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31 Luglio 2026

LDP Divided over Proposed Consumption Tax Cut

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s proposal to cut the consumption tax rate for food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years starting in April 2027 as an anti-inflation measure.
31 Luglio 2026

PM Takaichi to Visit Quake-Hit Kumamoto on Mon.

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit earthquake-stricken Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, government and ruling party officials said Friday. It will be Takaichi’s first visit to the southwestern Japan prefecture since Tuesday’s earthquake, a trip aimed
31 Luglio 2026

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to Urge Trust-Building, Nuclear Abolition

Hiroshima/Nagasaki, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The mayors of Hiroshima in western Japan and Nagasaki in southwestern Japan plan to underline the importance of trust-building and action toward peace while urging the abolition of nuclear weapons in their annual peace declarations amid deepening global
31 Luglio 2026

Kioxia Expects 36-Fold Profit Surge on AI Demand

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that its consolidated net profit in the six months to September is expected to jump about 36-fold from a year before to 2,112.1 billion yen on strong artificial intelligence-driven demand for memory chips
31 Luglio 2026

Searches Continue in Kumamoto Even after 72-Hour Window

Kumamoto, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Searches for those still missing after Tuesday’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continued in extreme heat Friday even after the 72-hour window crucial for survival closed. The death toll from the quake, which recorded a seismic
31 Luglio 2026

Ex-Japan National Volleyball Player Guilty over Cannabis

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday gave a one-year prison sentence, suspended for three years, to Shunichiro Sato, a former member of the Japanese men’s national volleyball team, for possessing cannabis. The 26-year-old defendant possessed about 0.8 gram of
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