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Paris, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Friday promoted Japanese rice at a supermarket near Paris. As part of a Japanese food fair held at the supermarket in Claye-Souilly, Suzuki handed out “onigiri” rice balls made from Japanese rice

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to raise the fees for visas for foreign nationals by revising a related cabinet order. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in

(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry has cancelled an Italy-United States business forum in Miami on Monday following foreign minister Antonio Tajani’s decision not to travel to the US to attend the event after “offensive” remarks by president Donald Trump directed at premier

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s main private business lobby Confindustria will no longer attend a business forum in Miami next week after comments by United States president Donald Trump aired on Friday in a TV interview that disparaged prime minister Giorgia Meloni, Adnkronos learned

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–A fire on Friday at an elementary school in a densely populated area of Tokyo left 11 people, mainly children, injured. Around 11 a.m., there was an emergency call reporting that “smoke was coming from the music room

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–The leaders and deputy leaders of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, Friday broadly approved an outline of a bill to revise the Imperial House Law as part of efforts to secure a sufficient number of Imperial

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been discharged from a hospital where he underwent treatment for a liver cyst infection, the central bank said Friday. He had been hospitalized since June 9. Ueda is expected to return

(Adnkronos) – Italy stands ready “to do its part” to bring enduring peace to war-ravaged Lebanon, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday as a ceasefire reportedly began between Israel and militant Shia group Hezbollah as part of a cessation of hostilities

Amsterdam, June 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on a trip to the Netherlands as state guests, visited a pediatric cancer center in Utrecht on Friday. The Imperial couple as well as Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima interacted with

Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday decided to appoint Atsushi Ueno, 61, ambassador to Cambodia, as new ambassador to Indonesia, the post that had been vacant for more than six months. The post remained unfilled after former Ambassador to Indonesia