Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–A total of 117 Japanese lawmakers said they believe the country should sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a survey by the hibakusha atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo has shown. Meanwhile, the

Sapporo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–A popular annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on Wednesday, showcasing 210 ice and snow sculptures across three venues. The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until Feb. 11, is expected

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines has said that its passenger revenue on China routes last December was about 20 pct lower than its initial plan, following Beijing’s notices advising Chinese citizens against traveling to Japan. The weakness continued into January and

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Wednesday it will suspend new policy sales for 90 days in response to a large-scale fraud scandal that came to light last month. The insurer said the decision was made to prioritize overhauling

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s five largest securities firms posted higher revenue and profit for April-December last year as rising stock prices lifted brokerage fee revenue and robust merger and acquisition activity boosted advisory fee revenue. The broader adoption of Japan’s revamped

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Thai-born goalkeeper Poomraphee Siribunyakul played a pivotal role in leading Kashima Gakuen High School to its best-ever result–a runner-up finish–at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, held from December to January. Although Kashima Gakuen lost the final

Bangkok, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Thai and Japanese police authorities agreed to closely cooperate to eradicate human trafficking after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo. Senior police officials from Japan’s

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin considering plans to introduce outside capital into its real estate business. The parent company of Fuji Television Network Inc. said it will not exclude “the possibility of

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea decades ago, turned 90 on Wednesday, lamenting the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. “Everyone

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s interior minister Matteo Piantedosi will testify on Wednesday to the lower house of parliament on the deployment of federal agents from the controversial US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics, the parliament said in a

(Adnkronos) – House Republicans aim today to approve the Budget package, thus ending the shutdown, the second of the new Trump presidency, which began last Saturday. With Democrats having announced they will not vote for the package, Speaker Mike Johnson in this

(Adnkronos) – Since 2023, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ‘saved’ only one of the generals of the powerful Military Commission. Of the high-ranking officers immortalized with Zhang Youxia, who was sacked last weekend, in a photo that went viral that year, only

(Adnkronos) – A long-serving official at the Polish Ministry of Defense has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, ministry spokesman Janusz Sejmej announced. The mid-level official was part of the Planning and Strategy directorate. The arrest, the result of a

(Adnkronos) – At least 15 people have died, including three children, in a dramatic bus accident in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, in the northeast. Local authorities reported that approximately 60 people who were taking part in a pilgrimage were on board

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Yamaha Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will release the JOG ONE, a moped that meets Japan’s new emissions regulations, on March 19. The category-1 moped was developed with reduced output based on high-end models with larger engine

Osaka, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–The defense for Tetsuya Yamagami, who was given an indefinite prison term for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plans to appeal the sentence issued last month, informed sources said Tuesday. The appeal is

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Emperor showed the photos he took during his

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is taking part in an international meeting on critical minerals on Wednesday in Washington DC organised by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, who will open the conference with US vice-president J.D. Vance, the foreign ministry

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin considering plans to introduce outside capital into its real estate business. The parent company of Fuji Television Network Inc. said it will not exclude “the possibility of

Kyoto, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated sales in April-December last year nearly doubled from a year before to 1,905.8 billion yen, a record high for the nine-month period. The result was driven by strong sales of the

(Adnkronos) – Italian-Americans have raised funds for areas of southern Italy ravaged by heavy rain and storm surges in January “and will continue” to do so, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told reporters in Cagliari, Sardinia late Monday.  “Tomorrow, I will be in

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin considering plans to introduce outside capital into its real estate business. The parent company of Fuji Television Network Inc. said it will not exclude “the possibility of

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Innovation Party and Sanseito have called for setting a cap on the percentage of foreign nationals in Japan’s population in their promises to voters for Sunday’s House of Representatives election. By contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party,

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Koichi Hagiuda, an executive of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who is running in the Tokyo No. 24 constituency in Sunday’s general election, is seeking to fully emerge from the party’s high-profile slush fund scandal through the election.

Kyoto, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated sales in April-December last year nearly doubled from a year before to 1,905.8 billion yen, a record high for the nine-month period. The result was driven by strong sales of the

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared over 2,000 points to rewrite its all-time closing high on Tuesday, ahead of Sunday’s general election in the country. The Nikkei average closed at 54,720.66, up 2,065.48 points, or 3.92 pct,

(Adnkronos) – One woman dead and five injured is the toll of a Russian air raid conducted overnight on the Kharkiv oblast. This was stated by regional governor Oleg Synegubov. 

(Adnkronos) – Large fire in the western part of Tehran. Iranian media report, citing sources from the capital’s Fire Department working to extinguish the flames. The causes are not clear, nor are there any reports of possible victims at the moment due

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to avoid discussing the proposed reduction in the number of House of Representatives seats during the campaign for Sunday’s general election. In their campaign platforms, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its

(Adnkronos) – Daniella Cabello, daughter of the very powerful Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, has been appointed Minister of Tourism. This was announced by the interim Venezuelan president, Delcy Rodríguez, in a message on Telegram, in which she wrote that the 33-year-old “will