The United States and Iran agreed on a memorandum of understanding to bring about an immediate and permanent ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and establish a framework for future negotiations.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill to create a crime of desecrating Japan’s national flag, which would punish acts of damaging the “Hinomaru” flag. The LDP plans to submit the bill to the current Diet session.
A parliamentary panel in discussion on the succession to the imperial throne approved a controversial draft proposal, in defiance of opposition from the Japanese Communist Party and others, as the “consensus of the legislative branch”.
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