Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Isao Harimoto, the first and only player in the history of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, to achieve more than 3,000 career hits, died on Wednesday afternoon, it was learned Thursday. He was 86. Harimoto collected

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of people transported by ambulance due to self-harm and suicide attempts is on an upward trend in Japan, reaching 43,631 cases in 2025, a survey showed Thursday. The survey, released on World Suicide Prevention Day, was

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–A total of 123 cases of ransomware attacks were confirmed in Japan in January-June, hitting the highest level on a half-year basis since the start of existing data in 2020, National Police Agency data on cyberthreats showed Thursday.

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese department stores have started offering “osechi” traditional New Year’s dishes for 2027, pushing products that reflect current trends in an effort to attract young consumers. Department stores are rolling out products incorporating trends such as “Oshikatsu,” or

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it will deploy up to 10,000 police officers per day for security operations at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, scheduled to begin in earnest on Sept. 19. About 3,100 of the personnel

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has criticized Tokyo’s request to remove a new statue of a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing a chrysanthemum emblem, a symbol of Japan. Japan should not interfere in the matter, Maria

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it will set up an expert panel to discuss adding the security sector to the Employment for Skill Development Program for foreign workers, which will start in April 2027 to replace

Amsterdam, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale retrospective for Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, who died in August at the age of 97, is set to open at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on Friday. The exhibition, previewed for the press Wednesday, will showcase

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–In 1944, as World War II entered its final stages, Itaru Maruo was a promising student at an elite university, dreaming of a career in art. Then the Imperial Japanese military called him up. Deployed to China under

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Japanese nationals have received the Lasker Awards, one of the most prestigious medical awards in the world. The Lasker Foundation of the United States on Wednesday awarded University of Tsukuba professor Masashi Yanagisawa, 66, who discovered orexin,

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese food companies are offering more protein-rich options for health-conscious consumers, including curry and coffee products. While protein supplements have had an image of being something for people trying to bulk up, companies are offering more convenient options

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese food companies are offering more protein-rich options for health-conscious consumers, including curry and coffee products. While protein supplements have had an image of being something for people trying to bulk up, companies are offering more convenient options

(Adnkronos) – Palestinian sources reported a raid in the Shati refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip. Ynet News writes that the target of the attack was a house whose owners had received an evacuation warning. 

London, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–A funeral ceremony was held in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Wednesday for the late King Harald V of Norway, who died at the age of 89 last month. Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Australian Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer expressed hope Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Japan in the energy sector, with China’s increasing economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific region in mind. At a press conference at the Japan National Press

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, a Japanese opposition party, decided Wednesday to disband, following the failure of its planned merger with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of party

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering retaining Koichi Hagiuda as executive acting secretary-general of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a planned reshuffle of the LDP’s executive lineup, LDP sources said Wednesday. Takaichi is expected to maintain

(Adnkronos) – At least 12 people have been killed and another 71 injured in Russian attacks in Ukraine in the last 24 hours, local authorities reported. In Kyiv, nine people were injured following a Russian air attack this morning that hit a

(Adnkronos) – Five people have died following a helicopter crash near a remote landing strip in the interior of Sarawak, on the northwestern coast of Borneo island; Malaysian authorities announced on Wednesday. The BO-105 helicopter, in service for the country’s “Flying Doctor

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government proposed Wednesday that the aviation sector be added to a new “employment for skill development” program for foreign workers that will start in April 2027 to replace the technical intern training program. The government presented

(Adnkronos) – A British-Israeli rabbi, whose wife and two daughters were killed by Hamas members, has accused the British government of applying unfair criteria towards Israelis. Rabbi Leo Dee’s wife, Lucy, and daughters, Maia and Rina, were shot dead while driving through

(Adnkronos) – Gradual resumption of traffic at British airports after yesterday’s chaos, but there are still delays and cancellations. The director of National Air Traffic Services (Nats), Martin Rolfe, has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of the chaos at

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Heavy rain struck areas stretching from the Tokai central region to the Chugoku and Shikoku western regions of Japan on Wednesday due to a weather front and a low-pressure system along it. The Japan Meteorological Agency urged people

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced Tomoru Honda, a Japanese swimmer who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for dangerous driving

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will raise the price of imported wheat sold to domestic millers by 12 pct to 70,020 yen per ton in October, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The increase reflects higher shipping fees and rising prices

Kyoto, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. has said it will release “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” a remake for its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console, on Nov. 5. The company will also release a Nintendo Switch 2 console with

Seoul, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korea will not send officials to Saturday’s memorial service at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, it was learned Wednesday. It will be the third consecutive year

(Adnkronos) – Three weapons depots and a rocket launching position were destroyed yesterday in Israeli air strikes conducted throughout the Gaza Strip. This is what the Idf, the Israeli defense forces, report. According to the Israeli army, the weapons depots, belonging to

New Delhi, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders are increasingly dispatching staff to India to support clients from Japan, with nine banks having already taken such steps and at least seven more planning to follow suit. Those banks aim to support their

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa announced on Wednesday that the Japanese opposition party will disband after completing liquidation procedures. At an extraordinary meeting of party executives on the day, the CRA decided on its dissolution following the