Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday expressed her deep concern over the U.S. government’s decision to add the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, to its sanctions list. In a social media post, Takaichi

Bangkok, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku vowed on Friday to make full preparations for a sumo tournament scheduled to take place in Bangkok in June 2027. “We will do our utmost to allow people in Thailand to fully enjoy

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Keiji Furuya, a lawmaker of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, revealed Friday that he had received an email from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calling Chinese sanctions against him a great honor. Furuya told reporters that he received the

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested a 31-year-old Vietnamese woman by Friday on suspicion of facilitating illegal employment of a Vietnamese man who lacked permission to engage in activities outside his visa status, the police said. Nguyen Thi Huyen, a former

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Top management officials of some of the four major beer makers suspected of a price cartel are believed to have been informed of details of shipping price hikes negotiated among the companies, informed sources told Jiji Press on

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., both part of the U.S. Prudential Financial Inc. group, to suspend some operations for more than three months over fraud committed by

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The planned consumption tax cut for food is expected to reduce household financial burdens by about 36,000 yen per citizen, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday. “The tax rate cut will basically be reflected in prices,” Takaichi

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–More Japanese companies revealed Friday that they had experienced major customer data breaches due to cyberattacks. East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said that about 6.09 million customer accounts may have been compromised, as a result of

Hiroshima, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Duc Nguyen, who was born conjoined with his older brother, Viet, in Vietnam, held talks with a hibakusha atomic bomb survivor during his visit to the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Friday. Duc told Chieko Kiriake, a

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of police officers on the streets of New Delhi. New protests are expected tomorrow in the Indian capital to demand the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, and according to the Press Trust of India agency, more

(Adnkronos) – Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopened to the public on October 1st, after a year-long closure, with a special event allowing visitors to “directly” enjoy the charm of its 1930s architecture and ornaments. Jiji Press reports that in the event,

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it had taken enforcement action against an Asian food store that stocked and sold meat products from Vietnam and Indonesia, whose imports are prohibited in principle, in the first such crackdown. On

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a damages order against a website operator who made imitation band scores available for free. The top court’s Second Petty Bench thus finalized the Tokyo High Court order that the website operator

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The average number of new influenza cases per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan stood at 11.35 in the week through Sunday, exceeding the alert level of 10, the health ministry said Friday. The figure, based on reports

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to nine years in prison for attempting to murder Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in March last year. Presiding

(Adnkronos) – Five people, including three children, died in yesterday’s collapse of a building in Istanbul, where the lower floors crumbled while the upper ones remained standing on the rubble. The collapse occurred in the Asian part of the metropolis, the city

(Adnkronos) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states that his former military secretary Avi Gil was aware “like others” of the imminent Hamas-led assault of October 7, 2023, “and chose not to wake the prime minister in time.” The Israeli premier himself stated

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., both part of the U.S. Prudential Financial Inc. group, to suspend some operations for more than three months over fraud committed by

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her intention on Friday to keep embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in his post. “I want him to leverage his abundant knowledge and policymaking ability and work harder than anyone to strengthen

Manila, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the Philippines applied their Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA, for the first time during a joint exercise in the Philippines, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force said Friday. During the Doshin Bayanihan exercise with the Philippine

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The share of couples in Japan who arranged child support payments upon divorce rose to 74.7 pct in the second quarter of the year from 55.5 pct a year before, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The rise followed

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday called on financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures in response to a recent series of customer data breaches caused by unauthorized access. The agency asked financial institutions to examine their response

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–More than half of people in Japan lack confidence in their ability to evacuate during a disaster or believe they would be unable to do so, a survey by the Japanese Red Cross Society has shown. The survey

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held a meeting Friday to thoroughly review special tax incentives, subsidies and funds in an effort to secure financial resources for a planned consumption tax cut and defense buildup. As preparations begin in earnest for

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese food manufacturers are coming up with plant-based alternatives for various seafood products such as octopus, bonito flakes and “mentaiko” spicy cod roe. The products may help widen food options because their supplies are not impacted by poor

Beijing, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. has announced the signing of a new three-way strategic alliance with two state-owned Chinese auto giants, China FAW Corp. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., each of which has a partnership with the leading Japanese automaker

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Okinawa prefectural assembly passed a resolution on Friday protesting to the U.S. military in response to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed in the southern Japan prefecture on suspicion of robbery and murder. The

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan expressed regret Friday over Russia’s request for the extradition of Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. At a press conference, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Russia’s request that

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Two more Japanese firms have disclosed unauthorized access to their systems that led to large-scale breaches of customer data. Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd., a secondhand goods retailer, said Friday that data on up to around 6.43 million customers

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen a surge in approved compensation claims by medical workers for work-related mental disorders, a government white paper showed Friday. The annual report on measures to prevent death from overwork, endorsed at a cabinet meeting, highlights