Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision on whether to attend intensive Budget Committee discussions at the Diet, the country’s parliament, appears to hold the key to breaking the deadlock in the ongoing Diet session over two controversial bills

Hiroshima, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa inspected U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc.’s semiconductor plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday. Akazawa attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production building at the plant that is slated to produce

Osaka, July 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sharp Corp. aims to log sales of 200 billion yen to 300 billion yen from new businesses it is launching in collaboration with its parent company, Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., its president and CEO, Tetsuji

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering providing financial support to cover the training costs of pilots for firefighting and disaster relief helicopters as well as doctor helicopters. The plan is being considered in response to the aging pilot population

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)–The number of fire or smoke incidents apparently caused by lithium-ion batteries during garbage disposal and collection in Japan hit a record high of 36,760 in fiscal 2025, according to provisional government data. The number for the year

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese, British and Italian governments decided Friday to extend a contract on their project to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet until the end of 2027. The contract related to the Global Combat Air Program reached its

(Adnkronos) – Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathers in Erfurt, in the eastern German state of Thuringia, tomorrow and Sunday for its national congress. Movements, trade unions, political parties, and organizations have called for demonstrations and protests, with an expected participation of between

(Adnkronos) – Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu has surprisingly announced his resignation after just over eight months at the helm of the government. “The moment I realized I could no longer perform my duties in accordance with my principles and convictions, I

(Adnkronos) – The Council of the European Union has decided to impose sanctions against six Russian citizens involved in the development of chemical weapons, in particular epibatidine, a toxin detected in samples taken from the body of dissident Alexei Navalny after his

(Adnkronos) – Next July 7, the Paris Court of Appeal will have to rule on the case of parliamentary assistants of the former Front National (now Rassemblement National) in the European Parliament, a judicial appointment that will have important consequences for Marine

(Adnkronos) – The month of June that just ended was the hottest ever recorded in France. This was announced by Météo-France, according to which the average temperature of 22.7 °C, 3.8 °C higher than seasonal averages, breaks previous records set in June

(Adnkronos) – Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, which will be partly attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa, the EU executive is launching five new large-scale projects, or European projects of common

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his counterpart from the Marshall Islands, Kalani Kaneko, agreed Friday to cooperate closely for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region. They reached the agreement at their meeting in Tokyo. Motegi noted that

Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese maritime survey ship appeared to be extending a wire into the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Friday, the Japan Coast Guard said. According to the JCG’s 11th regional headquarters in Naha, the

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s tax revenues in fiscal 2025 rose 12.0 pct from the previous year to 84,222.6 billion yen, hitting a record high for the sixth consecutive year, the Finance Ministry said Friday. General-account tax revenues in the

Kitakami, Iwate Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that it has started shipping sample next-generation semiconductor memory products amid growing demand from data centers for artificial intelligence. Kioxia plans to begin mass production after assessing the market trend over

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan, Britain and Italy are in the final stages of talks on extending a contract for their program to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet until the end of 2027, Japanese government officials said Friday. The contract related

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 26-year-old man believed to have played the role of robbery planner in a “tokuryu” loosely organized anonymous criminal group, it was learned Friday. Hayato Ishikura is suspected of conspiring with other members to

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor unions won wage increases of 5.01 pct in this year’s “shunto” negotiations, the final results of a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday. The weighted average of pay scale and regular

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that it gained an investment profit of 41,399.5 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, marking the sixth consecutive year of surplus. The fiscal 2025 investment returns were the

Bangkok, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Thai police said Friday that they have begun operating the SHIELD international information-sharing network aimed at cracking down on special fraud groups, many of which have been based in Southeast Asia in recent years. The network consists of

Brussels, July 3 (Jiji Press)–“Awa Odori” Japanese folk dance was performed at a pre-show event for the Ommegang annual traditional festival in Brussels on Wednesday. Japan is participating in this year’s festival as the guest country of honor to commemorate the 160th

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for killing a Tokyo couple who ran restaurants in the Ueno district in the Japanese capital and damaging their bodies in 2024. Prosecutors had sought

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi plan to visit the Turkish capital of Ankara from Monday through Thursday to attend NATO summit-related events. The Japanese government reported the plan to a board meeting of

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The total number of individual shareholders of companies listed on Japan’s four stock exchanges in fiscal 2025 rose 10.0 pct from the previous year to a record 91.98 million, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has said. In the year

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor unions won wage increases of 5.01 pct in this year’s “shunto” negotiations this spring, the final results of a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday. The weighted average of pay scale

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for killing a Tokyo couple who ran restaurants in the Ueno district in the Japanese capital and damaging their bodies in 2024. Prosecutors had sought

(Adnkronos) – A man with a Tibetan flag and signs against the Chinese government set himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York.   The man was captured by UN surveillance cameras displaying a Tibetan flag and

(Adnkronos) – At least 30 people have died and 91 have been injured in yesterday’s Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv. This was reported by Tymur Tkachenko, head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service

(Adnkronos) – A bus accident has caused at least 40 deaths in Pakistan, when the vehicle plunged into a ravine after going off the road in a mountainous region in the west of the country. “A bus connecting Quetta to Peshawar plunged