Tokyo, May 11 (IANS) A programme to reward people for reporting businesses that hire illegal foreign workers was launched by Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture on Monday, local media highlighted.According to the details available, the government will report the employers to the police after verifying the information as accurate, and the tipster will receive a reward of 10,000 yen (USD 64) if the information leads to an enforcement action.“The programme was introduced after the prefecture said it had…
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Tokyo, May 1 (IANS) Japan purchased a shipment of Russian oil on Friday, which is the first purchase since February 2022. Japan relies on West Asia for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports, the majority of which pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and has been releasing its national oil reserves to stabilise domestic supply.The oil purchased from Russia, carried by the oil tanker Voyager, is expected to arrive at the port of Kikuma on Shikoku Island on May 3, according to the Russian state-o…