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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

Taipei, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–The mother of a Thai girl who was forced to work illegally at a massage parlor in Tokyo was repatriated to Thailand on Tuesday, Taiwanese immigration authorities said. After leaving her daughter in Japan and traveling from Thailand

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group Inc. plans a pay hike of about 5 pct for its employees for the business year from next April, President Akihiko Ogino said in a recent interview. The company also plans to raise the

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan ranked 28th in labor productivity in 2024 among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, falling by two notches from the previous year, reflecting sluggish economic growth, according to a survey by

New York, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Suntory Global Spirits Inc. will halt production of its bourbon whiskey Jim Beam for a year at its distillery in the U.S. state of Kentucky amid falling demand, it was learned Monday. The weak demand followed U.S.