Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that officials from the Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a consular meeting the same day with a reporter for Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper who has been detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. has announced a partnership with India’s HCL Technologies Ltd., or HCLTech, to accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductors. According to the announcement Monday, the two companies have jointly established two development centers in India,

By Toshifumi Sekitsuka Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Across America, the whir of lawn mowers is a soundtrack of suburban life. Even so, few homeowners and landscapers may pause to think about the decades of engineering, unconventional marketing and persistence that helped make

Kochi, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited a braille library in Kochi Prefecture, interacting with junior high and high school students. At the Otepia Kochi Talking Book & Braille Library in the city of Kochi, the capital

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. Marine indicted for alleged murder-robbery in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, has signaled his involvement in the crime during questioning by the police department of the southernmost Japan prefecture, investigative sources said. Lance Cpl. Devin

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing in Okinawa Prefecture is set to ban automobiles made by Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co. from entering the Kadena Air Base in the southernmost Japan prefecture, it has been

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–A lawyer has announced a decision to file a lawsuit against the operators of the Times Car vehicle-sharing service for up to about 50,000 yen in damages per victim of customer data breaches that hit the service. The

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has canceled his visit to Japan planned this week, it was learned Tuesday. Sources familiar with Japan-South Korea relations said the cancellation came as Chung, who had sought a meeting with Japanese

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that officials from the Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a consular meeting the same day with a reporter for Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper who has been detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of

(Adnkronos) – The Serbian student list that won the elections in the country should form “a technical government” composed of experts with the necessary skills to implement the necessary reforms and bring Serbia back on the path to European Union accession. This

(Adnkronos) – “We will go all the way. We call for mobilization on October 31 and November 5.” This was stated, according to Bfm Tv, by Louis Letoublon, vice-president of the student organization Les Lycéens!, adding that “not everything is yet satisfactory.”

(Adnkronos) – “Five women have directly accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in the company or presence of Epstein.” This is what Jamie Raskin, the Democratic leader of the House Judiciary Committee, said, presenting the request for the appointment of a

(Adnkronos) – The curfew will also be in effect tonight at Place de la Republique, in the center of Paris. The measure, announced by the French capital’s police prefecture on X, prohibits movement in the area from 11 PM to 6 AM,

(Adnkronos) – American Democrats are preparing an investigation into the agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin for the resumption of Russian diesel exports. Axios reports that influential Democratic lawmakers, poised to lead key congressional committees if they win the midterm elections,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that officials from the Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a consular meeting the same day with a reporter for Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of espionage. The reporter,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government expert panel on Monday kicked off discussions on an envisaged foreign agent registration system as the first step toward the country’s proposed anti-espionage legislation. Under the system, individuals and organizations engaged in lobbying activities in

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday compiled a proposal for the government to gradually cut subsidies for gasoline and other fuels. The party said that the government should gradually reduce the subsidies mainly by raising the benchmark

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday vowed to implement cybersecurity measures “strategically,” saying that the government would also keep open the option of using active cyber defense to prevent major cyberattacks before they occur. Speaking at the

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Democratic Party for the People on Monday drew up its own proposal to reduce by 19 the number of seats allocated through the proportional representation system of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the opposition, Avigdor Liberman, has asked the Israeli Prosecutor’s Office to open a criminal investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of treason. This was reported by the Kan television broadcaster. In particular, Liberman accuses

(Adnkronos) – On Saturday during demonstrations in France, “a total of 1,435 people were stopped”. Among these, more than one hundred were stopped for possession of weapons usable as improvised weapons. This was announced by the French Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez. “The

(Adnkronos) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, almost 81, won a fourth term in the runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro last Sunday.  The left-wing leader secured 51.7% of the votes, against 48.2% for the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, according

(Adnkronos) – Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on charges of killing a woman in Okinawa, according to reports Monday.  AFP reports that the case has sparked public outrage, prompted the Japanese prime minister to condemn the “heinous crime,” and reignited

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–A 22-year-old Japanese man who suffered from a rare cancer died in October last year, leaving a social media post reading, “Guee, shindango,” an internet slang expression used to make light of a shocking situation, to be published

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and Finnish governments on Monday signed a bilateral pact on the transfer of defense equipment and technology. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen signed the deal at a ceremony at the

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi sued the government Monday, saying that the revised Imperial House Law, which allows male paternal-line descendants of former Imperial Family branches to be adopted into the family, violates the Constitution. In the lawsuit,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikon Corp. said Monday that it will launch new lithography equipment in December 2027 that achieves the world’s first resolution of less than 1 micrometer for the production of high-performance displays used in devices such as foldable

Watarai, Mie Pref., Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–A father of a woman who was killed after being struck by a man who jumped from an apartment building in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is gathering signatures calling for the man to be charged

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. He was 90. The House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, announced his death Monday. As the country’s prime minister,

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s detention of a Japanese reporter appears to be part of Moscow’s broader campaign of hostility toward Japan. Unverified reports circulated this summer that records of espionage activities in Russia had been accessed from a computer belonging to