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Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu has offered his view that “the environment has already been prepared” for an additional interest rate hike by the BOJ in light of the economic and price conditions. The initial momentum of

(Adnkronos) – Italy continues to back a two-state solution to the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and to fully support civilians and efforts to rebuild the war-wrecked Gaza Strip, foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi wrote Friday on X.  “On behalf of

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry decided Friday to invest 100 billion yen in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce cutting-edge chips domestically. In addition to becoming the chipmaker’s largest stockholder, the Japanese government will also hold a so-called golden share

Taipei, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan on Friday lifted its import restrictions on Japanese food products, which were imposed following the 2011 nuclear accident at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. Taiwan will no longer require certificates of

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–The government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi welcomed Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi’s announcement Friday of his tolerance of the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the central Japan prefecture. “It’s

Niigata, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi indicated Friday that he will accept the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in the central Japan prefecture. Announcing his stance at an extraordinary press conference, Hanazumi called

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. has told business partners that it aims to fully recover as early as February from a system failure that disrupted shipments of beer and other products, it was learned Friday. The company plans to

(Adnkronos) – The government is looking to attract up to 80 million tourists to their ancestral homeland under a pilot scheme being spearheaded by Italy’s foreign ministry with 200 million euros of post-Covid recovery funds, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. 

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is chairing a conference in Rome on Friday to boost ‘Roots Tourism’. Guests include national, local and regional officials, the CEO of state-run company Sport e Salute (Sport and Health) and the president of the National

Melbourne, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Signatory countries to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, decided at a ministerial meeting Friday to launch membership talks with Uruguay. The 12 signatories, including Japan, also agreed at the meeting in Melbourne, southeastern