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Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called again on the opposition Democratic Party for the People to participate in a new national council discussing a proposed consumption tax cut and an envisaged refundable tax credit system. At

Otsu, Shiga Pref., March 2 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court gave an indefinite prison term to a 36-year-old man on Monday for the May 2024 murder of a volunteer probation officer in Otsu in the western prefecture of Shiga during his probation. The

(Adnkronos) – “Several American fighter jets crashed this morning” in Kuwait. “All crews survived.” This was announced by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense, following reports from CNN and Iranian media.  “Search and rescue operations were immediately launched and the crews were evacuated”

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards claim to have launched missile attacks against a government complex in Tel Aviv, against military and security centers in Haifa, and an attack on East Jerusalem. “Among the targets of this tenth wave of targeted attacks

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will establish an office within the Foreign Ministry in mid-March to broker peace in countries in conflict, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday. The mediation office plan, revealed by the minister at a meeting of

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Crude oil and gold futures in Japan rose sharply on Monday, driven by concerns over the Middle East situation following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. With Japan importing 90 pct of its crude oil from the Middle East,

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly rose above 157 yen for the first time in about three weeks in Tokyo trading Monday as the U.S. currency attracted buying amid heightened geopolitical risks in the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,500 points on Monday following the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader. The key index of 225 issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called on the opposition Democratic Party for the People again to participate in a new national council discussing a proposed consumption tax cut and an envisaged refundable tax credit system. At

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