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Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering using commercial cloud services to manage highly classified information, such as defense secrets, that has so far been handled through its own systems, informed sources told Jiji Press on Saturday. The plan is

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to revise its nuclear energy policy guidelines to include a target of rebuilding two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s. The decision was adopted at a meeting of relevant cabinet ministers

Mashiki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Scorching heat waves and widespread water outages are adding to the hardships faced by more than 9,000 evacuees in areas devastated by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. With the quake-hit areas marking their

New York/Washington, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plunged below 157.50 yen for the first time in about two and a half months in New York trading on Friday as the Japanese and U.S. authorities reportedly intervened in the foreign exchange market in

Ichikawa, Chiba Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Two people have been sent to hospital after an explosion occurred at a three-story apartment building in Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Saturday. One of the two suffered severe burns over the entire

Washington, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department has informed commercial banks that it may intervene in the Japanese yen market, an informed source told Jiji Press on Friday. The U.S. authorities reportedly conducted a rate check, asking financial institutions about exchange

(Adnkronos) – Over 48,000 migrants have returned to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where approximately 60,000 people have arrived in recent days. The Spanish Interior Ministry announced this in Madrid. 

(Adnkronos) – A bus plunged into a ravine in Algeria, causing the death of 25 people. Another 44 people were reportedly injured. This was announced by the Algerian Civil Protection. The accident occurred on Friday morning, when the bus, for reasons yet

(Adnkronos) – Israel reiterates that there will be no withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the current yellow line, unless Hamas achieves genuine disarmament. This was stated by an Israeli political source quoted by Sky News, commenting on several reports

(Adnkronos) – The “signing of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement” in the Gaza Strip is expected in Cairo in the middle of next week. This was reported by the Egyptian broadcaster Al-Ghad, citing unspecified “reliable sources”.