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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

(Adnkronos) – A new passenger rail service connects Finland to Sweden, creating for the first time since the 1990s a land rail link running between northern Finland and southern Europe.  The resumption of Finnish cross-border trains, interrupted in 1988, will allow connection

(Adnkronos) – A strong earthquake struck Colombia and was also felt in other Latin American countries, from Panama to Quito, Ecuador. For the earthquake, which shook buildings in the capital Bogota, the Colombian Geological Service estimated a magnitude of 6.6, while the

(Adnkronos) – Russia rules out any possibility of “freezing” the war in Ukraine without first addressing what Moscow calls the “root causes” of the conflict. This was stated to Tass by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, while the United States is

(Adnkronos) – Moldova has recalled its ambassador to Moscow, Lilian Darii, for consultations, after the crash of a Russian drone in Crocmaz, in the southern district of Stefan Voda, which caused damage to some buildings without causing casualties. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will refrain from making overseas trips this summer, except possibly to New York for a U.N. General Assembly session in late September, informed sources said Monday. Takaichi will stay at home to prioritize

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday to engage in close consultations with the international community, including countries that use the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transportation waterway, amid tensions in

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–The organizers of a large fireworks festival planned for Aug. 22 in three cities in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, have announced the event’s cancellation, it was learned Monday. According to local fire authorities, fireworks event organizers

(Adnkronos) – Taiwan has launched its first mobile network slowdown exercise, a new civil defense measure designed to prepare the population for possible communication disruptions in the event of war, cyberattacks, or natural disasters. The South China Morning Post reports that the