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Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–New forms of subscription services have expanded beyond the realm of entertainment in Japan, branching into industries such as gaming, hotels and cars amid a shift in consumer attitudes. The business model, in which subscribers pay a monthly

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese consumers have expressed worries about rising prices of goods ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament. A 31-year-old company worker who visited

(Adnkronos) – The United States has announced further sanctions against the Iranian regime in an attempt to deprive Tehran of the resources needed to oppress its people. According to a note from the US Treasury Department, the sanctions have been imposed on

(Adnkronos) – Kosovo prosecutors announced that over 100 election officials have been arrested on charges of “falsifying election results” in a direct attempt to “subvert” last month’s vote. “We are talking about an organization and a direct intention to subvert the results

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend the ‘Fact-Finding Mission’ on Iran, established due to the repression of protests that erupted in the country. The decision was adopted with the approval of a resolution that extends the

(Adnkronos) – Luigi Vignali is Italy’s new ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, the foreign ministry wrote Friday on X, congratulating the diplomat on his appointment.  Italy will play a key role in promoting

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is banking on the personal popularity of its leader, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, for the Feb. 8 election for the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, the Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party formed by

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Germany on Friday underscored their support for embattled Ukraine and for war-devastated Gaza and agreed to hold regular dialogue “on international and security issues of common interest,” according a strategic cooperation document signed in Rome by Italy’s premier

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–A total of about 1,230 people are planning to run in the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, fewer than the 1,334 candidates in the previous 2024 Lower House election, a Jiji Press survey showed Friday.

(Adnkronos) – Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani told Emmanuel Macron that European countries must repatriate ISIS detainees who have been transferred from Syria to Iraq as part of a United States operation. In a phone call with the French president, Sudani “stressed