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Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency is considering holding a funeral rite for Emperor Emeritus Akihito on a considerably smaller scale than that of his father, Emperor Hirohito, posthumously called Emperor Showa, based on a request from the Emperor Emeritus

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump invited a group of Republican lawmakers to the White House this evening, including several candidates involved in districts considered on the fence ahead of the November elections. Politico reports this, citing four sources familiar with the plans. The

(Adnkronos) – In Germany, two suspects have been identified in connection with what happened in early August at Leipzig airport. “According to reports from Süddeutsche Zeitung, Ndr and Wdr – reads the Süddeutsche Zeitung website, as reported by the British Guardian –

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people gathered in Niamey to show their “support” for General Abdourahamane Tiani, who has been in power in Niger since the July 2023 coup, following last weekend’s events. Journalists on site reported this, as stated by the Afp

(Adnkronos) – Finnish authorities are investigating a “possible territorial violation” after an aerial drone was found on the coast in the south of the country. The drone was discovered yesterday on the shore of an island in the Porvoo archipelago, in the

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is considering reshuffling her cabinet and the LDP’s executive lineup as early as Sept. 16-18, it has been learned. The schedule is based on the

Osaka, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Osaka District Court on Wednesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay about 90 million yen in total damages to some plaintiffs in a lawsuit over evacuations following the March 2011 accident at TEPCO’s tsunami-stricken Fukushima

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–An advisory panel of Japan’s agriculture ministry on Wednesday approved a plan for the government to buy back 210,000 tons of rice to replenish is stockpiles of the cereal grain. The ministry presented the plan at the day’s

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveiled the new Pajero, an SUV model, at an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, with sales in the country scheduled to start Dec. 17. The release will mark the Pajero’s return after its production

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry is developing a smartphone app that uses GPS data to identify the locations of Japanese nationals either living or traveling overseas, it was learned Wednesday. The app, which will access users’ location information with their