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Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan in fiscal 2024 came to 223,691, falling by 1,818 cases, or 0.8 pct, from the previous year, the government said Friday. “The situation remains unchanged,

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of food and beverage price hikes in Japan will drop nearly 60 pct from a year earlier next month, showing a sign of food inflation calming down, a private research firm survey showed Friday. The country’s

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in December 2025 edged down 0.1 pct from the previous month, as output of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and some other goods decreased, the industry ministry said Friday. The production index for the manufacturing and mining

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Inflation in central Tokyo slowed to 2 pct year-on-year in January from 2.3 pct in the previous month, hitting the lowest level since October 2024, mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables, Japanese government

Washington, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in a semiannual report released Thursday. In the previous report, released in June last year, the department said, “BOJ policy tightening should

Washington, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in a semiannual report released Thursday. In the previous report, released in June last year, the department said, “BOJ policy tightening should

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on diplomacy and security are causing repercussions ahead of the Feb. 8 general election in the country. In a television debate on Monday, Takaichi mentioned a Taiwan contingency once again. “If something

(Adnkronos) – Italy can send paramilitary Carabinieri police officers to Jordan to train the war-razed Gaza Strip’s future force and will keep training police in the occupied West Bank, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday  “We will continue to work so

(Adnkronos) – “There are currently no large-scale operations underway or planned by ICE in Maine.” Republican Senator Susan Collins announced this, explaining that “I have asked Secretary Noem and others in the administration to urge ICE to reconsider their approach to immigration

(Adnkronos) – “Tell the president that I want to return to Venezuela as soon as possible.” This is the message Maria Corina Machado asked to convey to Donald Trump to the deputies she met last week in Congress, according to what was