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Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–A senior Japanese government official told reporters Thursday that the country should possess nuclear weapons, given the increasingly severe security environment surrounding the country. The official said, however, that it will be difficult to review Japan’s nuclear policy

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s smartphone software competition promotion law came into full effect Thursday to regulate major information technology companies in the smartphone operating system market. The law prohibits Google LLC and Apple Inc. from blocking the use of other companies’

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro held a teleconference on Thursday and shared grave concerns over a recent incident in which a Chinese military jet aimed its radar at Japan Air Self-Defense Force

(Adnkronos) – Turkey will return the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, purchased ten years ago, in an attempt to convince US President Donald Trump to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the country. Haaretz writes, citing Bloomberg. Last week, US

(Adnkronos) – Australian police announced they had stopped two cars in Sydney following a report that “a violent act might have been planned.” “At this time, police have not identified any connection to the ongoing investigation into the Bondi terrorist attack,” the

(Adnkronos) – The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has indicted seven alleged members and one supporter of a far-right cell largely composed of young people accused of planning violent attacks against migrants. The prosecution accused the defendants, some of whom are teenagers, of

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The number of people leaving Japan for overseas travel during the year-end and New Year holidays is projected to reach 1 million, up 31.5 pct from a year earlier, according to a survey by JTB Corp. The figure

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan will host its first summit with five Central Asian nations from Friday, aiming to deepen cooperation with the resource-rich region and strengthen supply chains. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will chair the two-day meeting in Tokyo and

Nara, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors on Thursday sought a life sentence for Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in the western city of Nara in July 2022. In the

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed at a meeting of their tax panel chairs on Thursday to raise the taxable income threshold from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78