2026-07-17 43ff8dd412776d4bd33c4acfab8ecb209de3db64 44 Japan 1 /wiki/japan US$ 238 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar law 13 /wiki/law%20of%20japan prison 115 /wiki/penal%20system%20of%20japan public damage, removal or defacement 36 /wiki/flag%20desecration the national flag 70 /wiki/flag%20of%20japan ¥ 171 /wiki/japanese%20yen Japan US$ law prison public damage, removal or defacement the national flag ¥ Japan 2026-07-16 60fc78c2987ecd02b24e812c97e91555f8ebfaa1 27 US$ 1 /feed/2026/07/16/south-korea-s-supreme-court-upholds-people-power-party-lawmaker-kweon-seong-dong-s-two-year-prison-sentence-for-acceptin South Korea's Supreme Court upholds People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong's two-year prison sentence for accepting ₩100 million (US$67,400) in illegal political funds from the Unification Church, removing him from the National Assembly. 2026-04-17 7dceb56037553f9ead38a9f95ac02dd6e87fbdea 25 US$ 1 /feed/2026/04/17/oil-prices-including-brent-crude-and-west-texas-intermediate-drop-to-less-than-us-90-per-barrel-and-the-dow-jones-ind Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, drop to less than US$90 per barrel, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increases by over 1,000 points, following Iran's announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-04-7 9f39a16d455e036bbf4b5b7a79384a55af9018d6 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-the-country-s-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-y-1223-trillion-eur664-b The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion). 1776150487 2026-04-7 f5385b6671bdb03bc7e33d788e45fe6eae0db182 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-eur664-billion The Japanese House of Councillors enacts largest state budget in history worth €664 billion. 1775741639 2026-04-7 5a91b969c303f77ac83719b57b81e4722903fca9 43 Japan ¥ 2 /feed/2026/04/7/the-japanese-house-of-councillors-enacts-the-country-s-largest-state-budget-in-history-worth-y-1223-trillion-eur664-bi The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion). 2026-03-31 73617a2499ad5415f47abf58f3f07e9b76bf5bc9 23 US$ 1 /feed/2026/03/31/the-american-automobile-association-reports-that-the-united-states-national-average-gas-price-has-reached-402-a-gallon The American Automobile Association reports that the United States national average gas price has reached $4.02 a gallon, the highest since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 2026-02-9 ffbac2be5522342c24fefc7325a48920d81717f7 /feed/2026/02/9/the-united-states-reaches-a-nuclear-deal-with-armenia-outlining-a-section-123-agreement-and-up-to-9-billion-usd-in-tot The United States reaches a nuclear deal with Armenia, outlining a Section 123 Agreement and up to $9 billion USD in total exports to Armenia related to nuclear energy. 1770743954 2026-02-9 21a6e9eef63462ea499a7525bb04ec8087a6259d 17 US$ 1 /feed/2026/02/9/armenia-and-the-united-states-reach-a-nuclear-deal-outlining-a-section-123-agreement-and-up-to-us-9-billion-in-total-ex Armenia and the United States reach a nuclear deal, outlining a Section 123 Agreement and up to US$9 billion in total exports to Armenia related to nuclear energy. 2025-12-26 3c549b1b48d13a621d105b6d825c8ce81da1bbd1 6 Japan ¥ 2 /feed/2025/12/26/the-takaichi-cabinet-of-japan-approves-a-y-1223-trillion-us-785-billion-budget-for-the-next-fiscal-year-the-largest The Takaichi Cabinet of Japan approves a ¥122.3 trillion (US$785 billion) budget for the next fiscal year, the largest national budget in Japan's history, while reducing the debt-dependence ratio to 24.2 percent, supported by projected tax revenues of a record ¥83.7 trillion ($535 billion). 2025-11-7 da4886f188e10040112a41686c73e86a0151f4e5 /feed/2025/11/7/australia-begins-to-deport-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-nauru-as-part-of-a-bilateral-agreement-between-both-countries Australia begins to deport hundreds of "non-citizens" to Nauru, as part of a bilateral agreement between both countries, in which Australia will pay Nauru A$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) over 30 years in exchange for Nauru issuing visas to these individuals deported from Australia. 1762758472 2025-11-7 6ca1c9e6efdaf00f7b23e6f58360da39f6192cdb 13 US$ 1 /feed/2025/11/7/australia-begins-to-deport-hundreds-of-non-citizens-to-nauru-as-part-of-a-bilateral-agreement-between-both-countries-i Australia begins to deport hundreds of non-citizens to Nauru, as part of a bilateral agreement between both countries, in which Australia will pay Nauru A$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) over 30 years in exchange for Nauru issuing visas to these individuals deported from Australia. 2025-11-5 fb0d3f96cb76e8007376ec57ade3139d1901c7df 8 Japan 1 /feed/2025/11/5/japanese-defense-minister-shinjiro-koizumi-says-that-troops-were-sent-to-akita-prefecture-after-a-series-of-more-than-50 Japanese defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi says that troops were sent to Akita Prefecture after a series of more than 50 bear attacks since April, which resulted in 12 deaths and over 100 injuries. Governor Kenta Suzuki (政治家) requested aid, saying that local authorities lack manpower to handle the situation. 2025-09-26 3a60863c0294de7e090df8f541bc4db6fcd477ee 18 US$ 1 /feed/2025/09/26/lebanese-authorities-release-former-central-bank-governor-riad-salameh-after-he-posts-bail-of-us-14-million-and-ll-5-bil Lebanese authorities release former central bank governor Riad Salameh after he posts bail of US$14 million and LL 5 billion ($55,866) while facing ongoing charges of alleged financial crimes. 2025-09-23 bb49ad1ccc09f027951cbeb0558495620a8aae47 20 US$ 1 /feed/2025/09/23/italy-s-guardia-di-finanza-arrests-five-people-and-seizes-eur17-million-us-20-million-while-dismantling-a-syrian-led-n Italy's Guardia di Finanza arrests five people and seizes €17 million (US$20 million) while dismantling a Syrian-led network that laundered drug-trafficking proceeds in France and Italy by converting cash into gold, in an investigation coordinated with the National Gendarmerie, Eurojust, and Europol. /feed/2026/07/17/japan-enacts-a-law-criminalizing-public-damage-removal-or-defacement-of-the-national-flag-punishable-by-up-to-two-year AFP via France 24 17 3f6357be3f5e5fc5d63fba4193cf4729f5915678 7 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics 2026 Japan enacts a law criminalizing public damage, removal or defacement of the national flag, punishable by up to two years in prison or a ¥200,000 (US$1,200) fine.