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Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of issuing government bonds to fund the envisaged reduction in the consumption tax on food items. “We are not ruling out bond issuance” to finance the tax

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to resume accepting foreign workers for meal services at medical and welfare facilities, as well as schools, as an emergency measure starting next April, it was learned Monday. The government presented the plan at

(Adnkronos) – French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged “shortcomings in forecasting and intelligence” but rejected his Interior Minister’s resignation. The Elysée announced this. “To put an end to the phenomena of barricades and looting, Macron also asked the Interior Minister to implement new

(Adnkronos) – A court in Mombasa, Kenya, will issue a highly anticipated verdict on Monday, October 19, in the trial against a self-proclaimed guru and his accomplices, accused of starving 191 people – largely children – in the name of a macabre

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Taiwanese individuals with Japanese professional qualifications, such as doctors, nursery teachers and real estate appraisers, no longer have to list “China” as their nationality in documents, it was learned Monday. At a meeting of a group of lawmakers

Yokohama, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–At least four vehicles collided at an intersection in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Monday, leaving one person dead and 13 others injured, according to local fire officials and other authorities. Fourteen people–two people in a

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–As Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration, which stipulates the return of two of the four disputed islands to Japan, Russia has further hardened its stance on the territorial dispute. The declaration includes

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Fossils unearthed in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, dating back about 15.5 million years, have been identified as a new species of sperm whale, offering clues to the evolution of the deep-diving marine mammals. The species, named

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of issuing government bonds to fund the envisaged reduction in the consumption tax on food items, despite her previous claim that the necessary funds would be secured

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Monday warned against any move to deny preferential treatment being considered for European vehicles in the European Union to Japanese vehicles. The European Union “should treat products made in Japan on an equal footing