Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a detailed route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a detailed route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are

(Adnkronos) – Tensions over the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort that killed 41 people including six Italians and which were heightened by a request last month for 100,000 Swiss francs for a day’s hospital treatment

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani is set to hold talks in Rome on Wednesday with premier Giorgio Meloni and deputy-premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini, according to sources. 

Shizuoka, May 5 (Jiji Press)–The Shizuoka prefectural government said Tuesday that a classical swine fever outbreak has been confirmed at a pig farm in the central Japan prefecture. Some 2,900 pigs at the farm in the city of Fujinomiya will be culled.

(Adnkronos) – An ‘historic’ visit by Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni to Azerbaijan’s capital, Bakuk, on gave a strong boost to political dialogue and to a bilateral strategic partnership in a raft of sectors ranging from energy, security and defence to food security

(Adnkronos) – At least 24 dead and several injured is the toll of an attack against the military base of Barka Tolorom, in Chad. An official and a local administration official confirmed this to the Afp agency. Yesterday evening’s attack “left 25

(Adnkronos) – On the eve of the May 7 vote, with over 5,000 seats to be renewed in 136 English local authorities – including all 32 London boroughs – the local elections in the United Kingdom are shaping up as the most

Brussels, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to strengthen their cooperation over regulations regarding social media and other online platforms. Based on the agreement, reached at the fourth ministerial meeting of the Japan-EU Digital Partnership framework held in

(Adnkronos) – The Parliament in Bucharest has voted no confidence in the Romanian government of pro-European Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The no-confidence motion presented by the Social Democrats and the right-wing Aur party obtained 281 votes in favor in the Parliament, which

(Adnkronos) – Today, Donald Trump’s tour begins in Indiana, aiming to punish in the primaries the Republicans who rebelled against the tycoon’s iron grip on the GOP. The president has indeed endorsed challengers in the Indiana Republican primaries for eight state senators

(Adnkronos) – Leipzig, May 5. (Adnkronos/Dpa)   The man arrested yesterday in Leipzig after running over a crowd in a pedestrian zone in the center of the German city, killing two people – a 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man – and

(Adnkronos) – Facing polls indicating an increasingly probable victory for Democrats in the midterm elections, the White House is preparing for various types of investigations, including impeachment, that a Democrat-majority Congress could initiate starting next January. Lawyers from the White House Counsel’s

Manila, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. agreed Tuesday to set up a new bilateral working group to promote defense equipment-related and technological cooperation. The two countries will step up preparations needed

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan has pledged to fully support developing Asian nations struggling amid crude oil shortages and inflation blamed on the ongoing Middle East tensions, at a series of gatherings held in Uzbekistan on Sunday and later, including an

(Adnkronos) – A panel of MPs was set to question former Icelandic Ambassador to the United States of America and the Russian Federation Albert Jonsson on Tuesday as part of its fact-finding inquiry into the geopolitical dynamics of the key Arctic region,

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Tollgates on expressways in Japan are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection system at an accelerated pace. The number of interchanges that reject toll payments with credit cards and cash is

Paris, May 5 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese traveler is among the passengers of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship on which a hantavirus outbreak occurred during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, the operator of the vessel said Monday. A total of about

Canberra, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to take over the diplomatic policy of the late former leader Shinzo Abe, whom she respects as her mentor, during her latest tour of Vietnam and Australia. In her summit talks

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Azerbaijan want to consolidate a strategic partnership of “long-term value” that is already crucial in terms of energy and security and other fields and which they want to transform into “concrete opportunities” for both countries, premier Giorgia Meloni

Canberra, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented a high-quality Crown Melon from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, to her Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, at a banquet held in Canberra on Monday. Australia removed its import ban on the Japanese muskmelon

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–A tanker loaded with Russian crude oil docked at a pier connected to Taiyo Oil Co.’s refinery in western Japan on Tuesday, officials of the Japanese oil wholesaler said. This marks the first Russian crude oil import to

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–A thin atmosphere has been found to exist on one of thousands of trans-Neptunian objects, or TNOs, small celestial bodies outside Neptune, the outermost planet in the solar system, a research team including the National Astronomical Observatory of

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–The difference of opinions remains among members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party over a proposed revision of the Constitution. While LDP lawmakers in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, hope

New York, May 4 (Jiji Press)–China criticized Japan again for allegedly attempting to deploy nuclear weapons made by its ally on its territory, during a session Monday of the ongoing Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Police officer, and cake shop and bakery worker remained top on the lists of dream jobs among children in Japan, a private company survey has found. The survey, conducted online by major chemical maker Kuraray Co., asked children

Paris, May 5 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese is among the passengers of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship on which a hantavirus outbreak occurred during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, the operator of the vessel said Monday. A total of about 150

Washington, May 4 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera indicated Monday that Tokyo will keep a close watch on U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible remarks over Taiwan in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. If Trump makes remarks deviating

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Muneo Suzuki, quoting a senior Russian diplomat, has said that Moscow may arrange a meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers in July. Suzuki, a member of Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, May 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the Asian Development Bank will provide financial support and technical cooperation to smaller companies in Asia struggling amid the unabated Middle East tension, a Japanese official said Monday. Japan and the ADB have launched a