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The gunman had entered a stall in Warabi, north of Tokyo, armed with a handgun, about an hour after the shooting at the hospital in the nearby city of Toda, in which two other people were wounded.

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“The lack of domestic competition will likely continue to restrict net purchases overseas,” Goldman Sachs said.

As the COVID pandemic subsided, restrictions on abroad were lifted. While the price of the Japanese yen has fallen, making visits to Japan less expensive for at least some foreign visitors, the favorable costs have been offset by emerging fuel costs, resulting in surcharges. Thanks to the rise of the. . .

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke is relieved that the festival he founded in the ancient walled city of Pingyao in China’s Shanxi province is back up and running after a difficult few years due to the pandemic. Now in its seventh year, the Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) is housed in a purpose-built festival center, with five screenings of the Pingyao International Film Festival.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to spend about $33 billion on benefits for low-income families and an income tax cut as part of a package of measures to cushion the blow to families from the growing burden of living. The spending, recently estimated at about 5 trillion yen ($33. 37 billion), will be accompanied by a one-time general income tax cut of 30,000 yen per user and a residential tax cut of 10,000 yen. yen respectively, to be implemented in June 2024, according to a draft law. The spending plan, which will be officially unveiled through Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s workplace on Nov. 2, also includes bills for low-income families. the officials said, confirming a report in the Nikkei newspaper consistent with.

Israel orders the evacuation of another 1. 1 million people from northern Gaza, according to the UN, the Israeli military on Friday led the evacuation of northern Gaza, a domain that is under the control of Gaza.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in Japan has surpassed 800. This includes passengers and crew members on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, who have been quarantined. A government panel believes that with the number rising, the next two weeks will be whether the country expects to involve the outbreak.

Shimura Ken, the iconic comic book beloved by generations of Japanese, died on Sunday after battling pneumonia caused by COVID-19. His sudden death sent shockwaves across the country, prompting waves of grief and calls for greater caution in the face of the novel coronavirus.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The order will be in effect for about a month. The declaration, based on a recently enacted law, covers Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama. , Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka Prefectures.