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Beijing, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official strongly protested to a visiting Japanese diplomat on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent parliamentary remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. Liu Jinsong, director-general of the ministry’s Department of Asian

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slipped below 49,000 on Tuesday, while the key Japanese long-term interest rate hit the highest level in over 17 years. The Nikkei index ended down 1,620.93 points, or 3.22 pct, from Monday,

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first one-on-one meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday. “We had a frank and good conversation about the economy, prices, financial market conditions and monetary policy from various

(Adnkronos) – A ‘survival guide’. In the homes of Taiwan’s 23 million inhabitants, always under political and military pressure from Beijing, which wants the island’s “reunification”, an updated booklet arrives with instructions to follow in case of natural disasters or war. The

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday that the estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6 pct from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month. The cumulative number of

(Adnkronos) – There would be evidence of dialogue between China and Japan, after the escalation of diplomatic tensions triggered by statements on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A meeting took place this morning in Beijing between delegations from the two

Yame, Fukuoka Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Three people were confirmed dead after a suspected plane crash in a mountainous area in the city of Yame in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Tuesday. Around 10:40 a.m., a local resident made an

Yame, Fukuoka Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Three people were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after a suspected plane crash in a mountainous area in the city of Yame in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Tuesday. Around 10:40 a.m.,

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will utilize the vigor of companies to support child rearing at households, Hitoshi Kikawada, minister for policies related to children, regional revitalization, women’s empowerment and gender equality, said in an interview Monday. Kikawada said that

Beijing, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Senior Japanese and Chinese diplomats held talks in Beijing on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent parliamentary remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau,