Manila, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Economy ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed at a meeting in Manila on Sunday to begin a study on expanding the Japan-ASEAN economic partnership agreement, Japan’s Ryosei Akazawa said after the meeting. Participants

Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. Both missiles are believed to have fallen into

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Ahead of Respect for the Aged Day in Japan on Monday, the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation warned of accidents involving nursing beds or wheelchairs and urged elderly people to review proper usage with their families and

Seoul/Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, at around 3 p.m. Sunday, according to the South Korean military. According to Japanese Defense Ministry sources, it is believed to have

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–The number of people aged 65 and older in Japan is estimated to have totaled 36.24 million as of Tuesday, up by 20,000 from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday, ahead of Respect for the

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–What was possibly a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, Japanese Defense Ministry sources said Sunday. The possible ballistic missile is believed to have fallen into waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to the sources. END

Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Kumagawa Railroad Co., a public-private railway operator in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, fully resumed service on Sunday, about six years and two months after the railway was heavily damaged in the July 2020 Kumamoto

Nagoya, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Takumi Hojo won the men’s triathlon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, bringing Japan its first gold medal at the 2026 Games and marking the country’s fifth consecutive victory in the event. In the women’s individual karate,

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese charity group, met with senior Russian government officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, in Moscow this month. At a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in the

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Canada has decided to join the Global Combat Air Program, a joint initiative by Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, becoming the program’s first observer. Canada is weighing the future purchase of the aircraft,

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in its antiterrorism drill this month were associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world. Following the backlash, the ministry deleted a photo of the

Nagoya, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games was held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the 2026 Games. The Aichi-Nagoya Games are

Jefferson, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. on Friday held an opening ceremony for its third U.S. plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. During the ceremony at the new plant, Yuzaburo Mogi, honorary CEO of Kikkoman, said that the company

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–About 15 pct of municipalities in Japan are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey by Jiji Press. The survey was conducted after a law revision was enacted during

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shuto Inomata, a 25-year-old member of the Japanese boy band Timelesz on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a woman in her 20s. Inomata is suspected of punching the victim in the face on Friday evening at

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Two Chinese research vessels were spotted operating in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Kubashima, an island in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, this week, the Japan Coast Guard said. According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard

New York, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–The yen rebounded past 157 per dollar in New York on Friday, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may have conducted a “rate check” with financial institutions before potential yen-buying market intervention. As of 5 p.m.,

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held phone talks on Friday night and reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to advancing a wide range of security cooperation in order to further strengthen the deterrence and

Washington/Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday and to deliver a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day. The U.S. government said Friday that

(Adnkronos) – Russian President Vladimir Putin voted online in the elections for the renewal of the State Duma currently underway in Russia and in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Kremlin released an image of the President sitting at his desk in

(Adnkronos) – There’s still a month and a half until Election Day, November 3rd, but in some states, it’s already possible to vote for the midterm elections starting today. In Virginia, early in-person voting begins today, meaning voting in person at polling

(Adnkronos) – The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlen, announced that he has given Magdalena Andersson, the leader of the Social Democrats whose coalition narrowly won last Sunday’s elections, the mandate to form a government. “After today’s talks, I have decided

(Adnkronos) – Wine production in occupied Crimea’s companies plummeted by 24.7 percent in the first eight months of 2026, compared to the same period last year, while sparkling wine production dropped by 38 percent, due to the fuel crisis caused by Kyiv

(Adnkronos) – “I want to be clear, you have a strong and solid friend in the White House.” Thus Robert Kennedy assured his support for the ‘no-vax’ movement in his speech at the Children’s Health Defense conference, the association that propagates theories

(Adnkronos) – The State Duma candidate for the seat assigned in Moscow’s Babushkinsky constituency, Green Party member Yulia Kuznetsova, who holds anti-war positions in Ukraine, has been missing since yesterday, after a meeting with her supporters in Sokolniki. “Since yesterday evening, she

(Adnkronos) – Russian authorities have seized the activities and assets still held in Russia by the Swiss food group Nestlé and three French companies, in a new measure against Western companies adopted in the context of sanctions imposed on Moscow for the

(Adnkronos) – The Kennedy Center board loyal to Donald Trump will not be able to proceed with demolitions of the historic performing arts center, a memorial dedicated to JFK which Trump had ordered closed amidst a legal tug-of-war to impose that it

(Adnkronos) – At least two people have died due to gunfire inside a school in the southern Philippines. An official from the regional disaster management agency told AFP.  “As far as I know, these are two students,” said Rolly Aquino, adding that

(Adnkronos) – At least 16 people, including five police officers, have died in an attack carried out inside the Kohat police complex, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northern Pakistan. This was reported by the Inspector General of Police of the province,

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that he will visit New York from Sunday to attend a U.N. General Assembly session. Motegi will also attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers