Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry plans to give full public health insurance coverage to the cost of childbirth, it was learned Wednesday. The plan, aimed at eliminating out-of-pocket childbirth expenses, is expected to be presented to the medical insurance subcommittee

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices. The survey results, presented Wednesday to

(Adnkronos) – The United States government has suspended immigration applications for citizens from 19 countries. According to an official memo released yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has suspended the processing of green card and citizenship applications for those from countries already

Seoul, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that Seoul will not take sides in the recent spat between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Taking sides would worsen the standoff between the

(Adnkronos) – South Korea has approved a law banning the launch of balloons in no-fly zones, where overflights are prohibited. This was announced today by Seoul’s unification ministry. The measure is intended to curb activists who use balloons to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets

(Adnkronos) – Searches for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014, will resume on December 30. This was announced today by the Malaysian Ministry of Transport. The Boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared from radar screens on March 8,

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. on Wednesday resumed order receipts on the internet from corporate clients under its “Askul” brand service, following a system failure caused by a cyberattack. Internet order receipts, which had been

Paris, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has put global economic growth for 2026 at 2.9 pct, unchanged from its previous forecast in September. Strong investment in artificial intelligence is expected to support the global economy, leaving the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–“Hagoita” Japanese wooden paddles featuring Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 other people who made headlines this year were unveiled by Tokyo-based doll maker Kyugetsu Co. on Wednesday. Ohtani was named U.S.

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices. The survey results, presented Wednesday to

Seoul, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that Seoul will not take sides in the recent spat between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Taking sides will worsen the standoff between the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has allocated 200 billion yen in its draft fiscal 2025 supplementary budget mainly for Japan Coast Guard activities and U.N. peacekeeping operations, it has been learned. About 100 billion yen will be spent to strengthen

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is working to arrange a summit with five Central Asian countries for Dec. 19-20 in Tokyo. Bilateral meetings between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and leaders from the Central Asian nations are also being considered.

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese cruise operator has canceled its tours to Japan scheduled from late December to late January next year, apparently due to rising tensions between the two East Asian countries. An agent in Japan was notified of the

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–A key Japanese Ministry of Finance panel has urged the government to attach importance to the primary budget balance, in the run-up to the compilation of the state budget for fiscal 2026, which starts next April. While the

Washington, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. affiliates of nine Japanese companies, including trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp., have sued the U.S. government, challenging the legality of tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, it was learned Tuesday. The plaintiffs are seeking

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday opened the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to the press, demonstrating the safety of the unit, which the firm aims to bring back online. Members of

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling coalition is planning to submit to the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Friday a bill on a framework for a proposed reduction in House of Representatives seats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new partner,

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to export more goods and “know-how” to Mongolia and is also ready to invest in the central Asian country, undertaking joint ventures, especially in the fashion and natural resources sector, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  

(Adnkronos) – Copenhagen police have arrested two men suspected of raising funds for Hamas, an activity that Danish authorities consider to be financing terrorism. The capital’s police force announced on its social media accounts that a 28-year-old man was arrested today, while

(Adnkronos) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been released from Hazelton maximum-security prison after receiving a ”total and unconditional” pardon from US President Donald Trump. This was reported by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Hernandez was serving a 45-year prison

(Adnkronos) – For AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla there is no doubt: the speaker who imitated Adolf Hitler at the founding congress of the new youth organization of Alternative for Germany will soon no longer be part of the party. “If that had

(Adnkronos) – “A ship without a rudder.” This is how the FBI led by Kash Patel is described in a 115-page report, which includes comments from retired and still-serving agents, who give a scathing assessment of the first six months of the

(Adnkronos) – A British citizen has been arrested in Ukraine on charges of espionage for Moscow. The Ukrainian security service stated that the arrested person is a former member of the British armed forces and that the investigation against him was conducted

(Adnkronos) – Today, Tennessee votes in special elections in a district, a Republican stronghold where a year ago Donald Trump won by 22 points, but which today Democrats dare to dream of conquering. The latest polls show Democrat Aftyn Behn just two

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump’s plan for regime change in Venezuela “risks degenerating into a strategic, political, and legal quagmire.” This is how CNN summarizes the situation in which the American president last night convened his national security team in the Oval Office

(Adnkronos) – “The international community must remain highly vigilant against Japan’s ambitions to expand its military capabilities and revive militarism.” This is the appeal of the Chinese ambassador to the UN, Fu Cong, in a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, once again

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from floods and landslides caused by a week of torrential rains is also rising in Sri Lanka. According to what the Disaster Management Center announced today, 410 people have died while 336 are missing. In total, one

(Adnkronos) – New public execution in Taliban Afghanistan. According to the Supreme Court, the death sentence of a man convicted of murder was carried out in front of a crowd gathered in a sports stadium in Khost, in the east of the

Taipei, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s Taiwanese subsidiary for violating Taiwan’s security and other relevant laws, following the indictment in August of a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The