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16 Dicembre 2025

USA, shooting at Brown University, manhunt still ongoing

(Adnkronos) – The manhunt is still ongoing in connection with the Brown University shooting, which occurred on Saturday and claimed the lives of two students. The FBI stated that agents and analysts are working closely with law enforcement partners to identify the
16 Dicembre 2025

Ruling Bloc Gives Up on Early Passage of Diet Seat Cut Bill

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling parties have given up on enacting a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats before the current extraordinary session of the Diet ends on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, president of
16 Dicembre 2025

Mitsubishi UFJ Announces Hanzawa as Next President

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Junichi Hanzawa, currently president of MUFG Bank, will succeed Hironori Kamezawa as president of the group next spring. The appointment will take effect on April 1, marking the first leadership
16 Dicembre 2025

Japan Shogi Body to Relax Rules on Pregnant Players

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Shogi Association announced Tuesday a review of its professional tournament rules for pregnant female players. The association will abolish its rule stipulating that if the date of a scheduled title match falls within a 14-week window
16 Dicembre 2025

Japan to Send Civilians to Gaza Support Organization

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is planning to dispatch civilian personnel by the end of this year at the earliest to the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center overseeing a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. The government
16 Dicembre 2025

Keizai Doyukai Picks IBM’s Yamaguchi as Chief

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, decided Tuesday to appoint IBM Japan Ltd. General Manager and President Akio Yamaguchi as its new chairman. Yamaguchi, 61, will assume the post, which has been vacant since Takeshi
16 Dicembre 2025

Diet Enacts 18.3-T.-Yen Extra Budget for Stimulus Package

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday enacted the government’s 18.3-trillion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic package under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. General-account spending under the extra budget totals
16 Dicembre 2025

Japan’s Space One to Launch Kairos Rocket Feb. 25

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese startup Space One Co. will launch a Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on Feb. 25 next year after two failed attempts. The Tokyo-based company aims to be Japan’s first to put a satellite into orbit using
16 Dicembre 2025

Top Shareholder Plans to Raise Fuji Media Stake

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Monday that its top shareholder, Aya Nomura, has told the company that she aims to raise her stake in the parent of Fuji Television Network Inc. to up to 33.3 pct. Nomura, the
16 Dicembre 2025

Japanese Public Urged to Stay Vigilant after Quake Advisory Ends

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday called on people to remain prepared for a possible major earthquake and tsunami although the Japan Meteorological Agency’s week-long advisory for a potential megaquake in northern and northeastern Japan expired at the end
16 Dicembre 2025

Diet Enacts 18.3-T.-Yen Extra Budget for Stimulus Package

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday enacted the government’s 18.3-trillion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2025, which will finance the first comprehensive economic package under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. General-account spending under the extra budget totals
16 Dicembre 2025

Japan Govt Presents Draft of Retrial System Revision

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry presented a draft plan to revise the retrial system at a meeting of a subgroup of the Legislative Council on Tuesday. The ministry included two options on each of the major topics where there are
16 Dicembre 2025

Keizai Doyukai Picks IBM’s Yamaguchi as Chief

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, decided Tuesday to appoint IBM Japan Ltd. General Manager and President Akio Yamaguchi as its new chairman. Yamaguchi, 61, will assume the post, which has been vacant since Takeshi
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