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Bangkok, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–A senior International Monetary Fund official has expressed his support for Japan’s plan to lower the consumption tax on food as a temporary measure to address soaring prices. With Japan also planning to introduce a benefit program linked

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual “masakaki” tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, the start of its autumn festival. She offered the masakaki in her capacity as prime minister. Takaichi is

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Speculation is growing that Russia will seek a prisoner exchange following the recent detention of a Japanese journalist for alleged spying in Sakhalin in the Russian Far East. Some believe that the detention of the Hokkaido Shimbun reporter

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will focus on efforts to raise young people’s awareness about a territorial issue involving the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, the new minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs has said. Such efforts will

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Sony Corp. said Friday that it will release a flagship model of its Walkman portable digital music player on Nov. 27, with the price expected to be around 655,000 yen. The new gold-colored model incorporates various measures to

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–More Japanese companies on Friday made announcements regarding customer data breaches due to cyberattacks. Yamato Transport Co. said that 5.31 million sets of personal information belonging to some users of its deferred payment service were compromised in a

(Adnkronos) – American journalist Heidi Levine of the Washington Post and two Palestinians were injured in a settler attack against farmers during the olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, east of Ramallah, in the West Bank. This was reported by

(Adnkronos) – Great mobilization tomorrow in France against the high cost of living, with 250 gatherings and 80 processions planned throughout the day: “This morning we have just over forty notifications,” announced Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, who spoke of “a rather substantial

(Adnkronos) – High fuel prices linked to the war in Iran – but especially to the one in Ukraine according to President Trump – weigh on American family budgets and threaten to become one of the key issues in the midterm elections.

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. can strengthen “strategic energy partnerships” with Japan and other customers “with greater flexibility” after the United Arab Emirates’ exit from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, according to a senior ADNOC official.