Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, is heading into this year’s World Cup with global recognition as a possible dark horse, after team manager Hajime Moriyasu announced what is believed to be its strongest-ever squad. The

(Adnkronos) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to citizens to reduce consumption and curb non-essential spending, as economic pressure mounts due to rising energy prices and international tensions over the war in Iran. The statements, made in Hyderabad, in which

(Adnkronos) – The Central General Command (Emc), a Colombian guerrilla group composed of Farc dissidents, has announced a truce ahead of the presidential elections on May 31. The group, led by Ivan Mordisco, announced the suspension of “offensive military operations” from May

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Taiwan regarding the alleged independence aspirations of the government led by Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party. After the meeting with Xi Jinping, “nothing has changed” and “we don’t want

(Adnkronos) – American President Donald Trump keeps a letter addressed to Vice President Jd Vance in a drawer of the Resolute Desk, the historic Oval Office desk, to be used in case “something happens” to him. This was revealed by Sebastian Gorka,

(Adnkronos) – The positions of 115 US ambassadors worldwide remain vacant, out of a total of 195, as American President Donald Trump has not yet appointed them almost 18 months after returning to the White House. The Wall Street Journal writes this,

(Adnkronos) – The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party has approved the request of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to stand in the candidate selection process for the upcoming Makerfield by-election. According to Labour Party rules, incumbent mayors need the approval

(Adnkronos) – The government’s recently inked ‘roots tourism’ project will also pay for a roof that is to cover the roof of Italy’s main tennis stadium in Rome, foreign minister Antonio Tajani posted Friday on X, writing: “sport also unites everyone of

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Presiding officers of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, plan to present as early as next week a proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members for stable Imperial succession, Eisuke Mori, speaker

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign ministry on Friday said it approved a 15 million euros of emergency funds for war-ravaged southern Lebanon including civil society projects to help communities, especially the most vulnerable, people forced to flee their homes, and agricultural recovery in

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the “unwavering Japan-U.S. alliance” in their phone talks that day, following the president’s visit to China. After the 15-minute phone talks, Takaichi told

(A typo has been corrected in the third paragraph.) (Update) M6.3 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Major memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that its sales and net profit both hit record highs in fiscal 2025, thanks to growing demand for products related to artificial intelligence, including those used in data centers.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to allow broadcasters to operate multiple television channels in the same region, it was learned Friday. An expert panel of the communications ministry approved a draft report on the matter on the day.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred around 8:22

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador to Sri Lanka has arrived in the Maldives, where operations are underway to recover the bodies of five Italians killed in a deep water cave, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.  The group had been

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese voice actor Wakana Yamazaki, who voiced Ran Mori, a major character in the popular animated series “Detective Conan,” died of illness on April 18. She was 61. Yamazaki, a native of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, voiced the

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Friday, following the president’s visit to China. After the phone talks, Takaichi told reporters that she received a “detailed explanation” about the China trip

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The aggregate net profit of Japan’s three megabank groups exceeded 5 trillion yen for the first time in fiscal 2025, it was learned Friday. For the year that ended in March, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the massive attack that hit the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the night between Wednesday and Thursday has risen to 24 dead and 47 injured. Among the numerous victims are three minors. Local authorities reported this, as

(Adnkronos) – The new British Health Minister James Murray went to 10 Downing Street on his first day in office, following his appointment to the top of the ministry, replacing the resigning Wes Streeting, who left because he said he had lost

New York, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest 2 billion dollars, or about 320 billion yen, to build a new vehicle assembly line in Texas, it was learned Thursday. Toyota Motor North America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, the two countries’ governments announced Friday. Takaichi will visit the president’s hometown of Andong

(Adnkronos) – The United States is Italy’s “traditional and most important ally,” which together with Europe makes up the West, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told TV talk show ‘Mattino 5’ on Friday.  “We are allies of the US regardless of Trump, Obama,

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Football Association on Friday announced the country’s 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11. The roster for the top international soccer tournament hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted a proposal Friday to completely ban appeals by public prosecutors against court orders granting retrials, to the House of Representatives of the Diet, the country’s parliament. The Centrist Reform Alliance, Team Mirai

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds soared as high as 2.730 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading on Friday amid concerns about the country’s fiscal deterioration and inflation. The 10-year JGB yield hit its highest level since

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Tokyo on Friday, seeking further cooperation to bring back all abductees. “We asked for continued understanding

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution in violation of the child welfare law, investigative sources told Jiji Press. Shota Inoue, a Tokyo resident, is

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prize-winning author Aiko Sato, also known as a renowned essayist, died of old age in Tokyo on April 29. She was 102. Her father, Koroku Sato, was also a writer, while her older brother, Hachiro Sato, was