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Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)–The chair of a Japanese suprapartisan panel has presented a proposal to lower the consumption tax rate on food to virtually zero pct to effectively fulfill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s campaign pledge of a zero pct food tax

Evian, France, June 17 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Japan declined to join the U.S. military operation against Iran when he asked whether Tokyo wanted to participate. At a press conference following the Group of Seven summit in Evian,

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party, the junior partner in the country’s ruling coalition, on Wednesday called for the swift introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, citing China’s constant naval expansion into the Pacific. The request is part of a set of

Evian, France, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday welcomed a deal between the United States and Iran to end their conflict, at a press conference held at the end of her visit to Europe, which began on Saturday.

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average climbed over 1,400 points to hit a record intraday high above 71,000 in Thursday morning trading, with artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related stocks drawing purchases following gains in these sectors in the U.S.

(Adnkronos) – Italy and allied countries are willing to take part in a multilateral naval mission to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz and re-open the key waterway, provided a ceasefire holds in the region and given Parliament’s approval, foreign minister

Evian, France, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday welcomed a deal between the United States and Iran to end their conflict at a press conference held at the end of her visit to Europe, which began on Saturday.

(Adnkronos) – The British Prime Minister extends a hand to the Mayor of ‘Greater Manchester’, the very popular Labour figure Andy Burnham, who is ready to resign from the position he has held for two years, in case of an expected victory

(Adnkronos) – Israeli settlers have intensified attacks in the West Bank, setting fire to two mosques north of Ramallah and defacing them with “racist graffiti”, according to local witnesses. Settlers set fire to a mosque in Jaljilya and another in the nearby

(Adnkronos) – After Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York, Washington D.C. could also have a socialist mayor, who would be destined for a highly complex cohabitation with Donald Trump. With over 60% of the Democratic primary votes counted, Janeese Lewis George, a