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Japan scrutinises foreigners’ unpaid resident taxes!

Photo credit: Mainichi Japan’s internal affairs ministry has started surveying its municipalities on the collection of the individual resident tax from foreign workers who left Japan in 2024. The Japan Times reports that the resident tax is collected every fiscal year based on the previous year’s income.  In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some of foreign…

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Could we have some peace? by Adewale Sobowale

We won’t need fireworks; With various wars; Every day getting worse; In our crazy wild world: Year approaching embers; Climaxing in December; If we’re lucky; We’ll get turkey: Otherwise; We’ll be war-weary! Conflicts – here there near, and hither: Farms are vandalized; Homes are ravaged: People out to refugeedom – When not into martyrdom – Into…

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Israel to retake Gaza!

Photo credit: AP News Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City. AP reports that the Prime Minister’s office confirmed it. The decision was taken early Friday, and it marks another escalation of Israel’s 22-month offensive launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The war has already killed thousands of Palestinians, destroyed much of…

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