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Japan Govt to Buy Back 210,000 Tons of Rice after Stockpile Release

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will buy back 210,000 tons of rice after it released some of its stockpiles since last year, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki told a press conference Tuesday. The purchase will cover rice from the 2025 crop, whose inventories are high. Contracts will be concluded this month. The decision followed the announcement of the 2026 rice harv...

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Ruto formally appoints Sossion to TSC

President William Ruto has formally appointed former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and Antonina Lentoijoni as members of the Teachers Service Commission…

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