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(Adnkronos) – The new British Health Minister James Murray went to 10 Downing Street on his first day in office, following his appointment to the top of the ministry, replacing the resigning Wes Streeting, who left because he said he had lost

New York, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest 2 billion dollars, or about 320 billion yen, to build a new vehicle assembly line in Texas, it was learned Thursday. Toyota Motor North America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, the two countries’ governments announced Friday. Takaichi will visit the president’s hometown of Andong

(Adnkronos) – The United States is Italy’s “traditional and most important ally,” which together with Europe makes up the West, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told TV talk show ‘Mattino 5’ on Friday.  “We are allies of the US regardless of Trump, Obama,

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Football Association on Friday announced the country’s 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11. The roster for the top international soccer tournament hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted a proposal Friday to completely ban appeals by public prosecutors against court orders granting retrials, to the House of Representatives of the Diet, the country’s parliament. The Centrist Reform Alliance, Team Mirai

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds soared as high as 2.730 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading on Friday amid concerns about the country’s fiscal deterioration and inflation. The 10-year JGB yield hit its highest level since

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Tokyo on Friday, seeking further cooperation to bring back all abductees. “We asked for continued understanding

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution in violation of the child welfare law, investigative sources told Jiji Press. Shota Inoue, a Tokyo resident, is

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prize-winning author Aiko Sato, also known as a renowned essayist, died of old age in Tokyo on April 29. She was 102. Her father, Koroku Sato, was also a writer, while her older brother, Hachiro Sato, was