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Kumamoto, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, has said that monetary donations from at home and abroad, including through Japan’s “furusato nozei” tax incentive-backed program, have reached 4,321.3 million yen following the July 28 major earthquake that struck

Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Seven organizations of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture have urged the Japanese government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Officials of the groups handed a set of written requests, including the support

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan bought 6,278.7 billion yen for dollars in a foreign exchange market intervention on April 30, the largest-ever yen-buying operation in a single day, Ministry of Finance data showed Friday. The

Seoul, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–The South Korean navy has said that it conducted a defense exercise for a group of Sea of Japan islets claimed by Tokyo but effectively controlled by Seoul. The drill, part of regular exercises held about twice a

Hiroshima, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a press conference in the western city of Hiroshima on Thursday did not clearly rule out a possibility of reviewing the country’s three nonnuclear principles. She is thus believed to have indicated

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday that its consolidated net profit fell 17.7 pct from a year earlier to 347.3 billion yen in April-June, weighed down by a weaker yen. The Japanese technology investor, which holds a large amount

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had struck a series of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after a bomb killed two soldiers and wounded four others yesterday in Majdal Zoun. The IDF – reports the Times of Israel

Kyoto, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Thursday that its group net profit grew 53.5 pct from a year before to 147,423 million yen in April-June, despite a slowdown in sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. The Japanese game

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on policymakers around the world to show determination and implement policies for nuclear abolition, in an annual peace declaration Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

(Adnkronos) – The CIA has secretly established a task force dedicated to Cuba, launching a plan for a more coordinated campaign aimed at exerting pressure on the Cuban government to implement the economic, political, and leadership changes demanded by United States President