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(Adnkronos) – “10 people were injured due to explosions that shook Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, following Russian ballistic missile attacks in Ukraine.” The English-language Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent reports this. “One person was injured in Kyiv, while nine others were injured in

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it permitted some workers at shops in Aeon Mall Kumamoto to re-enter the earthquake-hit commercial facility just before a fatal explosion occurred there July 28. Workers at shops in Aeon Mall

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make a landfall around the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night. The Japan Meteorological Agency called for caution against violent winds, high waves and heavy rain mainly in the

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it permitted some workers at shops in Aeon Mall Kumamoto to re-enter the earthquake-hit commercial facility just before a fatal explosion occurred there July 28. Workers at shops in Aeon Mall

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite from its Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 4:23 a.m. Tuesday. The satellite reached its planned

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Questions surrounding the salaries of publicly funded secretaries to members of parliament, Japan’s Diet, continue to surface, underscoring persistent concerns about oversight within the country’s political system. Recent cases have renewed scrutiny of allegations that some lawmakers improperly

Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan may consider an additional interest rate increase at its next policy meeting Sept. 17-18, following a hike in June, in response to rising risks of higher inflation, informed sources said. Prices in Japan may

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted gross domestic product in April-June is projected to have grown a real 2.1 pct from the previous quarter on an annualized basis. The figure represents the average forecast among 10 private-sector think tanks. The Japanese

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Immigration Services Agency has started sharing personal information on foreign nationals subject to deportation proceedings with local governments, as part of a review of policies concerning foreigners pursued by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Previously, such information was

Kumamoto, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)–Over 6,000 people are still living at evacuation centers following a massive earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto two weeks ago. As of 6 p.m. Monday, a total of 39 deaths had been confirmed from