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Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Of job seekers in Japan, 41.8 pct have used generative artificial intelligence in their activities, according to a private-sector survey. The survey, carried out by Tokyo-based job advertisement company AiDEM Corp. between last December and January this year,

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly climbed more than 700 points to hit a new all-time intraday high Wednesday morning, following overnight rises in key U.S. stock indexes. At 9:25 a.m., the Nikkei index of 225 selected

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said the government is considering deploying an air defense missile unit on Yonaguni Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa in fiscal 2030. At a press conference Tuesday, Koizumi also said, “There

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Top Japanese business leader Yoshinobu Tsutsui has expressed concern over new tariffs introduced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. At a press conference Tuesday, the chairman of the Japan Business Federation, the nation’s biggest business lobby

(Adnkronos) – Congressional Democrats are preparing for demonstrations of protest and defiance against Donald Trump during the State of the Union address that the president will deliver this evening. A group of Democrats will completely boycott the traditional joint session of Congress,

(Adnkronos) – The tragedy of ambassador to The Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio’s killing on 22 February 2021 will never be forgotten, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a ceremony at the foreign ministry on Tuesday.   “The deaths of Ambassador

(Adnkronos) – Medium-range surface-to-air missiles on an island ‘near’ Taiwan by March 2031. This is the goal announced by Japan. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that the Land of the Rising Sun intends to proceed with the deployment on Yonaguni Island, in

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi admitted Tuesday that she distributed congratulatory gift catalogs to all lawmakers of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. In a post on X, formerly Twitter,

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to call for allowing the export of lethal arms in principle by scrapping current rules limiting the scope of defense equipment transfers, a draft proposal showed Tuesday. Describing the change as

(Adnkronos) – At least 14 people have died and over 440 have been displaced in southeastern Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais, due to what have been described as the heaviest rains ever recorded in February in the country. As reported