos) – Nineteen Kenyan citizens have died fighting on the Ukrainian front and another 32 are missing. This was stated by Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, specifying that the number of Kenyans enlisted in the Russian army has risen to 291, compared to

(Adnkronos) – British counter-terrorism police have arrested a nineteen-year-old in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month. This is the third arrest in the investigation, according to law enforcement. The man was arrested on suspicion

(Adnkronos) – Bosnia and Herzegovina will hold national elections on October 4th. This was announced by the electoral commission of the Balkan country, divided into two entities since the end of the inter-ethnic conflict that bloodied it between 1992 and 1995, causing