(Adnkronos) – A merchant ship was damaged off the coast of Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz, after being hit by an unidentified projectile. This was announced by the British maritime agency UKMTO, specifying that no casualties were reported.  “A merchant ship

(Adnkronos) – Italy remains “at the forefront” of international support for Ukraine, its future recovery and reconstruction, continues to give civilians health and emergency treatment and to help with demining the war-stricken country while remaining commmitted to supporting the energy sector and

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government-drafted outline of a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure an adequate number of Imperial Family members is facing objections from both ruling and opposition parties. On Thursday, a panel of representatives from

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Stacy Smith, executive chairman of Kioxia Holdings Corp., received 4,431 million yen in annual pay for fiscal 2026, up about 15-fold from the previous year thanks to the firms’ soaring stock price, a securities report by the semiconductor

(Adnkronos) – Italy never joined “any military initiative” during the US-Israel war against Iran – which ended last week with an interim peace deal – and strongly supports freedom of navigation in the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. Furthermore, the re-opening of

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are considering using shared core parts for their next-generation software-defined vehicles to reduce development and procurement costs, it was learned Thursday. The Japanese automakers plan to launch vehicles using the commonized

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is in talks with five candidates to form a capital tie-up, it was learned Thursday. The five include major Japanese telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. and investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc., as

Sapporo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Sapporo District Court on Thursday sentenced three youths over a robbery resulting in death, in which then 20-year-old college student was beaten to death by six people at a park in Ebetsu in the northernmost Japan prefecture of

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador to Iraq, Niccolo Fontana, and its Consul General in the semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region, Tommaso Sansone, held talks in Halabja on Thursday with Kurdistan’ governor, Nuxha Nasih, which centred on bolstering bilateral political dialogue and opportunities for Italian

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Special Committee on Political Reform of Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved bills to regulate the use of social media during elections. The bills are likely to be enacted during the current Diet session and

(Adnkronos) – ”Extremely liberal”, so much so that ”he probably won’t open the North Sea” to oil exploration. These are the first words American President Donald Trump chose to describe Andy Burnham, a candidate to succeed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission has signed the declaration of accession to Pax Silica, the strategic initiative led by the United States aimed at building secure and resilient supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals necessary for chip production. This

(Adnkronos) – Foreign, defence and civil protection ministers Antonio Tajani, Guido Crosetto and Nello Musumeci are coordinating an initial humanitarian air lift to Venezuela, where two powerful earthquakes struck late on Wednesday, less than a minute apart, with up to 10,000 people

Manila, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Philippine authorities said Thursday that they detained in Manila on Tuesday a Japanese national suspected of being a senior member of a group involved in a series of robbery cases across Japan. Tokyo Summary Court has issued an

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, including Aomori Prefecture, on Thursday morning, with 11 people confirmed to have suffered injuries.

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Expert witnesses invited by Japanese opposition parties on Thursday took issue with a government bill to reform the country’s retrial system and demanded amendments to it. At the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government approved a basic policy for women’s empowerment on Thursday, including the goal of doubling the proportion of female engineering students in universities from 18 pct in 2025 to 36 pct in 2040. The government acknowledged

(Adnkronos) – ”Italy and Romania have been explicitly named by the NATO Secretary General as participants in the aggression against Iran. They, along with all other European countries that have supported the American-Israeli aggression against Iran, must explain to their citizens and

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have withdrawn from part of the buffer zone that had been established in southern Lebanon, near the border with northern Israel. Haaretz website reports this, citing a statement made by a US State Department official

(Adnkronos) – More than 10,000 people may have lost their lives due to the earthquake that struck Caracas in the past few hours. This is revealed by estimates released by the US Geological Survey, according to which there is a 44% probability

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Canadian defense minister David McGuinty on Thursday highlighted the importance of his country’s cooperation with Japan in the fields of artificial intelligence and critical minerals. Referring to the bilateral agreement enabling mutual exports of defense equipment that entered

Kobe, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura said Thursday that the central bank expects to raise interest rates “once every few months.” The BOJ “has a plan in mind of raising rates by 0.25 percentage point once every few

Nagoya, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Shareholder proposals to dismiss the president and chairman of Chubu Electric Power Co. over alleged underestimation of seismic risks linked to the firm’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan were rejected at an annual general meeting Thursday.

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared to end at a new record high Thursday, powered by buying of artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related stocks. The index of 225 major issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. plans to offer buyout packages to administrative staff at five factories in Japan, including one in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in September as part of its restructuring efforts, company officials said Thursday. How

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Thursday to introduce numerical standards for defining dangerous driving resulting in death or injury. At a plenary meeting, the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, unanimously approved the bill to revise

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The number of dementia or suspected dementia sufferers who were reported missing in Japan in 2025 fell by 776 from the previous year to 17,345, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The figure marked the second consecutive year

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday approved a plan to join a consultative body for merger talks with the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito. The CDP, the largest opposition party in the House of Councillors, the

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared to end at a new record high Thursday, powered by buying of artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related stocks. The index of 225 major issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section

Kobe, June 25 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Policy Board member Naoki Tamura said Thursday he envisages lifting interest rates toward a neutral level around 2 pct and accelerating rate hikes without hesitation if upside risks to inflation intensify. At a meeting with