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(Adnkronos) – YouTube has announced a settlement of over $24 million to end the lawsuit initiated by former US President Donald Trump after his account was banned in 2021, following the Capitol assault. The platform had justified the suspension with “concerns about

(Adnkronos) – Starting next October 14, the United States will impose additional 10% tariffs on imports of softwood and wood products, while it will apply a new 25% tax on cabinets and other furniture made from this material. This is according to

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Three major Japanese opposition parties on Tuesday found it difficult to cooperate in a parliamentary vote to select the country’s new prime minister, following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Saturday. This view was shared

Busan, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday visited the grave of Lee Soo-hyun, a South Korean student who died in 2001 while trying to rescue a Japanese man who had fallen onto the tracks of a Tokyo train

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted without arrest former lawmaker Akira Ishii for alleged fraud involving state-paid salaries of a secretary, sources said Tuesday. Ishii, a former member of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to allow same-sex couples to be treated as being in de facto marriages under a total of nine more laws and ordinances, including the disaster condolence grant law, it was learned Tuesday. The

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Senior officials of Japan’s ruling parties and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday affirmed a plan to resume discussions on introducing a refundable tax credit program after the Liberal Democratic Party forms a new

Osaka, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–A project team of opposition force Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Tuesday drew up an outline of planned legislation to establish a secondary capital that can substitute for Tokyo. The project “will be a key

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, said Tuesday that it has accepted the resignation of its chairman, Takeshi Niinami. After police began an investigation into allegations related to health supplements purchased by Niinami, he stepped

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Several policymakers of the Bank of Japan at its Sept. 18-19 policy-setting meeting urged the central bank to consider implementing its first interest rate hike since January, according to a summary of opinions at the latest meeting released