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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Thursday released the list of approximately 1,700 invitees for an autumn garden party to be hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 29. The

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chinese fighter jets took off from and landed at the country’s Liaoning aircraft carrier Wednesday after the vessel sailed between the main island of Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and Okinawa’s Miyako Island, the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Joint

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s delayed response to the controversy surrounding agriculture minister Kazuo Yana, who quit Wednesday, is all but certain to deal a blow to her administration. Takaichi was effectively forced to dismiss the minister, whom

(Adnkronos) – Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, two polls confirm the neck-and-neck race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton, with the Democratic Senate candidate slightly ahead. The Marist College poll shows that 47% of likely Texas voters support Talarico,

(Adnkronos) – The parliament of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has approved, with the votes of AfD (which controls 39 out of 83 seats in the regional assembly elected on September 6) and BSW (which won 5 seats), a motion calling for

(Adnkronos) – By the end of October, “improvements” to Parcoursup, the digital platform used in France to manage applications for access to post-baccalaureate education, will be proposed to French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. This was announced today on Bfmtv-Rmc by French Education

(Adnkronos) – Five days of pre-trial detention in India for two leaders of the ‘cockroach’ movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (Cjp). The BBC reports this. Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were brought before a judge this morning after being stopped yesterday in

(Adnkronos) – The federal forces of Ethiopia and their allies are approaching a locality near the border with Eritrea. This is reported by a commander of a pro-government militia and a resident cited by the Afp agency, as fears for the situation

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana, mired in a series of scandals such as suspected election law violations, resigned in an effective dismissal Wednesday, dealing a serious blow to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration. Yana submitted his resignation to

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–A university established by the Japanese and Turkish governments held an opening ceremony on its campus in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on Wednesday. At Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence, earthquakes