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Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three major nonlife insurers will expand the sea areas in which extra premiums are required under ship insurance policies to cover war and terror risks, in the wake of the conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran, it

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Energy ministers from the Group of Seven major countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday that their countries are ready to take necessary measures, including releasing their oil reserves, in response to the deteriorating situation in the

Namie, Fukushima Pref., March 11 (Jiji Press)–The town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which suffered a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in March 2011, has transformed into a hub for land-based aquaculture. Although a vast area of Namie remains

Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose more than 1,200 points in early trading in Tokyo on Wednesday, thanks to buybacks reflecting easing concerns over oil prices and the situation in the Middle East. At 9:17 a.m., the

Futaba, Fukushima Pref., March 11 (Jiji Press)–Jun Izumita, a former elementary school teacher, recounts stories about the children who lost their lives in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as well as those who endured hardships in the aftermath of the ensuing

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani held fresh talks with the ambassadors of several Middle East countries on Tuesday after an overnight drone attack on the Emirates’ Consulate in Kurdistan’s capital Erbil and ongoing attacks on military installations in Iraq where

(Adnkronos) – The European Parliament today voted in Strasbourg for the creation of the EU Talent Pool, a digital platform that should facilitate the recruitment of third-country nationals to work in the EU, with 414 votes in favour, 182 against and 21

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian women’s national team leaves Australia for Kuala Lumpur, where it will make a stopover before returning home, after days marked by strong tension and growing international attention, with appeals also from US President Donald Trump. For the “Lionesses”,

(Adnkronos) – With gasoline prices up 17% in the first 10 days of the war launched by Donald Trump, anxiety and concern are growing among Republicans about the effects that the conflict, and especially its energy costs for Americans, could have on

(Adnkronos) – The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, now halfway through its second week, is proving to be very different from what its protagonists had imagined. This is according to a Wall Street Journal editorial by Yaroslav Trofimov, which