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Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, will resign from the post, the organization said on its website Tuesday. Masaichi Hori, former Japan vice head, will

Washington, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)–Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress urged President Donald Trump on Monday to support Japan in the face of China’s escalating economic and military coercion against the U.S. ally. Beijing’s actions “threaten Japan’s economic stability and undermine broader

(Adnkronos) – Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has denounced the “theft” of votes during the counting of ballots in the country, where rival Nasry Asfura, supported by US President Donald Trump, holds a very narrow lead. “This is theft,” Nasralla, of the

(Adnkronos) – Several people died in Benin during the attempted coup thwarted over the weekend. This was announced by the government of the West African country after an emergency meeting. On Sunday morning, “violent clashes” broke out between coup plotters and the

(Adnkronos) – Six Islamabad soldiers were killed and four others were injured in an attack carried out by Pakistani Taliban against a checkpoint on the border with Afghanistan, in northwestern Pakistan. Local authorities reported this, describing an assault by dozens of armed

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Hiroyuki Takahashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents, has stressed the need for the country to avoid heavily depending on travel demand from one specific country. Growing tensions between Japan and China have led to the

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed eagerness to advance legislation to give legal validity to the use of maiden names. Speaking before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, Takaichi

Osaka, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Gas Co. plans to sell 70,000 tons of liquefied natural gas a year as ship fuel through offshore supply by 2030, President Masataka Fujiwara said in a recent interview. The Japanese company will enter the offshore LNG

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A power line connecting the northern Japan island of Hokkaido and the country’s Honshu main island caught fire, Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday. According to the power line operator, Electric Power Development Co., the fire, which

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese long-term interest rates have been rising at a somewhat rapid pace recently, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday. The BOJ “will increase its purchases of Japanese government bonds and take other measures flexibly in an