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(Adnkronos) – Engaged in trying to negotiate a trade deal and a potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whom he will speak to today, US President Donald Trump did not approve, last summer, the allocation of 400 million dollars in military

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel recommended Friday that Japan’s Defense Ministry introduce submarines armed with long-range missiles and equipped with next-generation power systems. In a report submitted to Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, the panel proposed that the ministry give priority

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit New York for three days from Tuesday to attend the ongoing U.N. General Assembly session, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday. During the general debate in the session, Ishiba is

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The amount of funds illegally transferred from internet banking accounts in Japan in January-June rose about 70 pct from a year earlier to some 4,224 million yen, according to a National Police Agency report. The figure represents the

Niigata, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft strayed off a runway and came to a halt at Niigata Airport in the central Japan city of Niigata at around 11:50 a.m. Friday. None of the five crew members aboard the

Saitama, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese man was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for driving in the wrong direction under the influence of alcohol, which led to a fatal collision with another vehicle in eastern Japan last year. In the

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Croatian counterpart, Andrej Plenkovic, effectively reached an agreement Friday to introduce a working holiday program between their countries that allows young people to experience life abroad while working. “I hope that

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the country’s underlying inflation is approaching the central bank’s target of 2 pct. “Underlying inflation is still slightly below (the target) and in the process of approaching 2 pct,”

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Masahiko Metoki of Japan has been re-elected director-general of the Universal Postal Union, a U.N. specialized agency that sets rules for international mail, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday. Metoki, 66, who took office in January 2022,

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Apple Inc. launched its iPhone 17 smartphone series in Japan and elsewhere Friday, adding a super-thin model, the iPhone Air, to its lineup. About 30 people queued at an Apple store in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward to get their