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Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)–Members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have voiced opposition to a bill to reform the retrial system that the government is considering submitting. At an LDP meeting to check a draft of the bill, objections were raised

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)–An investigative group of lawyers has blasted the University of Tokyo over recent corruption scandals, urging the prestigious national university to reform its governance system. “The self-correcting function is seriously lacking in the organization as a whole,” the

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Self-Defense Forces conducted weapons protection missions 11 times in 2025 to safeguard foreign military ships and aircraft, the Defense Ministry has said. The foreign military asset protection activities were carried out under national security-related laws for the

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Children and Families Agency has established a system to subsidize costs required for procedures to seize salaries and assets to secure child support payments from former spouses. The subsidy system was created in line with the revised

Washington, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The International Monetary Fund recommended on Friday that the Bank of Japan continue to gradually raise its policy rate toward a neutral level to bring down underlying inflation. The BOJ should “continue to move the policy rate toward

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is planning to consider carefully whether it will ask companies and the general public to cut back on electricity and petroleum product consumption, several government sources said Friday. Amid concerns over a possible prolonged military

(Adnkronos) – The scandal over the misappropriation of European agricultural subsidies has led to multiple resignations at the highest political levels in Greece. The Minister of Civil Protection and Agriculture, as well as an Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, resigned today

(Adnkronos) – Mount Everest guides in Nepal have for years caused intoxication to their clients as part of a scam that generated $20 million in insurance fraud. The Nepalese central investigative office has accused 32 ‘sherpas’ in connection with the fraud, which

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–Crude oil shippments bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed, are expected to arrive in Japan from May, Japanese industry ministry officials said Friday. Japan will import crude oil shipped from ports in the United

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump has proposed a budget for the Pentagon of 1500 billion dollars for 2027, a figure that represents a 42% increase, or 445 billion more, compared to the current budget, already considered colossal. According to what was announced today,