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Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, has said that it will raise fertilizer prices for autumn use, distributed from June through October, by up to 14.5 pct compared with spring fertilizers distributed through this month.

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese lawmaker Renho, who previously served as executive deputy leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has lost an election for the leadership of the party’s Tokyo chapter. The 58-year-old member of the House of Councillors,

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, it was learned Saturday. The two boys–a high school student and a self-proclaimed high

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., May 16 (Jiji Press)–Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday that it will halt the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi for inspection, following the detection of a trace of

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)–Yume, an Akita dog gifted to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Japan, has died, the presidential office said. The Kremlin in Moscow said in a written response on Friday that the female dog born in April 2012 died

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, is heading into this year’s World Cup with global recognition as a possible dark horse, after team manager Hajime Moriyasu announced what is believed to be its strongest-ever squad. The

(Adnkronos) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to citizens to reduce consumption and curb non-essential spending, as economic pressure mounts due to rising energy prices and international tensions over the war in Iran. The statements, made in Hyderabad, in which

(Adnkronos) – The Central General Command (Emc), a Colombian guerrilla group composed of Farc dissidents, has announced a truce ahead of the presidential elections on May 31. The group, led by Ivan Mordisco, announced the suspension of “offensive military operations” from May

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Taiwan regarding the alleged independence aspirations of the government led by Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party. After the meeting with Xi Jinping, “nothing has changed” and “we don’t want

(Adnkronos) – American President Donald Trump keeps a letter addressed to Vice President Jd Vance in a drawer of the Resolute Desk, the historic Oval Office desk, to be used in case “something happens” to him. This was revealed by Sebastian Gorka,