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Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–General-account budget requests from Japanese government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2027 are expected to exceed 143 trillion yen, hitting a record high for the fourth consecutive year. The figure will be much higher than the 122,445.4 billion

(Adnkronos) – The Algerian government has confirmed the dispatch of four fighter jets to Niger for a “support mission” to the military after last weekend’s attempted coup. In a note, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced that the dispatch of “two patrols

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has accused the United States of pursuing a “hostile” policy against it, vowing to respond with the “toughest” countermeasures. In a statement released by the official Kcna agency, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry attacked Washington

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration has expelled over one hundred migrants from Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and other countries in ten days, transferring them to eight African states of which they are not citizens. Cbs News reports this, citing internal US government documents,

(Adnkronos) – The Pentagon has reportedly hired several military veterans with a large social media following and conservative views for civilian roles, without making their positions public. These individuals have supported and defended the political and cultural battles of Defense Secretary Pete

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito confirmed at a meeting Monday that the three opposition parties will not merge, a development probably leading to the breakup of the CRA.

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Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref., Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–The industry ministry on Monday asked the city of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, to accept a literature survey for selecting a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. If realized,

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. said Monday they have agreed to jointly develop and standardize operating systems and other core components for software-defined vehicles, with both planning to install them in their new models from fiscal

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prisons are engaging with citizens through an “interactive facility visit” program that allows visitors and prison officers to exchange views. The initiative follows the integration of the criminal punishment of imprisonment with mandatory labor into imprisonment without