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25 Novembre 2025

Takaichi like Trump, launches her Doge for budget cuts

(Adnkronos) – Japan has launched its own version of the American government efficiency commission, just as news arrives – almost simultaneously – from the United States that the Doge wanted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk would have been dissolved months in
25 Novembre 2025

Syria, wave of protests after attacks on Alawites

(Adnkronos) – Thousands have demonstrated in Syria, in the Alawite-majority coastal area, after recent attacks against the community. According to AFP correspondents, these are the most significant protests ever recorded in the Alawite-majority region since the end of the Assad era last
25 Novembre 2025

Takaichi Calls for Wage Hikes to Counter Inflation

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for sufficient wage increases to counter rising prices, at a government-labor-management panel meeting on Tuesday. This was the first meeting of the three-way panel under the Takaichi administration. The panel brings together
25 Novembre 2025

Maebashi Mayor to Resign over Love Hotel Scandal

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–Mayor Akira Ogawa of the city of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture in eastern Japan, plans to step down following a scandal involving her “love hotel” visits with a married male city employee, it was
25 Novembre 2025

2nd Victim Dies in Tokyo Car Stampede

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–A second person has died in Monday’s hit-and-run incident involving a stolen car in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, it was learned Tuesday. According to the Japanese capital’s Metropolitan Police Department, Gladys Grace Rotaquio Testado, a 28-year-old company worker of
25 Novembre 2025

Japan Govt Not to Alter Official Position on “Existential Crisis”

Tokyo/Beijing, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government indicated Tuesday that it will not change its conventional position regarding a so-called existential crisis situation under Japan’s national security legislation, following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark on a possible contingency around Taiwan. The
25 Novembre 2025

Strong Quake Jolts Southwestern Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country’s 10-point seismic intensity scale, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The temblor with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 occurred at a depth
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