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Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to appoint Itsunori Onodera, former chief of the party’s Policy Research Council, as chairman of its Research Commission on the Tax System, party sources said Thursday. Onodera is expected to hold

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Thursday indicated a plan to instruct the government to compile economy-boosting measures immediately if she becomes the next prime minister. She held out the plan in

(Adnkronos) – “We welcome the agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo supported by the President of the United States. The EU is ready to support the peace process, President Paul Kagame.” This was written in a social media post

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Komeito may decide whether the Japanese political party will maintain its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party based on a meeting of their leaders slated for Friday afternoon, Komeito chief Tetsuo Saito indicated Thursday. Saito showed the

(Adnkronos) – Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’s agreement on the first stage of US president Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza – reached at indirect talks in Egypt is “an historic moment”, Italy said on Thursday.  “This is an historic moment

(Adnkronos) – The Egyptian Red Crescent announced that 153 trucks with humanitarian aid have crossed the Rafah crossing into Gaza after the announcement of the agreement reached in Sharm el Sheikh. Among the trucks, 80 are from the United Nations, 21 from

(Adnkronos) – The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, called for the “elimination” of movements seeking to “undermine” the authority of the Workers’ Party and urged “strict discipline” on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the party’s founding. During a

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Komeito may decide whether the Japanese political party will maintain its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party after a meeting of the two parties’ leaders slated for Friday afternoon, Komeito chief Tetsuo Saito indicated Thursday. Saito showed

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is considering decommissioning one or some reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, excluding the No. 6 and No. 7 units, it was learned Thursday. This would mark the