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23 Settembre 2025

Norway, airspace violated 3 times in 2025

(Adnkronos) – Russian aircraft have violated Norwegian airspace on three separate occasions this year. This was stated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, stressing that these incidents have raised serious security concerns and increased tensions between Norway and Russia. “The incidents
23 Settembre 2025

Botswana, Emirates send 96 tons of aid for health emergency

(Adnkronos) – The United Arab Emirates has sent an emergency relief plane carrying 96 tons of medical supplies to Botswana, following the declaration of a public health emergency due to the shortage of essential medical supplies. The Wam agency reports this, emphasizing
23 Settembre 2025

Takaichi Differs from LDP Rivals on Fiscal Policy

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed a different stance on fiscal policy than her four rivals in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race. “Issuing government bonds would be compelling if necessary” to finance
23 Settembre 2025

2 LDP Leader Candidates Oppose Accepting More Foreign Workers

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Two of the five candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race on Tuesday clarified their opposition to Japan accepting more foreign workers. “It’s important to establish a system that allows our country not to rely
23 Settembre 2025

Japan, U.S., S. Korea to Seek Denuclearization of N. Korea

New York, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The foreign chiefs of Japan, the United States and South Korea said in a joint statement Monday that their countries will seek to denuclearize North Korea. They also stressed their opposition to any attempts to unilaterally change
23 Settembre 2025

Ishiba Leaves to Attend U.N. Session, Meet with Trump

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba departed from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on a government plane on Tuesday to attend the ongoing U.N. General Assembly session in New York. Ishiba is scheduled to deliver a speech at the General
23 Settembre 2025

Takaichi Vows to Seek Coalition Expansion Soon

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that, if she wins the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s upcoming leadership election, she would seek to expand the ruling coalition before the parliamentary vote to select the next prime minister.
23 Settembre 2025

All LDP Leader Candidates Cautious on Dual Surname System

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–All five candidates in the upcoming leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at a joint press conference on Tuesday, sounded cautious about introducing a dual surname system for married couples soon. “I take a cautious stance,”
23 Settembre 2025

Ishiba Prefers Successor Who Would Continue His Policies

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he would like someone who would continue his basic policies to succeed him. Speaking to reporters at the prime minister’s office, Ishiba declined to specify his preferred candidate among
22 Settembre 2025

San Francisco, earthquake magnitude 4.3

(Adnkronos) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.3, was recorded today in the San Francisco Bay Area. The earthquake, which occurred at 2:56 a.m. local time and was strong enough to wake people in the affected area, had its epicenter in
22 Settembre 2025

Sudan, EU Council extends sanctions regime for another year

(Adnkronos) – The European Council has agreed to extend for another year the sanctions regime on those responsible for the destabilization of Sudan and the obstruction of its political transition, until 10 October 2026. This is learned from an official statement. The
22 Settembre 2025

Estonia, tomorrow NATO meeting on Russian fighter incursion

(Adnkronos) – Tomorrow morning, NATO member countries will meet to discuss the incursion of Russian fighters into Estonian airspace last week, following the request for consultations by Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, who invoked Article 4 of the Atlantic Pact. This was
22 Settembre 2025

BOJ Tankan Likely to Show Slightly Stronger Biz Sentiment

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for September, due out on Oct. 1, is expected to show slightly stronger business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, after the United States lowered its tariffs on Japanese cars and auto
22 Settembre 2025

Palestinian Envoy Urges Japan for Early State Recognition

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Waleed Siam, the representative of the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Japan, on Monday called on Japan to recognize Palestine as a state soon, following such moves by countries including Britain. The Palestinian ambassador’s call came after
22 Settembre 2025

INTERVIEW: Japan Wary of U.S. Deviation from Int’l Financial Regulation

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The United States’ possible deviation from the international framework for financial regulations would have undesirable consequences, Toshiyuki Miyoshi, a senior official at Japan’s Financial Services Agency, warned. “The United States has played a significant role” in financial regulations,
22 Settembre 2025

LDP Leadership Race Kicks Off with 5 Candidates

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The campaign period for the Oct. 4 leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off Monday, with five contenders filing their candidacies. The five, in order of candidacy filing, are former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi,
22 Settembre 2025

Kubota Unveils Unmanned Fuel-Cell Farm Tractor

Osaka, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–Kubota Corp. unveiled a concept model of its unmanned agriculture tractor powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, at the World Exposition in Osaka, a city in western Japan, on Monday. It was the first time for a hydrogen-powered
22 Settembre 2025

Japan City Passes Ordinance Capping Screen Time to 2 Hours

Toyoake, Aichi Pref., Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)–The municipal assembly of Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday passed an ordinance limiting daily leisure-related screen time for all residents to two hours. The ordinance, aimed at preventing excessive use of smartphones, personal
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