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Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The government Thursday adopted budget request guidelines for fiscal 2027 featuring a new investment quota with no caps on the amounts that can be requested. The guidelines also called for ending the government’s reliance on supplementary budgets and

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Sony Corp. has made a nonbinding proposal to acquire camera lens maker Tamron Co., officials at the Japanese electronics company said Thursday. Sony Group Corp., Sony’s parent company, which owned a 15.35 pct stake in Tamron as of

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday was caused by movement along part of the Hinagu fault zone, which also triggered major earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture a decade ago, a Japanese government research panel

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–World leaders have sent messages of condolences to Japan after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Tuesday. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung wrote on X on Wednesday that South Korean people are in solidarity

Kumamoto, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 18 on Thursday morning, while searches continued for people whose whereabouts are unknown. As of 11 a.m., 18 were confirmed dead after the quake with

Kumamoto, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 17 on Thursday morning, while searches continued for people whose whereabouts are unknown. As of 7:30 a.m., 17 were confirmed dead after the quake with

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 87 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday’s strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The Sakhalin branch of the Russian Geographical Society has announced that an uninhabited island in the Lesser Kurils will be named after Richard Sorge, a Soviet spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War. The Lesser Kurils

(Adnkronos) – “Colpiremo l’Iran molto duramente, perché è il nostro turno farlo”. Donald Trump promette vendetta. Gli Stati Uniti, dice il presidente, risponderanno dopo l’attacco sferrato da Teheran contro le forze americane in Giordania. “Sanno che sta arrivando, ci stanno chiedendo di

(Adnkronos) – The Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous state. This was stated to the Iranian student news agency Isna by Parliament Vice-President Ali Nikzad, emphasizing that Hormuz belongs to Iran. “We consider the strait a conquest of the