Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. submitted a report on its alleged accounting irregularities to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, admitting that its corporate culture prioritizing the intentions of its founder, Shigenobu Nagamori, had weakened its internal

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese film director Yoichi Higashi, known for mega-hit 1992 movie “The River with No Bridge,” died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on Jan. 21. He was 91. After graduating from university, Higashi, who is from

Hiroshima, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–An infielder of the Japanese professional baseball team Hiroshima Toyo Carp has been arrested for allegedly using etomidate, a designated drug also known as the “zombie cigarette.” Ryutaro Hatsuki, 25, denies the allegation and claims that he has

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 6.6 billion yen for the two quarters ended in November 2025. The red ink following a year-before profit of 3.7 billion yen

Kumamoto, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Kumamoto District Court on Wednesday dismissed the fourth appeal for a retrial of the case involving a special court within an isolated facility where a man deemed to have leprosy was sentenced to death in the 1950s. While

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government is giving 900,000 euros to bolster cyber security and resilience in embattled Ukraine’s western Ternopil region and a further 100,000 euros to a Kiev-based international mechanism, initiatives which will strengthen overall national cybersecurity.  “When addressing the security of

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–With the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election drawing near, the short winter election battle following the abrupt dissolution of the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament has highlighted security challenges during stump speeches. The National Police Agency has

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 240,000 units of the Prius hybrid sedan to fix the rear door-opening system, according to a report the major automaker filed with the Japanese transport ministry Wednesday. The recall covers 239,504 units

Saitama, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–A sinkhole up to about 30 meters wide remains open in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, which marked one year after the hole formed and a truck fell into it. Restoration

Hiroshima, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday ordered the Japanese government to pay 3.3 million yen in compensation to bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea after World War II. The three hibakusha were

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese prime minister’s office is warning that several fake websites pretending to be its own have been confirmed. Such fake websites, using video clips of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, urge people to enter their personal information, after

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Former Bank of Japan Policy Board member Sayuri Shirai has said that the central bank’s unprecedented quantitative and qualitative monetary easing regime, characterized by massive purchases of mainly Japanese government bonds, “reached its limit” around the second half

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Eleven railway and subway operators in eastern Japan said Wednesday that they will accept tap-and-go credit card payments at 729 stations on 54 lines from March 25, about double the current numbers. The new payment option will be

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was weak below 153 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday, after remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump welcoming the greenback’s softness prompted the currency to plunge in New York overnight. At 5 p.m. in Tokyo, the dollar

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Mercosur countries have held the first meeting to discuss their strategic partnership, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. At the meeting, which took place in Asuncion, Paraguay’s capital, on Tuesday, senior officials from Japan and the

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Overseas assets held by wealthy residents of Japan in 2024 rose 26.3 pct from the previous year to a record high of 8,194.5 billion yen, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday. The tally was based on documents that

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, in his hometown of Yokosuka on Friday, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. In their meeting at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Yokosuka base, the

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan forced ahead unprecedented qualitative and quantitative easing despite its failure to overcome deflation in the country more than two years after the introduction of the massive easing policy, the minutes of the central bank’s

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Labor unions at Japanese electronics makers will demand a pay scale hike of at least 18,000 yen a month, a record high, in this year’s “shunto” spring wage talks, their umbrella organization said Tuesday. Last year, member unions

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Asahi Kasei Corp. and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. have said they will consolidate their ethylene production facilities in western Japan as early as fiscal 2030. Specifically, the ethylene production facility in Kurashiki in the western prefecture

Hiroshima, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the government to pay 3.3 million yen in compensation to bereaved relatives of three hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who returned to South Korea after the bombing some 80 years ago and could

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan’s decision at a monetary policy meeting in December to raise its policy rate to 0.75 pct reflected concerns over higher inflation stemming from a weak yen, according to the minutes of the meeting released

Brussels, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Belgium held the opening ceremony for events commemorating the 160th anniversary of their diplomatic relations at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Tuesday. About 250 guests, including government officials, business leaders and representatives from the education

Chengdu, China, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–Twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, arrived in Sichuan Province in southwestern China on Wednesday after leaving Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo the previous day. Upon arrival, they were sent to the China Giant Panda Protection and

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was weak below 153 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday morning, after remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump welcoming the greenback’s softness prompted the currency to plunge in New York overnight. At noon in Tokyo, the dollar

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The share of women in all candidates in Japan’s House of Representatives election next month stands at 24.4 pct, up 1.0 percentage point from the previous Lower House poll in October 2024 and marking a record high for

London, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers of the Group of Seven major industrial nations at an online meeting Tuesday discussed measures to enhance supply chains for critical minerals. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after the meeting that the participants agreed

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–The maximum vote-value disparity between single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, stands at 2.10 times, a Jiji Press estimate has found. The maximum disparity was logged between the No.

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–In depopulated areas across Japan, the withdrawal of supermarkets and other businesses has left essential services, vital to residents’ daily lives, at risk. To address this problem, some local governments are turning to resident-led nonprofit organizations known as

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)–In their campaign for the Feb. 8 general election, Japanese political parties are focusing on measures to support people’s daily lives amid inflation. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have