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Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–The first settlements have been reached in petitions filed by former followers of the Unification Church demanding refunds of donations, lawyers for the ex-followers said Thursday. The settlements between the controversial religious group, formally called the Family Federation

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., in Manila on Thursday and asked the Southeast Asian country to begin importing Japanese grapes, including the renowned Shine Muscat variety. After the meeting,

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–The results of the first round of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Saturday are expected at around 2:10 p.m., and those of a runoff are expected at around 3:20 p.m., LDP officials said Thursday. The

(Adnkronos) – Lawmakers and members of the public have “an absolute duty” to unite against “all forms” of the “disquieting monster” of anti-Semitism amid a re-emergence of the scourge, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.   “For Parliament and the

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it will conduct a special inspection of the Saga prefectural police department after a former employee at its crime laboratory was found to have repeatedly falsified DNA analysis. The NPA will

Kagoshima, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese marine research ship has been spotted again within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, the Japan Coast Guard said Thursday. The JCG’s 10th Regional Coast

(Adnkronos) – Montenegro must become the “28th country” of the EU by “2028”. This was stated by the president of the Balkan country, Jakov Milatovic, on the sidelines of the Epc summit in Copenhagen. Pristina, he recalls, “started its negotiations in 2012,

(Adnkronos) – Two planes collided on the runway of LaGuardia Airport in New York. This was announced by the local port authority and Delta Airlines. The incident involved two Endeavor Air jets, a company owned by Delta, and occurred at 9:58 PM

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abductee to North Korea, said on Thursday that her daughter is alive, ahead of Megumi’s 61st birthday on Sunday. “Mom will never forget,” Sakie Yokota, 89, told a press