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Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday to hold a parliamentary debate among party leaders on Nov. 26, which will be the first since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The developer of the “starting light” device hopes that the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, which began on Saturday, will raise awareness about the deaf community. The device will be used alongside the starting pistol for track events at the

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A bilateral meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has not been arranged on the sidelines of the two-day Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani has paid tribute to Jannik Sinner who beat world number one and close rival Carloz Alcaraz in straight sets on Sunday to win the ATP Finals trophy for the second year running.  “He (Sinner) is

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka prefectural government and some municipalities in the western Japan prefecture on Monday submitted to the Japanese government a proposal to stop accepting new applications for “minpaku” private lodging services in special zones, starting May 30, 2026.

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo-Beijing Forum has been put off in the fallout from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial remark on a contingency over Taiwan, the Genron NPO said Monday. The postponement was requested in a letter from the China

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Senate upper house of parliament will be lit up in green on Monday to mark World Cervical Cancer Day, the Senate said in a statement.  The facade of the Renaissance Palazzo Madama – seat of the Senate – will

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The latest film in the “Demon Slayer” anime franchise has topped 100 billion yen in global box-office revenue, a feat never before achieved by a Japanese film, according to its distributors. The first chapter of the “Demon Slayer:

Yokohama, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Yokohama city government and Nissan Motor Co. have agreed to extend the Japanese automaker’s naming rights for a city-owned stadium for five years from next March for 650 million yen, Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka said Monday. Nissan will

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, visited Beijing on Monday for talks with his Chinese counterpart in an effort to mend bilateral ties that have soured in the wake of Japanese