Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan Post Bank is considering investing in Matsui Securities Co., an online brokerage firm, apparently aiming to provide a wider range of investment products to customers nationwide, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. “We are in discussions

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Visiting Italian Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli has called on the Group of Seven major democracies to prioritize addressing problems that people with disabilities face in emergencies such as natural disasters and armed conflicts. In an interview in

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s GMO Internet Inc., recently hit by a cyberattack, said Wednesday it had confirmed that a website disclosing personal information purportedly belonging to a GMO customer had been taken down. The website is believed to have been created

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Excavation is underway at an archaeological site in a western Japan city, with both researchers and local residents anxious to unravel the mystery of when and how humans arrived in the Japanese archipelago. The Kanmuri ruins

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday approved the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s revised proposal that includes a cut of 31 proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives. The DPFP had drawn up its

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–More than 70 pct of elementary and junior high school students in Japan spend less than an hour a week reading, despite about seven in 10 saying they like reading books, a recent survey has shown. The survey

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Retail egg prices in Japan hit a record high in October apparently because of the effects of a bird flu outbreak last year and rising demand as the year-end approaches. The average price of a pack of 10

New Delhi, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–A business mission led by Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has begun a week-long visit to India. This is the first time in eight years that the JCCI has sent a

New York, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–A U.N. General Assembly committee adopted by majority vote a Japan-led resolution seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons. At the assembly’s First Committee dealing with disarmament, the resolution received support from 150 countries, while seven, including China,

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The bereaved family of a Kurdish man holding Turkish nationality who died in custody at a Tokyo police station has sued the Tokyo metropolitan government and the clinic where the police station’s contract doctor works. In the suit

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyberattack that recently hit Japan’s GMO Internet Inc. after being contacted by the company for consultations, investigative sources said Wednesday. The police examined the extent of damage from the cyberattack as

Hiroshima, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which exhibits items from the Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima. At the invitation of an acquaintance,

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–More than 90 pct of bicycle users said they had felt unsafe while riding on roads shared with automobiles, a survey by a Tokyo-based bicycle parking lot operator has found six months after Japan introduced the “blue ticket”

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s new agriculture minister, Arata Takebe, has said that thorough “scientific discussions” must be held on a plan to lift the ban on imports of fresh potatoes from the United States. The discussions will take “considerable time,” he

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry plans to buy back an additional 100,000 tons of rice from the private sector to replenish the government’s stockpiles after some of the state rice reserves was released in and after March last year, it

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Shipping company Nippon Yusen K.K., power and energy firm Jera Co., Imabari Shipbuilding Co. and four other Japanese corporations have announced a partnership to promote ammonia-fueled ships. The seven, also including shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Kyokuyo

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyberattack that recently hit Japan’s GMO Internet Inc. after being contacted by the company for consultations, investigative sources said Wednesday. The police examined the extent of damage from the cyberattack as

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Whether to make a work interval system mandatory has become a key issue as the Japanese government considers revising working hour regulations. Companies are currently only required to make efforts to introduce the system, which has yet to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has formally presented its revised proposal to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31. The proposal was submitted to a meeting Tuesday among working-level officials from

Kumamoto, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–While reconstruction efforts have been progressing since a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in July, 1,073 people were still staying in shelters in the southwestern Japan prefecture as of Tuesday, before Wednesday marks three months since the disaster.

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to draw up a new defense industry foundation strategy to achieve a virtuous cycle of defense capabilities development and economic growth, it was learned Tuesday. Under the strategy, the government will set up an

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto on Tuesday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of espionage, the Japanese Embassy in Moscow has revealed. The request was made during a

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–GMO Internet Inc. said Tuesday that personal information that is believed to belong to a customer was disclosed by those who conducted unauthorized access to its systems. According to security company officials and other sources, GMO Internet did

(Adnkronos) – “Many things have changed in recent months, but the task remains urgent: Venezuela still needs a democratic transition based on fundamental rights, political participation, and free elections.” This was declared by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, welcoming the return to Venezuela

Beijing, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message on Tuesday to the bereaved family of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who died on Thursday, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. In the message, Xi described Fukuda as

(Adnkronos) – Two British citizens have been indicted for national security offenses in connection with last month’s incident at Raf Fairford base, in Gloucestershire county. Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, and Nouman Essghir, 24, have been formally charged under the National Security Act 2023. 

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told her Bangladeshi counterpart, Tarique Rahman, on Tuesday that Japanese companies’ investment in Bangladesh is expected to reach 1 trillion yen over the next five years. At their meeting at the prime minister’s

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita expressed eagerness in a recent interview to legalize the sole use of maiden names after marriage. While the details of the planned legislation are “still under consideration,” Yamashita said that he will

Kyoto, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Nidec Corp. said Tuesday that it has decided to file a damages lawsuit against nine former executives, including its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, over an accounting scandal that came to light last year. The decision comes after an investigation

Shizuoka, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Shizuoka District Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the operation of the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 reactors at Chubu Electric Power Co.’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.