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Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared over 2,000 points to rewrite its all-time closing high on Tuesday, ahead of Sunday’s general election in the country. The Nikkei average closed at 54,720.66, up 2,065.48 points, or 3.92 pct,

(Adnkronos) – One woman dead and five injured is the toll of a Russian air raid conducted overnight on the Kharkiv oblast. This was stated by regional governor Oleg Synegubov. 

(Adnkronos) – Large fire in the western part of Tehran. Iranian media report, citing sources from the capital’s Fire Department working to extinguish the flames. The causes are not clear, nor are there any reports of possible victims at the moment due

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to avoid discussing the proposed reduction in the number of House of Representatives seats during the campaign for Sunday’s general election. In their campaign platforms, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its

(Adnkronos) – Daniella Cabello, daughter of the very powerful Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, has been appointed Minister of Tourism. This was announced by the interim Venezuelan president, Delcy Rodríguez, in a message on Telegram, in which she wrote that the 33-year-old “will

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan began unloading its holdings of exchange-traded funds in January, data released by the central bank Tuesday showed. The BOJ had 37,180.8 billion yen in ETFs at book value as of Saturday, down 5.3 billion

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Consumer problems linked to mail-order drug subscriptions are on the rise in Japan, as refund and cancellation conditions are sometimes difficult to understand. The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) is calling on people to carefully check

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Tsumura & Co., a major Japanese maker of Chinese-style herbal medicines, is considering acquiring Yomeishu Seizo Co.’s mainline Yakuyo Yomeishu medical liqueur business, it was learned Tuesday. As both Tsumura and Yomeishu Seizo use crude drugs for their

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi on Tuesday defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks about foreign exchange rates, saying the comments did not highlight the benefits of a weaker yen.

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are not fully on the same page over their goal of establishing a secondary capital in the country, ahead of Sunday’s House of Representatives election.