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Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Two helicopters of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force were hit by laser beams over Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the GSDF has said. There was no damage to the helicopters or injuries to crew members on

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to a 30-year-high of 0.75 pct on Friday, its first increase since January. Policymakers at the central bank apparently think that companies

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday welcomed the United States’ decision to extend Japan’s import permit for the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East. “The extension of an exemption from sanctions has been

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed at a meeting of their tax panel chairs on Thursday to raise the taxable income threshold from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78

(Adnkronos) – The Russian Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB) thwarted “a terrorist plot” that targeted an administrative building in Volgodonsk, Rostov region, in southern Russia. The FSB reported this to Tass, adding that they arrested a student with 10

(Adnkronos) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated that his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday’s deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, which targeted a Jewish festival. Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire during a ceremony

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government conducted for the first time a tabletop exercise under the scenario of a major infrastructure disruption, given an increase in cyberattacks globally. Some 300 people from related government organizations and infrastructure businesses, including electricity and

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday that it will start over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill in Japan on Feb. 2, marking the first time in the country that such a pill will be sold without a

Suita, Osaka Pref., Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve its train that crashed in April 2005 to kill 106 passengers and the train’s driver. JR West has

Nara, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence Thursday for defendant Tetsuya Yamagami on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022. In the 15th hearing of the lay-judge trial at Nara District