Yokohama, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Kanagawa prefectural police have arrested six Japanese men aged 22 to 58 for their suspected involvement in a telephone scam from a base in Vietnam. Shunji Seto, 55, Seiya Abe, 28 and the other four were transferred

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in September rose 2.2 pct from the previous month, posting the first increase in three months, the industry ministry said in a preliminary report Friday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Inflation in central Tokyo stayed above 2 pct for two months in a row in October after the end of the metropolitan government’s water bill exemptions, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core consumer price index

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s job availability ratio rose 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.19 in September, marking its first increase in three months, the labor ministry said Friday. The number of effective job openings leveled off from August, while

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan said Friday that the country’s underlying inflation has reached its 2 pct target, marking a new phase in its monetary policy nearly 14 years after it first set the inflation goal and launched large-scale

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan said Friday that the country’s underlying inflation has reached its 2 pct target, marking a new phase in its monetary policy nearly 14 years after it first set the inflation goal and launched large-scale

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged more than 1,900 points Friday morning, dragged down by renewed selling of artificial intelligence-related shares. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section finished morning

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Employees at the Japanese government have been able to reduce their working hours by 110 minutes per week on average through the use of the “Gennai” generative artificial intelligence platform, a Digital Agency survey showed Friday. The online

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a Chinese man, 24, for allegedly carrying out a spray attack at the Ginza Six shopping complex in the Japanese capital’s upscale Ginza district in May. Ye Shengfeng, 24, a university student

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Private-sector members of a key Japanese government council have proposed active use of surpluses in the state’s foreign exchange special account as financial resources to cover massive fiscal needs. The proposal was presented at Thursday’s meeting of the

Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has held an expanded defense ministers’ meeting with countries including Japan, the United States and China in Cebu, the Philippines, for discussions on security issues. At the meeting held Thursday, China,

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, has posted record-high first-half group sales and operating profit. Sales in April-September rose 10.3 pct from a year before to 348.7 billion yen, while operating profit jumped 15.0 pct

Osaka, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Shiga Bank and Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc. announced Thursday a basic agreement to launch talks on integrating their operations in April 2028 to create the largest local banking group in the Kansai region of western Japan in terms

(Adnkronos) – A record number of 33 members have been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party at the end of the fifth annual plenary session, which recorded the lowest participation since 2024. Party discipline was on the agenda of the meeting. Xi

(Adnkronos) – A ship chartered by the Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services sank last night after being hit by three naval drones off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. According to Zim, the crew of the container ship, which departed from the

(Adnkronos) – A few days before the November 3 midterm elections, Democrats see a possibility of winning a majority in the American Senate. According to four new CNN polls, the party’s candidates are ahead in Michigan and Texas, while the races in

(Adnkronos) – “I will speak to him, but I think the elections in Brazil were a disgrace.” This was stated by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, before leaving for South Carolina, commenting on the outcome of the elections in

(Adnkronos) – The Serbian student movement, winner of the legislative elections, has called for the resignation of the heads of several key government bodies, including the police force and intelligence services, in an attempt to oust allies of the outgoing nationalist government.

(Adnkronos) – The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament announced today that he will ask MPs to vote next week on the appointment of Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, leader of the Centre Party, as prime minister, despite being aware that such an attempt has

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her government will resume subsidies in December to help lower electricity and gas bills during the colder months, as part of the fight against the rising cost of living. Speaking

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese airline group ANA Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it will acquire full ownership of RegionalPlus Wings Corp., the holding company of midsize airlines Airdo Co. and Solaseed Air Inc., through a stock swap in April next

Nagoya, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it will record a special loss of around 380 billion yen for the business year ending in March, following a data scandal involving its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of vehicles sold globally by eight major Japanese automakers in April-September was down 1.3 pct from a year before, standing at 11.83 million units, data from the companies showed Thursday. Sales in the first half

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her government will resume subsidies in December to help lower electricity and gas bills, as part of the fight against the rising cost of living. Speaking to reporters at the

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a city assembly member from Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to Taiwan-born author Li Kotomi over a privacy violation related to the disclosure

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her country will support recovery efforts following a massive wildfire that occurred in Mongolia on Oct. 8. During her 10-minute phone talks with her Mongolian counterpart, Nyam-Osor Uchral, Takaichi said

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it will release the first new Pajero SUV model in seven years in Japan on Dec. 17, with prices starting at 6,193,000 yen. Preorders for the new Pajero began this month and have

(Adnkronos) – A Russian drone attack against a railway station in the city of Dnipro, central Ukraine, has caused the death of 13 people. The complaint came from Governor Oleksandr Hanzha, who in a Telegram post cited by SkyNews reported at least

(Adnkronos) – In France, 441 people, including 61 children and adolescents, drowned over a four-month period, largely during heatwave periods. This is a “moderate” increase compared to the previous year, which was already characterized by a high number of deaths, according to

(Adnkronos) – Estonia plans to build approximately 150 bunkers on the border with Russia, as part of efforts to strengthen its defensive readiness. This was stated to journalists by Estonian Defense Minister Martin Herem. According to reports from Estonian broadcaster Err, Herem