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Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1254893/japan-set-to-raise-international-tourist-tax-to-alleviate-overtourism-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1254893/japan-set</span><span class="invisible">-to-raise-international-tourist-tax-to-alleviate-overtourism-2/</span></a> Japan set to raise international tourist tax to alleviate overtourism <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EconomicAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTourism</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheJapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheJapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> February 28, 2025 TOKYO – The government and ruling parties are considering raising the International Tourist Tax, which is currently ¥1,000 per person and levied on people leaving Japan as a “departure tax.” The government intends to expand the purposes for which the tax revenue is used, su…</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Romanisation rules not mandatory for names on passports: South Korean court <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/947191/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/947191/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheKoreaHerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKoreaHerald</span></a></p>
Edenz India<p>I’ve published a blog that dives deep into the policy actions and financial regulations needed to address inequality and enhance the quality of life for everyone in India .<br>Check out the blog to learn more and share your thoughts<br>- <a href="https://edenzindia.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-ripple-effect-of-high-us-tariffs.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edenzindia.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/the-ripple-effect-of-high-us-tariffs.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaTrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InclusiveGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveGrowth</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicResilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicResilience</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SustainableEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableEconomy</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1234866/japan-to-regulate-google-apple-itunes-under-new-smartphone-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1234866/japan-to-</span><span class="invisible">regulate-google-apple-itunes-under-new-smartphone-law/</span></a> Japan to regulate Google, Apple, itunes under new smartphone law <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CorporateBuzz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateBuzz</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheJapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheJapanNews</span></a> April 2, 2025 TOKYO – The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) announced on Monday that it has designated three companies — Apple Inc., its Japanese subsidiary iTunes K.K. and Google LLC — as subjects of the smartphone software competition promotion law, a new law regulating very large IT companies in…</p>
Edenz India<p>“”India’s Journey Towards Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7)””</p><p>Read more - <a href="https://edenzindia.blogspot.com/2025/03/indias-journey-towards-affordable-and.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edenzindia.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/indias-journey-towards-affordable-and.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanEnergyFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergyFuture</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeadersForChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadersForChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InnovateForImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InnovateForImpact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalCollaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalCollaboration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2030Agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2030Agenda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDGAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDGAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyForPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyForPeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InclusiveGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateLeadership</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmpowerGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmpowerGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FutureOfPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfPolicy</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Bringing North Korean POWs to South Korea gets bipartisan backing <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/780086/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/780086/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CourtAndCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtAndCrime</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheKoreaHerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKoreaHerald</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>DeepSeek’s advice for South Korea’s AI ambitions <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/710175/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/710175/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheKoreaHerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKoreaHerald</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Japan’s ruling bloc divided on nuclear power use in new energy plan <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/576910/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/576910/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheYomiuriShimbun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheYomiuriShimbun</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>US, China renew long-standing science and technology agreement <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/564228/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/564228/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Pankhurst2<p>Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low/</span></a></p><p>We did this because buying sh*t is more important than saving the world. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MaterialismGoneMad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialismGoneMad</span></a></p>
Upstart Crow<p>Pankhurst2<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@MlleaPankhurst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MlleaPankhurst</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is our reality <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compassion</span></a></p><p>We have to change our behaviors and not wait for someone else to fix it. We cannot keep doing the same terrible things to this planet and each other.<br>🐕🐈🐋🐘🐻‍❄️🕊🐝🦋🌳🌻🔭🧬💉🗳🇺🇦🇺🇸<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/follow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>follow</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/altext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altext</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fox</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hunters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hunters</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/carnivores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carnivores</span></a></p>
Pankhurst2<p>Brazil's Lula Works To Reverse Amazon Deforestation<br><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lula-indigenous_n_63cd5dd4e4b04d4d18dfa911" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/brazil-amaz</span><span class="invisible">on-deforestation-lula-indigenous_n_63cd5dd4e4b04d4d18dfa911</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PolicyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMatters</span></a></p>
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