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Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–EMT Co., a Japanese-Chinese joint venture set up to develop electric vehicles, said Wednesday that it will release an electric minivehicle, its first product, in Japan next year. The joint venture, based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government officials currently visiting Russia have held a press conference in Moscow to explain the purpose of their trip. In the briefing at the Japanese Embassy in the Russian capital on Wednesday, senior officials from the Ministry

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims. The measure was included in an urgent proposal on preventing the spread of special fraud and stalking cases, submitted

(Adnkronos) – There is still no unanimity among EU capitals regarding the request, also put forward by Italy, to sanction the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, widely criticized for his conduct towards activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla. According to

(Adnkronos) – “I cannot call elections for partisan interests.” Thus, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ruled out resorting to early elections, emphasizing the importance of maintaining government stability to achieve progress. “I am not saying that the stability we have achieved in

(Adnkronos) – The European Council has extended until May 28, 2027, the EU sanctions against Russia related to serious human rights violations or abuses, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and the erosion of democracy and the rule of law,

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian Parliament has approved a law withdrawing the decision to exit the Rome Statute, thus allowing Hungary to remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The measure overturns the initiative launched last year by Viktor Orbán’s previous

(Adnkronos) – Uganda has temporarily closed its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo due to “the increasing spread” of the Ebola epidemic in the neighboring country. This was announced by an official from Uganda’s Ministry of Health. The border remains open

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Andreas Bovenschulte, the mayor of the German city of Bremen, has called for cooperation between Japan and Germany in the space sector, saying space development should be made more autonomous to counter SpaceX founder Elon Musk. “We cannot

(Adnkronos) – Italy is donating 1,150,000 euros to help fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo, including interventions to halt transmission, strengthen epidemiological monitoring, the local health system’s response, and to build local communities’ trust in the