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Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan on Tuesday advised citizens in a wide area to stay ready to evacuate anytime because another big earthquake may strike following the one that occurred off Aomori Prefecture in the northeastern region Monday night. The Japan Meteorological

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan will increase its purchases of government bonds if long-term interest rates rise exceptionally rapidly, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday. Long-term interest rates have been rising at a somewhat rapid pace recently, Ueda said

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that the government will respond appropriately to excessive foreign exchange rate movements, including the yen’s rapid depreciation. “We will take appropriate measures as necessary against excessive fluctuations and disorderly movements (on

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling camp and opposition party Komeito proposed Tuesday that the central and prefectural governments each bear half the cost of making elementary school meals free from April next year. The ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party

(Adnkronos) – The Thai army announced today the death of two more soldiers in clashes on the border with Cambodia, bringing the total number of soldiers killed to three since fighting resumed on Sunday between the two neighboring countries. “In total, three

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, will resign from the post, the organization said on its website Tuesday. Masaichi Hori, former Japan vice head, will

Washington, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)–Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress urged President Donald Trump on Monday to support Japan in the face of China’s escalating economic and military coercion against the U.S. ally. Beijing’s actions “threaten Japan’s economic stability and undermine broader

(Adnkronos) – Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has denounced the “theft” of votes during the counting of ballots in the country, where rival Nasry Asfura, supported by US President Donald Trump, holds a very narrow lead. “This is theft,” Nasralla, of the

(Adnkronos) – Several people died in Benin during the attempted coup thwarted over the weekend. This was announced by the government of the West African country after an emergency meeting. On Sunday morning, “violent clashes” broke out between coup plotters and the

(Adnkronos) – Six Islamabad soldiers were killed and four others were injured in an attack carried out by Pakistani Taliban against a checkpoint on the border with Afghanistan, in northwestern Pakistan. Local authorities reported this, describing an assault by dozens of armed