(Adnkronos) – Darline Graham, sister of Senator Lindsey who passed away last July 11 and supported by US President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primaries for the Senate in South Carolina. As reported by Nbc, Darline Graham defeated Representative Ralph Norman

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his visiting Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, confirmed Wednesday they will closely cooperate to seek the participation of countries using the Strait of Hormuz in ongoing talks on its future.

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The number of university students in Japan exceeded 3 million for the first time as of May 1, according to a preliminary fiscal 2026 school basic survey released by the education ministry on Wednesday. The figure stood at

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government officials on Wednesday confirmed that they will adopt an ordinance around late October that includes requirements for serving as a secondary capital. The country’s parliament enacted a bill last month to create a secondary capital in

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan said Wednesday that there is “no reason” for her to be placed under U.S. sanctions. “I can say with certainty that there is no reason for me to be sanctioned,”

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Wednesday that it will open stores in depopulated areas at low cost, aiming to improve residents’ living conditions by providing more shopping opportunities. Lawson plans to open three stores by the

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The defense ministers of Japan, Australia and Indonesia agreed to deepen defense cooperation among the three countries, in their first-ever trilateral talks on Wednesday. The three ministers, Shinjiro Koizumi of Japan, Richard Marles of Australia and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin

(Adnkronos) – Several people are reported missing due to a landslide that occurred in the area near Gyirong port, in the Xizang autonomous region, in southwest China. According to local authorities, the disaster has cut off roads leading to the port, as

(Adnkronos) – Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Adnkronos, Afp)  Tokyo – “Japan plans to provide support for the construction of alternative oil pipelines in the Middle East, in an attempt to improve energy security following the war with Iran,” according to Afp.   The

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday it will seek a record 36,580.3 billion yen in its general-account budget request for fiscal 2027, reflecting rising social welfare costs amid the aging of the country’s population. The figure

Kumamoto, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Evacuee life poses various challenges for those with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable people following last month’s massive earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Local authorities face problems assessing the living situation of home

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry plans to seek an increase in funds to finance measures to deal with a surge in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, in its budget request for fiscal 2027, informed sources have told Jiji

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–A community radio station in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, which was struck by a powerful earthquake last month, continues to deliver vital information to local residents. Staff members at the radio station in the city of

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan does not need to revise its nonnuclear principles as it is possible to enhance deterrence without changing the principles, University of Tsukuba professor Atsuko Higashino has said. The issue should not be included in a planned revision

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo should revise the principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan, as a port call by a nuclear-armed ship would help deter China, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara has said. “To deter

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned 50 pct tariff on Canadian automobiles and auto parts is poised to hit Japanese automakers, which have built production and supply chains spanning the United States, Canada and Mexico. On Monday, Trump said

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering benefits for small and midsize farmers to offset their income losses linked to a consumption tax cut scheduled for April, officials said Wednesday. Details will be discussed when the government puts together a

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation service fees soared to hit a record high in July, reflecting higher costs stemming from a shift to routes other than the Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture has dealt a blow to Japan’s top tomato production center in the city of Yatsushiro, damaging irrigation systems and greenhouse equipment. Yatsushiro, where a seismic intensity of upper 6

New York, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. is considering building a new automobile plant in the United States to expand its hybrid vehicle lineup, aiming to start its operations by around 2030, company officials said Tuesday. The planned new facility may

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has stressed that the country will continue offering necessary support for Ukraine. In 20-minute phone talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday, Motegi said that the partnership between the two nations

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to abolish subsidies for solar panels under its financial aid program for facilitating the introduction of photovoltaic power generation systems, Jiji Press has learned. Behind the move are falling prices of solar panels. Subsidies

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday morning, returning home after their official trip to Paraguay. The trip marked the Crown Prince’s first visit to the South American country in

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry plans to seek a freeze on an aviation fuel tax hike slated for the fiscal year starting next April, Jiji Press has learned. The ministry will include a plan to keep the tax at the

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Red Cross Society has expressed concern over possible health issues of evacuees nearly a month after a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. In a press conference held at the Japan National Press

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–A total of 176 people who fled Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, following the March 2011 severe nuclear accident there have reached a settlement with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in their damages lawsuit filed against the firm

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a social media post has highlighted his country’s close relationship with Japan. “Japan is geographically distant from Ukraine, but we are very close in terms of our values, shared principles, and our common

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Some members of the Centrist Reform Alliance and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are calling for moving back the deadline for concluding talks on the integration of the two Japanese opposition parties and Komeito, also an opposition

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese research vessel has left Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Hateruma Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard said. The Xiang Yang Hong 03 was spotted extending what appeared to be

(Adnkronos) – Ceuta and Melilla “are Spain and are untouchable”. This was stated by the Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, who reiterated to Congress that any violation of national sovereignty will be dealt with “firmly”. During her hearing before the Defense