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Chiba, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Heavy rain that struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday evening has left five people dead and two others in cardiopulmonary arrest before subsiding in the small hours of Friday, the prefectural government’s disaster response headquarters said.

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit Saudi Arabia and Oman from Monday through Aug. 22 for talks with local officials on normal maritime navigation and infrastructure reconstruction in the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has condemned the joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, calling them “more provocative than last year’s.” Pyongyang’s state news agency (Kcna) quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying that “military cooperation between the United States,

(Adnkronos) – Russian air defense systems shot down 553 Ukrainian drones overnight over various regions of Russia and over the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to the

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Combined net profits at listed Japanese companies soared 64 pct year on year in April-June, thanks to strong demand related to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, the weaker yen and the reduced impact of U.S. tariffs, according to a

Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit Australia and India for five days from Monday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said Friday. In Australia, Koizumi is expected to meet with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, and discuss ways to deepen

New York, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)–The United Nations on Thursday called for restraint by all parties concerned following a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to one of four western Pacific islands held by Russia and claimed by Japan. “This is a

(Adnkronos) – The Ukrainian army launched a drone attack overnight against the Leningrad Oblast, Russia, damaging the port infrastructure of Ust-Luga. Regional governor Alexander Drozdenko reported this. Located west of St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s largest ports on the Baltic

(Adnkronos) – The American ambassador in Tokyo stated that he recognizes Japan’s “sovereignty” over the Kuril Islands, visited yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and disputed with Japan. “The United States maintains unwavering support for Japan, its most important ally, and recognizes

(Adnkronos) – Eighteen people were injured, two of them seriously, after a passenger train derailed yesterday in southern England, trapping passengers inside overturned carriages. The South East Coast Ambulance Service stated that two people sustained “serious injuries,” while another 16, with “less