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Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Wednesday, measuring upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor with an

(Adnkronos) – Twenty-nine Italians detained aboard the Global Sumud Gaza aid flotilla and taken to the port of Ashdod must be freed and “the safety and rights of every single activist be safeguarded”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told his Israeli counterpart Gideon

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese fishery company Yamada Suisan Co. said Wednesday that it will start the world’s first trial sales of “kabayaki” grilled eels from complete aquaculture on May 29. The two-eel kabayaki product, priced at 9,720 yen, will be sold

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in April fell 5.5 pct from a year before to 3,692,200, down for the first time in three months, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Visitors from eight Middle

(Adnkronos) – The Russian armed forces have conducted training on the use of nuclear weapons that have reached “the highest levels of combat readiness.” This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, explaining that nuclear ammunition was delivered to

(Adnkronos) – A couple, husband and wife, has been arrested in Germany on charges of espionage on behalf of China. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced this, explaining that the two were specifically spying on professors in German universities. According to information obtained

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his “support” in Parliament for former socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who is on trial for influence peddling as part of an investigation into the bailout of a small airline in

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai (774-835) on Miyajima Island in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, burned to the ground Wednesday, local police and firefighters said. Firefighters received around 8:30 a.m. an

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post Co. on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services. Nobuyuki Yoneda, who worked at a branch office of the company in Tokyo’s Koto Ward,

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–Teenage suspects in last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, have told police investigators that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take