London/New York, March 6 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly rose above 158 yen in London on Friday, hitting the highest level since Jan. 23. At 12:30 p.m., the U.S. currency stood at 157.92-158.02 yen, up 0.37 yen from 4 p.m. Thursday. The greenback

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday informed his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, of Tokyo’s serious concern over the situation in Iran following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country. In their phone talks, Motegi also urged Sa’ar to

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, agreed Friday to establish bilateral consultative bodies for cybersecurity and economic security. At their meeting in Tokyo, the two leaders also confirmed that Japan and Canada will

(Adnkronos) – A total of 2,500 Italians will “leave the Gulf today”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday after online talks with ambassadors in Gulf countries, where thousands of Italians have been stranded amid the conflict with Iran which began when

(Adnkronos) – Rome has diplomatic relations with Tehran and believes it is crucial to maintain dialogue in order to end “as quickly as possible” the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran which began last Saturday with US-Israeli strikes on

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations must be strengthened so wars that flout international law such as Russia’s four-year-old invasion of Ukraine can be prevented, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Friday in an interview on the seven-day-old United States-Israel-Iran conflict.  “The

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, agreed Friday to establish bilateral consultative bodies for cybersecurity and economic security. An their meeting in Tokyo, the two leaders also confirmed that Japan and Canada will

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission has decided to suspend visa exemption for Georgian diplomatic, service and official passport holders. Now Georgian diplomats will need a visa to enter the Schengen area for official purposes.   It is the first time, the Commission

(Adnkronos) – The United States and Venezuela have agreed to resume diplomatic and consular relations. The parties have committed in a joint statement to make common efforts to ensure stability, support economic recovery, and promote political reconciliation. While relations between the two

(Adnkronos) – The British Home Office today informed 150 immigrant families whose asylum applications have been denied that they can receive lump sums of 10,000 pounds per person, up to a maximum of four people per household, if they agree to leave

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry said Friday it has conditionally approved the production and sales of two regenerative medical products using induced pluripotent stem cells. The approval was given to Tokyo-based startup Cuorips Inc.’s cardiac muscle cell sheet called “ReHeart”

Nagoya, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Major auto parts supplier Denso Corp. has proposed acquiring major chipmaker Rohm Co., it was learned Friday. With the envisaged acquisition, Denso aims to stably procure power semiconductors, which control electric current and voltage, in view of the

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency said Friday it will start in May a large-scale test of its generative artificial intelligence platform for administrative tasks, involving some 180,000 staff workers at all government agencies and ministries. Through the test, the agency

(Adnkronos) – A total 10,000 Italians have been flown home from the Middle East amid a ‘dangerous, very complicated situation’ as the seven-day-old war between the United States, Israel and Iran widens, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday, noting the “enormous effort”

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–An opinion poll by Japan’s Foreign Ministry showed Friday that 68.0 pct of respondents feel that disinformation about international affairs is spreading online. The result suggests that concern about information manipulation by foreign countries is growing in the

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party resumed discussions Friday to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, by 10 pct. The LDP held the first general meeting

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday the seven-day-old war which the United States and Israel are waging on Iran will last “at least six weeks” – a forecast in line with that of US president Donald Trump, who has

(Adnkronos) – Social media banned for minors under 16 in Indonesia, where authorities speak of a “digital emergency” as the need to protect children’s online safety is now felt globally. The ban, announced today, will be effective from March 28. It will

(Adnkronos) – In the early hours of today, air raids and bombings hit Ali Khamenei’s compound in the Iranian capital Tehran, the Supreme Leader of Iran killed last Saturday. This area was targeted again, close to other seats of power, including the

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will operate chartered flights from Oman and Saudi Arabia on Sunday to transport Japanese citizens in the Middle East back home amid growing regional tensions in the wake of the escalating conflict between the U.S.-Israeli

(Adnkronos) – Tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal after the conviction under the controversial “national security” law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong, a former British colony increasingly within Beijing’s orbit. Lai’s lawyers, a British citizen and former director of a newspaper

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s customs authorities blocked 31,760 imports of counterfeit and other intellectual property-infringing goods in 2025, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The annual total marked the third-highest level since the ministry began publishing such data in 1987. The figure

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, government officials said Friday. One of the two, believed to be the Tehran bureau chief of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, has been in detention since Jan. 20

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Major auto parts maker Denso Corp. has proposed acquiring shares in major semiconductor producer Rohm Co., it was learned Friday. “We have been considering various strategic options, including purchasing Rohm shares,” Denso said in a statement. In a

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry said Friday it has conditionally approved production and sales of two novel regenerative therapies capitalizing on induced pluripotent stem cells. The world’s first permission of iPS cell-derived medicine, albeit provisional, was given to Tokyo-based startup

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan will send a Self-Defense Forces aircraft to prepare for operations to transport Japanese nationals in the Middle East, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday. In view of the escalating tensions in the region, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Akiko will make unofficial visits to Luxembourg and Monaco from March 16 to 24, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. According to the agency, the princess, a second cousin of Emperor Naruhito, will give a lecture

Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)–The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Friday started the seventh, or final, round of treated water discharge into the Pacific for fiscal 2025, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said. The operation, scheduled to

Silicon Valley, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Life Insurance Co. has sued U.S. artificial intelligence developer OpenAI for allegedly giving legal advice via its ChatGPT chatbot without a license to a former insurance beneficiary, it was learned Thursday. According to the lawsuit, filed

Seoul, March 6 (Jiji Press)–The foundation established by South Korea and funded by Japan to implement the 2015 bilateral accord over the issue of so-called wartime comfort women has challenged a South Korean court decision to allow the plaintiffs in a related