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Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill to establish a national intelligence council on Thursday, after the bill cleared the Lower House’s Cabinet Committee by a majority vote on Wednesday. In the committee vote, the

(Adnkronos) – Swedish authorities have ordered the closure of 16 public schools in the city of Borlänge, in central Sweden, following a threat of violence. Private schools also chose to remain closed after being informed of the threat. “The decision is a

(Adnkronos) – Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, has canceled his official visit to Eswatini after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar revoked his plane’s overflight permits. According to Taiwanese sources cited by the BBC, the decision was made “unexpectedly and without warning” due to “intense

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took advantage of what Takaichi sees as “the most complicated, severest security environment in the post-World War II period” to give the go-ahead for the country’s arms exports. Previous administrations maintained

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s crude steel production shrank 3.2 pct from the previous year to 80.33 million tons in fiscal 2025, falling for the fourth straight year, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said Wednesday. Output dropped to its lowest level

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Some members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party responded positively when they were told of a plan by two opposition parties to form the Centrist Reform Alliance, former CRA co-leader Yoshihiko Noda has revealed in an interview with

(Adnkronos) – In meeting with Russia’s envoy on Wednesday, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said that a slew of insults levelled at premier Giorgia Meloni by a prominent Russian TV presenter were “absolutely unacceptable,” the minister told reporters in Rome.   “Vulgar, sexist

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito will attend a ceremony marking this year’s 100th anniversary of the start of the Show period, to be held at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan hall April 29, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. Empress Masako will

(Adnkronos) – The crisis triggered by United States-Israel attacks on Iran that began in late February and have led to a war that has killed thousand of people, shaken the global economy and spread to Gulf states and Lebanon, was the focus

Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force plans to investigate radio communications at the time of a fatal accident that occurred during a live-fire drill in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, Defense Ministry sources said Wednesday. The GSDF will conduct hearings