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Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has effectively walked back the previous administration’s policy of expanding production of rice, Japan’s staple food, under pressure from farming groups. The reversal comes only three months after her immediate predecessor,

Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to include information critical to economic security among areas subject to classification for specially designated secrets. The plan was included in a draft revision to the operational standards for the law on the protection

Washington, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be prioritizing practical interests regarding U.S.-made chips, in a recent move that apparently considers China, while sidelining its ties with Japan, an ally of the United States. On Monday,

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government and ruling parties are considering increasing the income tax burden on ultrarich individuals, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. Specifically, the gross annual income levels subject to additional income tax will be lowered to “over 600 million yen”

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering making large companies ineligible from fiscal 2026 for a program to reduce the corporate tax burden for firms that raise employee wages, it was learned Wednesday. This comes as pay

(Adnkronos) – German aristocrat Heinrich XIII, known as the Prince of Reuss, suspected of leading a German far-right network that planned a coup and was dismantled at the end of 2022, today denied ever playing this leadership role in the network, admitting

(Adnkronos) – A new seismic tremor of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Japanese region of Hokkaido today, two days after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake recorded in the same area and the consequent tsunami alert. The new tremor had its

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the collapse of two four-story buildings in Fes, northeastern Morocco, has risen to at least 22, including children. The Moroccan news agency Map reported that ”another 16 people were injured” and that ”search operations are still

(Adnkronos) – The United States could soon require all foreign tourists to provide data related to their last five years of social media activity in order to enter the country. The measure is included in a proposal by the US Customs and

(Adnkronos) – At least three members of the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian Pasdaran, have been killed in an “ambush” in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, in southeastern Iran, on the border with Pakistan. Iranian media report “a terrorist ambush” and a