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Seoul, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued instructions at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to consider dissolution orders for religious organizations, referring to such an order by Japan against the Unification Church. While avoiding mentioning the Unification Church by name,

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Tuesday that the government and the Bank of Japan share the view about the state of the domestic economy, an important factor for the central bank’s possible decision on an interest rate

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday that parliament will start deliberations on the government’s 18-trillon-yen supplementary budget plan on Monday. The parliamentary affairs chiefs from the two parties

New York, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, said Monday that he has sent another letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. The letter came after

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–A survey by a Japanese nonprofit organization has shown that 32.8 pct of needy young people are worried about how to get by during the upcoming year-end and New Year holiday season. Many respondents are seeking food supplies

Otsuki, Yamanashi Pref., Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved families and others mourned the nine victims of an expressway tunnel ceiling collapse in central Japan on Tuesday, the 13th anniversary of the disaster. Outside the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture,

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–The key yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds hit a 17-year high for the second straight day on Tuesday, amid growing speculation about a possible interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later this month. The 10-year

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan on Tuesday held the first ministerial meeting to review tax measures, subsidies and funds, in an effort inspired by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency. The government has established a department of about 30 people in the

Tokyo, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Nearly half of Japanese people are concerned about a potential Taiwan conflict, a survey by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan showed on Monday. The survey found that 49.6 pct of respondents said what they

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Tuesday. As the Haijing vessels attempted to approach a Japanese fishing boat, a Japan Coast Guard patrol