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Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points from the previous month to 42.4 pct in October, hitting the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A majority in Japan support legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The poll found that 55.3 pct of respondents supported the legislation while 37.3

(Adnkronos) – Twenty-seven students and one teacher have died following the collapse of a school roof in the city of Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan. Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar reported this, adding that over 30 people were injured, six of whom are

(Adnkronos) – A new bridge connecting China and North Korea has been inaugurated. This was reported by AFP, according to which the infrastructure is intended to deepen economic ties between the Asian giant and its neighbor. In the late morning, trucks with

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry plans to introduce a new system designed to reflect financial income in the calculation of public medical insurance premiums for people aged 75 and older and in determining their share of medical costs, starting in

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A majority in Japan support legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The poll showed that 55.3 pct of respondents supported the legislation while 37.3

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points from the previous month to 42.4 pct in October, hitting the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday denied that the government has been involved in espionage activities in Russia, in response to Moscow’s detention of a Japanese reporter on suspicion of espionage. “We’ll convey our position,” Takaichi told

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing Arata Takebe of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as Japan’s new agriculture minister to replace embattled Kazuo Yana, informed sources said Thursday. An attestation ceremony for Takebe, 56, a former

Washington, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday attributed the selection of a U.S. semiconductor plant construction project for the third batch of Japanese investments in the United States to his “historic” trade deals. The investment deal “is a result