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(Adnkronos) – The Pentagon denies the news reported by the Washington Post, according to which it will take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the chief spokesman for the Department of War, Sean Parnell, said that “the

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese transport ministry plans to create a system that would pass on part of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, costs to air travelers. Based on discussions by a panel of relevant experts, the ministry plans to map

Oita, April 23 (Jiji Press)–A district court in southwestern Japan on Thursday dismissed a damages claim by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, violated their freedom of movement. “It cannot

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry on Thursday proposed a drastic reduction in medical school enrollment, considering an expected surplus of doctors due to the country’s declining population. At a meeting of the Fiscal System Council, an advisory panel to the

(Adnkronos) – Premier Giorgia Meloni has welcomed the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou’s opinion that the tranfer of migrants to reception and expulsion centres built in Albania under a contested 2023 deal with Italy “is compatible with European Union

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to establish a national intelligence council designed to strengthen the government’s intelligence capabilities. At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, or the country’s parliament, the

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine during its three-day spring festival, which ended Thursday. Economic growth strategy Minoru Kiuchi was the only cabinet member confirmed to have visited the Shinto shrine during

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–The operation rate of ethylene production facilities in Japan fell 7.1 percentage points from the previous month to a record low of 68.6 pct in March, the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association said Thursday. The decline came as many

Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)–Daito Trust Construction Co. is considering entering the accommodation-type postpartum care business by utilizing condominiums managed by its group, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Daito Trust will begin a trial in May, in collaboration with With Midwife Inc., which

(Adnkronos) – The first revenues derived from transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz have been deposited with the Iranian Central Bank. This was stated, without further details, by the second vice-speaker of the Tehran Parliament, Hamid Reza Haji Babaei. The news,