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Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he believes the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan will take measures to prop up the yen. “It’s my belief that the Japanese government and that the

Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Asheville, North Carolina, informed sources said

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Easy Japanese is in the spotlight as a way to disseminate information to foreigners in Japan, especially at the time of disasters such as a recent powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. According to a

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Belgian counterpart, Theo Francken, at a meeting in Tokyo on Monday agreed to deepen security cooperation between their countries. Koizumi welcomed Belgium’s first assignment of a defense attache to its embassy

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government agencies and ministries have submitted their tax system reform requests for fiscal 2027, including measures aimed at realizing a strong economy as advocated by the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, such as spurring companies’ growth

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–General-account budget requests from Japanese government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2027 are expected to exceed 143 trillion yen, hitting a record high for the fourth consecutive year. The figure will be much higher than the 122,445.4 billion

(Adnkronos) – The Algerian government has confirmed the dispatch of four fighter jets to Niger for a “support mission” to the military after last weekend’s attempted coup. In a note, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced that the dispatch of “two patrols

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has accused the United States of pursuing a “hostile” policy against it, vowing to respond with the “toughest” countermeasures. In a statement released by the official Kcna agency, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry attacked Washington

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration has expelled over one hundred migrants from Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and other countries in ten days, transferring them to eight African states of which they are not citizens. Cbs News reports this, citing internal US government documents,

(Adnkronos) – The Pentagon has reportedly hired several military veterans with a large social media following and conservative views for civilian roles, without making their positions public. These individuals have supported and defended the political and cultural battles of Defense Secretary Pete