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By Hiroki Shimoo Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–With global supply chains adjusting to changing geopolitics and the artificial intelligence boom, Japanese businesses will continue to seek investment opportunities abroad as they become more globally relevant due to their competitiveness, a senior official

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan is leaning toward the idea of cutting the consumption tax rate for food to 1 pct next April, as such a reduction can be implemented more quickly than the original plan to lower the rate to zero

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s envoy has condoled Yemen on the death of its internationally recognised president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who died last week in Saudi Arabia after leading a fractured government for eight years, mostly from exile as his country descended into civil

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday called for an early passage of her government’s 3.1-trillion-yen supplementary budget aimed at addressing the fallout from the war in Iran. The government will “take all possible measures to minimize risks,”

(Adnkronos) – A team of infectious disease specialists from Rome’s renowned Spallanzani Institute, civil protection officials and foreign intelligence agency (AISE) have returned to Italy from a mission to Ebola-hit DRC, where there are at least 344 confirmed cases of the disease,

Washington, June 2 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government released Tuesday a proposal to impose additional tariffs of 10-12.5 pct on 60 economies, including Japan, claiming they have inadequate measures against imports of items produced with forced labor in China and elsewhere. Under the

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–The annual number of babies born to Japanese citizens in Japan fell by 14,937 from the previous year to 671,236 in 2025, hitting a record low since statistics became available in 1899, the health ministry said Wednesday. The

(Adnkronos) – At least 21 people have died due to a fire that broke out this morning in a hotel in New Delhi, India. Local police reported this, specifying that the causes of the blaze have not yet been ascertained.  According to

(Adnkronos) – There are 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths from Ebola updated yesterday in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This was announced by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Specifically, according to the Ministries of Health of the Democratic