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New Japan PM sweats for majority in snap election
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's snap election gamble could backfire this weekend, with his ruling party at risk of losing its majority for the first time in 15 years.
Ishiba took office and called an election less than a month ago after a tough contest within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed for all but four of the last 69 years.
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Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika: A journey from West to East highlighted in Benaki Museum exhibition
A new exhibition at the Benaki Museum of Piraeus Street, titled “Ghika: A Journey from the West to the East,” sheds light on the significant travels of the great Greek painter, engraver, and sculptor Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika. Marking the 30th anniversary of his passing, the exhibit explores a pivotal journey that deeply influenced both his art and life.
Tokyo Metro: Asia's oldest subway goes public
Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut on Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years.
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Japan: Police chief apologizes to death row inmate who spent 50 years in prison for a crime he did not commit
In a personal apology, the police chief in Japan expressed his regret to 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent 50 years in prison on death row for a crime that was later proven he did not commit.
A court determined that both the police and prosecution had fabricated and planted evidence against the former boxer, forcing him to confess through the use of violence.
Olga Kefalogianni – Minos Matsas: Accusations of a third party and domestic abuse
In the film The War of the Roses, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner play a couple with two children whose divorce turns into a conflict within their home, which they have divided in two.
Vucic: Fitch, Moody's to give Serbia investment-grade ratings next year at latest
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he believed Serbia would get investment-grade credit ratings from both Fitch and Moody's next year at the latest.
Vucevic: Serbia has stable business environment
BELGRADE - Serbia has a stable and predictable business environment reflected, among other aspects, in a stable monetary and fiscal policy, and education is developing in cooperation with businesses, which is reflected in the dual education system we have introduced, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said at a Serbia-Japan business forum in Belgrade on Thursday.
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Türkiye evacuates 169 more citizens from Lebanon
A charter flight evacuated 169 more Turkish citizens from Lebanon on Oct. 17 as Israel's military continued its operations in the region, diplomatic sources have said.
Passengers were first flown to Mersin's Çukurova Airport in the country's south before being transferred to Istanbul.
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Kataoka: New Japanese investment due in Serbia soon
BELGRADE - Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) President Susumu Kataoka said in Belgrade on Thursday he hoped Serbia would soon receive another investment from Japan and noted that, amid global geopolitical tensions, Japanese companies saw Serbia as a country with a strategic position.
Vucic: Direct flights between Belgrade and Tokyo to be launched within six months
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Air Serbia would launch direct flights between Belgrade and Tokyo within six months and that forging ties with Japan was of the utmost importance for Serbia.