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Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday compiled a draft proposal calling for an end to government support for large-scale solar power plants, in light of growing concerns over environmental damage and landscape degradation. The draft proposal, adopted

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai), decided Monday to reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section between Tsuruga Station in the central prefecture of Fukui

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese health ministry panel on Monday approved the ministry’s plan to raise the monthly cap on out-of-pocket medical expenses in two stages from next summer, reflecting growth in per-capita medical costs. The government will finalize specific increases

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out at a sauna facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Monday, leaving two customers dead. At around 12:25 p.m., police received a report that an emergency bell went off at the

(Adnkronos) – Nations must remain vigilant on anti-Semitism, racial hatred and terrorism, which are reminders of the need for peace and dialogue, foreign minister Antonio said after Sunday’s attack on Jewish people at Sydney’s Bondi beach on Sunday, which killed at least

Beijing, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff who currently serves as a political adviser to the executive branch of Taiwan’s government. The sanctions, which

(Typo in 7th para corrected) Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police rearrested a 37-year-old man Monday on the fresh charges of dangerous driving resulting in death and a hit-and-run in the capital’s Adachi Ward last month. The suspect, Yusuke Yokoo, was initially

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the only remaining giant pandas in Japan, will be returned to China in late January, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday. The male-female twins were born at the zoo

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s rightwing premier Giorgia Meloni has welcomed ultraconservative Jose Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile’s presidential election run-off on Sunday – the latest in a string of wins for the far-right in Latin America from Argentina to Ecuador.   “I congratulate

Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will consider a new minimum wage target in detail toward next summer, when it will release a new growth strategy. She made the remark at the Budget Committee