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Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s “furusato nozei” hometown donation program offering tax incentives resulted in aggregate net losses for local governments nationwide in most of the eight years from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2024, a Board of Audit of Japan survey showed

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Friday defended his and other European countries’ non-involvement in the three-month-old United States-Israel war on Iran which has escalated in the Middle East region, denying reported remarks by US president Donald Trump that Italy,

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Seedlings of Beni Princess, a premium citrus variety developed by the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, may have been leaked to China, Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki said Friday. The agriculture ministry learned last year that seedlings with

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways said Friday that they will raise the fuel surcharges they add to airfares to a record 65,000 yen for tickets to be issued in July and August for flights from Japan to

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s communications ministry on Friday called for cooperation between the public and private sectors to strengthen the protection of international submarine cables. In a draft report, the panel also urged the government to boost

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a message of sympathy to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, following Monday’s major earthquake in the Southeast Asian country, according to the Imperial Household Agency. The president visited Japan

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Thai counterpart, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, agreed Friday to deepen the two countries’ comprehensive and strategic partnership, ahead of the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year. At their meeting in Tokyo,

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)–Semiconductor memory manufacturer Kioxia Holdings Corp. rose to the top spot in market capitalization in Japan on Friday, backed by growing chip demand from data centers amid the spread of artificial intelligence. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Kioxia

Osaka, June 12 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka prefectural and city governments, at the first meeting of a statutory council on the so-called Osaka metropolis plan on Friday, agreed to conclude its discussions in early December, looking to a third referendum on the local