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Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new Japanese political party, was formally launched Thursday with 165 House of Representatives lawmakers from the two founding opposition forces–the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, a former ally of the ruling

(Adnkronos) – Security services in Russia have arrested a Russian citizen on charges of espionage for Moldova. Russia and Moldova have expelled dozens of diplomats in recent years. The alleged spy had arrived in Moscow last December to carry out a task

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump signs the act creating the Board of Peace, along with about twenty leaders participating in the ceremony in Davos, none of whom are major allies of the United States. Among them are Viktor Orban, the only EU leader,

(Adnkronos) – The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant has been suspended in Japan, just hours after the process began. Its operator announced this, adding that the reactor remained “stable”. “A monitoring system alarm went off during reactor startup procedures

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s companies are keen to bolster cooperation with Iraqi Kurdistan in key sectors from energy to infrastructure and agri-food, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told former regional president Masoud Barzani at talks in Rome centred on bilateral relations, the foreign ministry

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. announced Thursday that it will set up a bus business joint venture in Japan with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The new entity, to be founded in the latter half of

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority said Thursday it will begin an on-site inspection of Chubu Electric Power Co.’s headquarters Monday over earthquake risk data falsification for the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the central prefecture of Shizuoka. In

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, a new Japanese political party, was formally launched Thursday with some 170 House of Representatives lawmakers from the two founding opposition forces–the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, a former ally of the

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will begin work to stop the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday night, the company said. The stoppage comes after TEPCO suspended

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese supermarket sales in 2025 rose 2.2 pct from the previous year on a same-store basis, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Thursday. All-store sales reached 12,867.5 billion yen. Although consumers