Tokyo, May 6 (IANS) Japan’s agriculture ministry said that a new outbreak of swine fever has been confirmed at a farm in the central prefecture of Shizuoka, marking the fourth such case reported in the country this year.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, nearly 3,000 pigs at the farm in the city of Fujinomiya will be culled.Local authorities received a report of piglet deaths from the farm on Monday and conducted an on-site inspection. Test results confirmed that t…
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Moscow, April 2 (IANS) The deployment of anti-ship hypersonic missiles at Japanese military garrisons in Kumamoto and Shizuoka represents yet another indication that Japan is moving away from the pacifist provisions enshrined in its Constitution, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.Japan’s deployment of missile systems on its territory and the buildup of its offensive weapons arsenals reflect the country’s dangerous course toward remilitarization, she said.”Add to this the …