Donations to Japan’s hometown tax donation program topped record ¥512 billion in 2018
By The total amount of money collected under the furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program) in fiscal 2018 grew some 40 percent from the previous year to about ¥512.7 billion, hitting a record high for the sixth straight year, the Internal Affairs Ministry said Friday. The growth was the steepest on record in terms of amount, […]
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Police name 10 victims of Kyoto arson attack, including acclaimed anime director Yasuhiro Takemoto
KYOTO – Police announced Friday that director Yasuhiro Takemoto was among the 35 victims of the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio last month. Takemoto, 47, was widely praised as one of the company’s leading directors, having worked on a range of projects including “Lucky Star.” Police named 10 of the victims after […]
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Bury EXCLUSIVE: Chairman Steve Dale hits out at EFL and reveals he stayed to save in-crisis club despite legal advice
Bury owner Steve Dale has told talkSPORT the EFL are single-handedly stopping him from steering the crisis-hit League One club to financial security. The businessman – who is battling from terminal leukaemia – also revealed his lawyers told him to walk away, but instead vowed to stay and sort out the mess ‘for the people […]
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‘Liverpool will win the Premier League title this season… as much as it galls me’ – Simon Jordan makes champion prediction
Simon Jordan believes this season will finally be Liverpool’s year where they end their long wait to be crowned Premier League champions. The talkSPORT pundit made his, apparently regretful, title prediction on Friday’s Sports Breakfast, with the Premier League starting again on August 9 when Liverpool play Norwich. Last season’s high-quality title race was one […]
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Man United target Harry Maguire NOT included in Leicester squad for friendly after Red Devils bid
Harry Maguire will play no part in Leicester’s friendly against Atalanta having been left out Brendan Rodgers’ squad following Manchester United bidding for him. As talkSPORT revealed on Thursday, the Red Devils have submitted an £80million take it or leave it bid for Maguire, which will be withdrawn on Monday if no response has been […]
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Transfer news and football gossip: Man United ‘struggling’ in Dybala chase, Liverpool consider move for £20m forward, Tottenham target Lo Celso alternative
talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from Friday’s papers and online… Manchester United are struggling to reach an agreement with Argentina forward Paulo Dybala. Romelu Lukaku has reportedly already agreed a contract worth £8m-a-year with Juventus, but his move hinges on Dybala agreeing to join the Red Devils and it appears […]
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Doug Ford Promotes Amin Massoudi To Key Role
TORONTO — A long-time adviser to Doug Ford and his late brother has been promoted to a key role in the premier’s office. Amin Massoudi has been appointed as Ford’s principal secretary, a role that has been vacant since January. He has been the premier’s deputy chief of staff since the Progressive Conservatives took power […]
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Greg Rickford, Ontario Indigenous Affairs Minister, Criticized For Posing In Bulletproof Vest
Ontario’s minister of Indigenous affairs is being criticized for wearing a bulletproof vest in his own riding and for saying that residents want “our city back” from “transient folks” who don’t obey the law. Minister Greg Rickford, who represents the northwestern constituency of Kenora—Rainy River, made the comments in an interview with Kenora Online. “We […]
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Liberals Defeat Opposition Push To Probe Claims Ex-Diplomats Were Pressured Over China
OTTAWA — The federal opposition parties have failed in their bid to use a rare summer committee hearing to press for an investigation that would force top officials and the foreign affairs minister to explain the Liberal government’s China policy in detail. The Conservatives and NDP had called for the meeting in response to allegations […]
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Arson-hit Kyoto Animation to release new ‘Violet Evergarden’ film in September as planned
KYOTO – Kyoto Animation Co. has decided to release its new film in September as scheduled, with many fans welcoming the move and voicing support for the company that lost dozens of its production staff in an arson attack last month. “Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo,” a spin-off of the “Violet Evergarden” […]
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