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Washington, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Treasury Department has informed a number of banks that it may intervene in the Japanese yen market, a Treasury source told Jiji Press on Friday. The U.S. authorities reportedly conducted a rate check, asking financial institutions

(Adnkronos) – Iran insists. “Due to the continuous aggressive actions of the United States military forces in the region, transit through the Strait of Hormuz is not possible,” states the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (Pgsa) in a post on X, the entity

Kumamoto, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Searches for people still missing after Tuesday’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continued in extreme heat Friday even after the 72-hour window crucial for survival closed. The death toll from the quake, which logged a seismic

(Adnkronos) – Tehran has attacked American strategic centers in Kuwait using drones. The Iranian army announced this, adding that the attack was carried out “in response to the recent US military aggression against our country, including the brutal attack on a residential

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan carried out a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention for the first time in about three months on Thursday night, during New York trading hours, informed sources said Friday. U.S. authorities also

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan earlier this week has caused no major disruption to the financial system. “While some bank branches and automated teller machines

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of the Japan Confederation of Atomic and Hydrogen Bomb Victims’ Associations, or Nihon Hidankyo, talked with young artists at a live music club in Tokyo on Friday, discussing peace across generations. “We need to hurry

(Adnkronos) – Russian attacks have caused the death of at least nine people and the injury of 48 others across Ukraine in the last 24 hours. Search and rescue operations continued for the second consecutive day in the city of Lviv and

(Adnkronos) – Search and rescue teams have recovered four bodies near the site of an avalanche that left 10 climbers missing in northern Pakistan, local authorities said. “Preliminary reports indicate that four bodies have been recovered so far,” a police spokesman for

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s proposal to cut the consumption tax rate for food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years starting in April 2027 as an anti-inflation measure.