Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will become the next chair of the joint ministerial committee of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday. Katayama will be the first Japanese national

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is struggling to address the growing number of personal data leaks at Japanese companies due to cyberattacks, which are believed to have begun to use artificial intelligence. Currently, the government seems only capable of collecting

(Adnkronos) – The former premier of Rhineland-Palatinate, Alexander Schwetizer will be the new Minister of Labor of the German federal government, following the resignation of his party colleague, the social democrat Baerbel Bas. Der Spiegel writes this. 

(Adnkronos) – Protests continue in New Delhi. Opposition parties are demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, Gyanesh Kumar. In the background are accusations of alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls during a contested review process. According to AFP

(Adnkronos) – Two weeks before the elections in Israel, former Prime Minister and chairman of the B’Yachad party, Naftali Bennett, reiterates that he will not join a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His statements yesterday, which he claims were ironic,

(Adnkronos) – Andy Burnham has stated that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum and warned that similar interferences are taking place in France and Germany. The British Prime Minister told ‘The Rest is Politics’ podcast that, upon his arrival at 10 Downing

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Communist Party has drafted a revision of its manifesto to express concern about the full revival of militarism following the government’s decisions to boost defense spending and enable the export of weapons. The draft was presented

Cairo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Gaza is “becoming an increasingly unlivable place for humans” due to Israel’s large-scale military operations, a senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, has said. Akihiro Seita,

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from around Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to the South Korean military. The missiles, which varied in type, were launched at around 9:20 a.m., and some traveled over

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has strongly condemned the pro-Iran Houthi militant group in Yemen for attacking international airports in Saudi Arabia. Among the series of attacks since last week, Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in

Baku, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan defeated Russia 4-1 in the mixed team final at the 2026 World Judo Championships in Baku on Sunday, the final day of the championships. This is Japan’s eighth gold medal in the mixed team event, which has

Seoul, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from around Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to the South Korean military. The missiles were launched at around 9:20 a.m. and traveled over 900 kilometers, the military said.

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Retired Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori appeared in an event on Sunday to commend the achievements of the former world No. 4 in the men’s singles rankings. In the event held at the Ariake Coliseum indoor stadium in

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–The gap in physical strength tends to be wider between people who belong to sports clubs at school or in community and those who do not, the Japan Sports Agency’s fiscal 2025 survey has found. This tendency was

Aomori, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched on Sunday table tennis matches at the Japan Games multisport festival in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori. The Imperial couple watched matches for boys and girls, held at a gymnasium in

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Massive driver’s license data breaches that recently hit the Times Car vehicle-sharing service in Japan due to a cyberattack have made many people in the country scramble to seek reissuance of their licenses. The move apparently reflects concerns

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With an increasing number of firms in Japan falling prey to unauthorized access to their computer systems, major electronics makers are receiving a flurry of inquiries about their cyber defense services. Demand is expected to continue expanding as

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Sunday voiced serious concern over U.S. sanctions on The Hague, the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court. Appearing in a television program of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, the top government spokesman said

Jakarta, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–An event featuring “itasha,” or cars decorated with images of manga and anime characters, was held in a suburb of Jakarta on Saturday. The itasha culture originated in Japan and is now increasingly popular in Indonesia, which has

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–With key budget committee meetings at the Diet, Japan’s parliament, set to kick off soon, the fate of embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana will likely be the biggest focus. The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–The newspaper subscription rate in Japan fell below 50 pct for the first time ever, a survey has found. According to the fiscal 2026 survey by the Japan Press Research Institute, the proportion of respondents who have monthly

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–A media association survey has found that the proportion of people in Japan who think the United States is the biggest threat to world peace came to 26.8 pct, the second highest after China, cited by 32.5 pct.

Seoul, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japan-South Korea culture exchange festival was held in Seoul on Saturday, with this year’s event featuring a tuna-cutting show performed by the Japanese side. The performance, using a tuna landed in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was held

The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court called for the “immediate revocation” of U.S. sanctions against the Hague, the Netherlands-based institution on Saturday. “The escalation in unprecedented use

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. plans to receive supplies of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s Triton pickup truck produced in Thailand for sale under its own brand, informed sources have said. Honda is expected to sell the Triton in Southeast Asian countries

Washington, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed to the need for U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in a telephone meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held Saturday. In the phone conversation, the secretary “raised the

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)–An experiment by French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur in the mid-19th century had inspired 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Kenso Soai’s research. Discovering a reaction known as the “Soai reaction,” the 76-year-old Japanese chemist, who is

Osaka, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Two people were killed while participating in traditional local festivals featuring “danjiri” floats in two cities in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Saturday. The victims, both men, were crushed under floats that overturned when traveling on