Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Akiko of Mikasa will make an unofficial visit to Bhutan from Aug. 7 to 14, the Imperial Household Agency has said. According to the announcement on Friday, the princess will attend a commemorative tea ceremony hosted

Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)–Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Friday strongly criticized Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the country’s junior ruling party, for indicating his intention to hold a referendum on the

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry said Friday that an IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian military intruded into Japanese territorial airspace over northwestern Pacific islands controlled by Moscow and claimed by Tokyo the same day. A fighter of the Japanese

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador to Morocco, Pasquale Salzano and the Italian Consul-General in Casablanca met the widow of 42-year-old Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan small business owner who died while police restrained him on Sunday during a “psychiatric episode” in the northern city

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted Friday night a bill to create a secondary capital of the country, after a last-minute showdown between the ruling and opposition camps a day before the end of the extended current Diet session.

(Adnkronos) – A group of young Palestinian diplomats who undertook training in Rome and the northern city of Turin on Friday attended the closing and graduation ceremony at the foreign ministry for the ‘Diplomacy for Development’ programme which reinforced their skills in

(Adnkronos) – There has been no progress yet in talks between the Indian government and the student movement of the “cockroaches” regarding the protesters’ demand for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, according to statements from both sides. “We have communicated

(Adnkronos) – The German government will have to evaluate visas for Afghans on a case-by-case basis and recognize the individual concerns of the foreign citizen concerned, regardless of the dismantling of the special admission program “Human Rights List”, related to the granting

(Adnkronos) – At least 19,000 people in the Madrid region have been evacuated or forced to remain indoors due to fires that have reached unprecedented levels in the region’s history. This was announced by regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, adding that the

(Adnkronos) – Mass resignations in the Chp, the main opposition party in Turkey, after 91 deputies decided to follow former group leader Ozgur Ozel, ready to form his own party to challenge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ozel’s decision comes after an

(Adnkronos) – The new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has officially opened his new northern office, promising “a different way of governing Britain” in an attempt to reverse decades of power centralization in London. Burnham presented in Manchester the northern version of

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign ministry is joining forces with Lebanon’s health ministry and the United Nations migration agency (IOM) to improve crucial healthcare measures at key border crossing points in the war-battered country, the embassy wrote on X, reposting an IOM tweet

Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 24 (Jiji Press)–The “Dairyuchu” dragon-shaped pillars at Shuri Castle in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, currently undergoing restoration after being destroyed by a fire in 2019, were shown to the media on Friday. The pair

Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, vowed to lead efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains, in a document adopted on Friday to wrap up its summer seminar in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will study the “quantitative management” of foreign residents, or managing their ratio to the country’s population, it was learned Friday. At a meeting of related ministers on the day, the government decided to set up

Singapore, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Desmond Lee, chairman of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party, on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation between the two parties. The signing took

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology said Friday that about 54 pct of the rare earths collected off Minamitorishima, Japan’s easternmost island, were medium and heavy rare earths, which are essential for high-tech products. The agency,

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted a bill to ease the requirements on appointing poll watchers for national referendums on amending the Constitution. The bill to revise the national referendum law was approved by a majority vote

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Temperatures in the Tokai central Japan region hit 40 degrees Celsius or higher for the fourth straight day on Friday, tying the longest such streak recorded in the country, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The mercury reached

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will open a high-level segment of the Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution to end the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, which will take place at the foreign ministry on Wednesday, according to

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei Corp. said Friday that it has fully resumed operations, lifting order restrictions imposed following a cyberattack. The cyberattack-related disruptions in logistics and other operations are expected to be resolved in about 10

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders Iyogin Holdings Inc. and Ehime Bank, both in the western prefecture of Ehime, said Friday that they have reached a basic agreement to integrate their operations next April. Through the integration, Iyogin Holdings

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to set no upper limits on spending requests related to growth investments under budget request guidelines for fiscal 2027, which starts next April, officials said Friday. Agencies will be allowed to make such requests

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s trade ministry said Friday that it has set up a working group to examine measures for stockpiling oil products, including naphtha, and diversifying crude oil procurement sources. The working group will discuss mid- and long-term strategies in

(Adnkronos) – China announced today that it has added 14 European Union entities to its export control list, banning them from accessing Chinese dual-use goods, both civilian and military, in response to the new sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia over

(Adnkronos) – 40,000 people have been evacuated from the very popular Cap-Ferret peninsula, by land and by sea, due to the “largest fire of the season”, according to the Interior Minister, which is devastating the forest in Gironde but also in the

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition parties agreed Friday to block a vote on a bill to create a secondary capital, demanding assurances that a local referendum will not coincide with local elections. Deliberations on the bill were held by the Special

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–The average life expectancy rose by 0.25 year from the previous year to 81.35 years for Japanese men in 2025 and by 0.2 year to 87.33 years for Japanese women, a health ministry survey showed on Friday. The

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co. said Friday that a total of 2.42 billion yen in claims for compensation sought by 447 clients over fraud involving employees had been acknowledged as of July 8. The

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday that it was “regrettable” that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration introduced a new tariff rate of 12.5 pct on imports from Japan. The new tariffs, imposed at rates of up