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(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani will address Italy’s Senate on crisis-hit Venezuela following the capture by US forces last week of president Nicolas Maduro. Tajani will also brief lawmakers on a fire at a bar in Switzerland’s upscale Crans-Montana ski resort

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki expressed his concern about the planned revision of Japan’s three key national security-related documents during a meeting with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southernmost prefecture on Thursday. It was the first

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan in a quarterly report released Thursday kept its economic views unchanged from October for all nine regions in the country. The January regional economic report was adopted at a BOJ branch manager meeting held

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China, died of natural causes on Dec. 24, 2025. He was 86. A native

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–A man was found dead with massive bleeding at an apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday morning. The Metropolitan Police Department found stab wounds to the neck, abdomen, thighs and other parts of the body of the

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giants Seven & i Holdings Co. and Aeon Co. enjoyed consolidated operating profit growth for March-November 2025, according to their earnings reports released on Thursday. Seven & i’s operating profit rose 3.1 pct from a year

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–Fast Retailing Co. on Thursday reported record earnings for the three months through November, thanks to robust sales of autumn and winter items at its Uniqlo casual clothing store chain in Japan and abroad. For the first quarter

Beijing/Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese government spokesperson suggested Thursday that goods intended for civilian use are not subject to China’s export ban on dual-use goods to Japan. This may be an attempt by Beijing to prevent Japanese companies from withdrawing from

(Adnkronos) – After threatening him with military action similar to that against Nicolas Maduro and calling him a drug trafficker, Donald Trump invited Gustavo Petro to the White House. In a post on Truth Social, the American president himself reported on his

(Adnkronos) – After threatening him with military action similar to that against Nicolas Maduro and calling him a drug trafficker, Donald Trump invited Gustavo Petro to the White House. In a post on Truth Social, the American president himself reported on his