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Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–The 12-day campaign period for the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, began Tuesday. This is the first general election since the formation of the coalition

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese teacher has died after being struck by wind generated by a U.S. military helicopter at an elementary school located within a base in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Air

(Adnkronos) – New closure for the Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, which today did not open its doors to visitors due to an employee strike. This is the third day of closure in January. Employees are demanding better working

(Adnkronos) – After the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis by Ice, Democrats announced that they intend to block the approval of the budget bill for the Department of Security, containing 10 billion for Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant police. “What is

(Adnkronos) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s popularity has dropped by almost ten percentage points in the last month, settling at around 67%, just two weeks before the snap elections she herself called to consolidate parliamentary support. According to a Nikkei newspaper

(Adnkronos) – Almost half of Americans, 48%, consider the killing of Alex Pretti by Ice agents unjustified, a percentage that rises to 63% among people who have seen the videos of the brutal killing that occurred last Saturday in Minneapolis. This emerges

(Adnkronos) – Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who ran as a Republican for Minnesota governor, has withdrawn, denouncing what he calls the party’s “revenge” against his state, referring to the “uncontrolled disaster” of ICE operations. “I cannot support the national Republican revenge

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–There was no large-scale yen-buying intervention by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan on Friday, estimates by market sources suggested on Monday. On Friday, the dollar suddenly plunged from above 159 yen to near 157 yen

(Adnkronos) – Rishiri Island, perched at Japan’s northern edge, has long been defined by its remoteness. That isolation is precisely what now places it at the heart of a shift: as travellers increasingly seek quieter, low-impact destinations, small communities like Rishiri are

Beijing, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese government on Monday issued a notice urging its citizens to refrain from visiting Japan during the Lunar New Year holiday period between Feb. 15 and 23. In the notice, the Chinese Foreign Ministry claimed that Japan’s