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Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Jangmi made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, leading to the issuance of a Level 5 emergency flooding warning for the Koza River in the western Japan prefecture. The warning was

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan plans to discuss raising its policy interest rate to 1 pct, likely at its upcoming policy-setting meeting, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The Japanese central bank will hold its next two-day Policy Board meeting from

Paris, June 3 (Jiji Press)–The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2026 to 2.8 pct, down by 0.1 percentage point from its previous projection released in March. The forecast is based on the

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