News - Page 12

29 Luglio 2026

Vote-Value Gap Tops 2 Times in 16 Japan Lower House Districts

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Sixteen single-seat constituencies for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, have a vote-value gap of over two times compared with the least populated district, Jiji Press estimates showed Wednesday. The number rose from eight in
29 Luglio 2026

Tokyo Prosecutor Dismissed for Improper Relations with Woman

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her
29 Luglio 2026

Takaichi to Instruct LDP Thurs. on Consumption Tax Cut

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut for food items
29 Luglio 2026

12 Dead, 6 Others in Cardiac Arrest after Japan Quake

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan has reached 12, the prefectural disaster response headquarters said Wednesday. Six other people were in a state of cardiac arrest as of 2 p.m.
29 Luglio 2026

Kyushu Plant Operation Outlook Uncertain after Kumamoto Quake

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The outlook for factory operations remained unclear in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region Wednesday after a powerful earthquake hit the region’s Kumamoto Prefecture the previous day. In Kumamoto, a semiconductor industry hub, chipmakers halted the operations of their
29 Luglio 2026

Japanese Startup to Launch Lunar Lander on Domestic Rocket

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese space startup ispace Inc. said Wednesday it will use Japan’s H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company’s first mission using a domestically developed rocket. The company signed a contract
29 Luglio 2026

Fires, Paros burns in Greece

(Adnkronos) – Greek firefighters are still battling today a wildfire that broke out yesterday on the tourist island of Paros in the Aegean Sea, which led to preventive evacuations on Tuesday night into Wednesday. “The fire broke out yesterday evening in Kampi,
29 Luglio 2026

South Africa, labor shortage after migrant exodus

(Adnkronos) – In South Africa, factories, farms, and homes are struggling to find labor after thousands of foreign workers left within weeks, fleeing sometimes deadly anti-migrant demonstrations that swept the country, accompanied by a tightening of controls on undocumented immigrants.  A sign
1 10 11 12 13 14 1.266