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Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology said Tuesday that it will conduct a test to excavate the deep seabed off Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island, and collect clay-like sediment rich in rare earths. The test, to

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–Income inequality in Japan was the largest in 2023, reflecting an increase in elderly households earning less than working-generation households, a welfare ministry survey showed Tuesday. The Gini coefficient, a common measure of income inequality ranging from zero

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police on Tuesday dismissed a 43-year-old inspector who was arrested for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars across Japan.

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided at a meeting of related ministers on Tuesday to consider ending the current subsidy program for large-scale solar power plants in fiscal 2027 amid growing concerns about environmental impacts. The government has promoted solar

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to postpone the formulation of the sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, initially scheduled to be compiled by the end of the year, Jiji Press learned Tuesday.

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–The impact from the separation of the payload fairing was stronger than usual in Monday’s failed launch of the No. 8 H3 rocket, it was learned Tuesday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, reported this at a

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump has ordered nearly 30 ambassadors from diplomatic posts around the world to return to the United States within a few weeks, a move that, according to the American foreign service union, is unprecedented in the history of US

(Adnkronos) – Russia has sent weapons and military personnel to Madagascar, in support of Michael Randrianirinaha’s military junta, which seized power last October following a coup, denounced the President of the National Assembly, Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, former opposition leader. A Russian military plane

(Adnkronos) – The United States government has announced a bonus worth 3,000 dollars and paid travel for undocumented foreigners who agree to leave the country before the end of the year. “Undocumented immigrants should take advantage of this opportunity and self-deport, because

(Adnkronos) – At least five people are victims of the plane crash that occurred in the waters off the American state of Texas, where a Mexican Navy aircraft engaged in a humanitarian mission crashed. Eight people were on board the plane, the