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Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday officially announced a plan to cut the consumption tax rate on food to 1 pct for two years starting next April. Takaichi said that efforts to effectively reduce the tax rate

Kumamoto, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of deaths confirmed after Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 34 as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, while five people were seriously injured, according to the prefecture’s disaster response headquarters. The full extent

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Defamatory social media posts targeting Japanese athletes were more prevalent during the FIFA World Cup than during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japanese Paralympic Committee said Thursday. About 1 pct of posts related

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Personnel Authority is expected to recommend raising monthly salaries for national government employees by around 3.5 pct on average in 2026, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. The agency is also likely to recommend raising

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people have been evacuated due to fires that have developed on the island of Crete and continued to rage, fueled by strong winds. Maria Lioni, deputy governor of the Rethymno region, told state television ERT, adding that “we

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Japan has risen to 28, the government announced in an update released today, two days after the 7.1 magnitude tremor.  “The death toll is currently 28 people, including those whose deaths

(Adnkronos) – Five people have died due to powerful wind gusts – up to 100 kilometers per hour – which caused chaos in Rio de Janeiro and some areas of São Paulo State, disrupting the electricity grid and paralyzing traffic and public

(Adnkronos) – Bolivian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former socialist president Evo Morales, accusing him of fomenting recent protests that have paralyzed the country.  The warrant is linked to an investigation into dozens of roadblocks erected during massive anti-government demonstrations

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, at a Tokyo hospital Monday, his office said Thursday. He was 67. Matsumoto, who was a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, retired from

(Adnkronos) – 650 people have been evacuated due to a fire that developed late Wednesday afternoon in France, in Brignoles, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Aerial means used to fight the fire continued operations until nightfall, and their efforts – combined with