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Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to raise its policy interest rate to a level unseen in 30 years in its first rate hike since January this year. At a two-day meeting from Thursday, the BOJ’s nine-member

Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)–The number of criminal law violations recognized in Japan in 2024 rose 4.9 pct from the previous year to 737,679, increasing for the third straight year and returning to almost the same level as 2019, before the COVID-19

Tokyo, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index in November rose 3.0 pct from a year earlier, lifted by continued increases in food prices and higher electricity bills, government data showed Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices,

Toyama, Dec. 19 (Jiji Press)–Loved by many children in Japan for decades for its colorful covers featuring photographs of insects and plants, the Japonica Gakushucho school notebook series has gone through a revamp to now feature illustrations on the covers. Under the

New York, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday condemning North Korea’s human rights violations, including its abductions of Japanese and other foreign nationals. The General Assembly endorsed a similar resolution for the 21st consecutive year. The resolution,

(Adnkronos) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against two judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing them of “illegitimate harassment” against Israel. Haaretz reports that the measures target Gocha Lordkipanidze, a Georgian citizen, and Erdenebalsuren Damdin, of

(Adnkronos) – In a hypothetical duel for the White House in 2028, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would narrowly beat Vice President JD Vance. This is what emerges, for the first time in a poll conducted for The Argument magazine, which gives the young

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Prosecutors in the criminal trial of Tetsuya Yamagami for the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carefully sought to prove the defendant’s responsibility for the attack, appearing to partly hope to dispel conspiracy theories. Rumors, such

(Adnkronos) – Large-scale drone attack in eastern Sudan. A military source told AFP, accusing paramilitaries. The attacks, according to the source, hit an important power plant, three people were killed, and blackouts are reported in the country, which is the scene of

(Adnkronos) – The march through the streets of Brussels by thousands of farmers from all over Europe to protest against European agricultural policy was broken up following unrest and clashes. Shortly after its start, around 12:30 PM near the Gare du Nord,