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(Adnkronos) – A second minister of the Starmer government has resigned. This is Jess Phillips, Minister for Child Protection, as pressure grows from an increasing number of Labour MPs on the prime minister to step aside. In a letter to Starmer, reported

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan is expected to secure over 70 pct of its crude oil procurement in June from sources other than the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. At a meeting of related ministers on the day, Takaichi

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, on Tuesday agreed to expand Japan-OECD cooperation in the field of economic security. The agreement was reached when the two held

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met in Tokyo on Tuesday, reaffirming bilateral cooperation on economic security, such as strategic investments and critical minerals, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Swedish investment fund EQT AB said Tuesday that it will conduct a tender offer for Japan’s Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website. The fund will offer 3,000 yen per share, valuing the deal

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance decided Tuesday to accept two proposals by a Japanese government expert panel to ensure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, paving the way for full-scale parliamentary talks on revising the Imperial House

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese snack maker Calbee Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to adopt monochrome packaging for 14 of its major products, including “Potato Chips.” The move comes after concerns over the procurement of raw materials used for printing the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.3 point from the previous month in March, up for the first time in two months, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. The coincident index, which

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Tuesday reported its first full-year operating loss since becoming a certified holding company for broadcasting operations in 2008. For the year that ended this March, Fuji Media incurred a consolidated operating loss

Osaka, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes upon Article 14 of the Constitution, Osaka High Court has said. Gender identity is “directly linked to an individual’s personal existence, making