Taipei/Bangkok, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–The mother of a Thai girl believed to have been forced into sex work at a massage parlor in Tokyo has been detained in Taiwan, it has been learned. According to Taiwan’s immigration authorities, the mother arrived in

Kobe, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–Police in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday arrested Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group that criticizes NHK, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., in a libel case in which the victim, a former Hyogo prefectural assembly

Akita, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)–Amid the unusually frequent occurrence of bear attacks on humans in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, local officials and hunting association members tasked with responding to the crisis are showing signs of fatigue. Bears appear day and night, sometimes

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) in the ruling coalition, said Saturday that dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap election could be an option if the opposition camp blocks the policies

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Tourism Agency is considering introducing a system in fiscal 2026 to partially subsidize the demolition of abandoned “ryokan” Japanese-style inns in “onsen” hot spring resorts and other locations. The demolition support system would be available to

Toba, Mie Pref., Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday to attend the 44th National Convention for the Development of an Abundantly Productive Sea. After traveling by Shinkansen bullet train and local

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. has announced that Executive Managing Director Michiyo Yasuda resigned over her inappropriate expense claims. Yasuda has made inappropriate claims for expenses totaling about 1 million yen in some 60 cases since 2020, including falsifying

Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to revise the public servant remuneration law to cut the salaries of cabinet members including herself during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session. The government will hold a meeting of related ministers as

New York, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and other countries said Friday that they will work to quadruple the use of sustainable fuels, such as biofuels and low-carbon hydrogen, by 2035. The countries released a joint declaration ahead of the 30th Conference of

Los Angeles, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese jazz composer Miho Hazama has been nominated for the 68th Grammy Award in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her piece, “Live Life This Day: Movement I,” according to the full list of nominations released on

Paris, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Louis Schweitzer, former chairman of French auto giant Renault SA, who worked to forge its alliance with Japan’s Nissan Motor Co., has died at the age of 83, according to French media reports. Schweitzer was born in Geneva,

(Adnkronos) – Dozens of people are accused of “treason” in Tanzania in connection with their alleged participation in protests triggered by the general elections on October 29. This is according to judicial sources cited by the AFP agency, which states that more

(Adnkronos) – France urges its nationals to leave Mali. “For several weeks, the security situation in Mali, including Bamako, has been deteriorating,” reads the update published on the French Foreign Ministry’s website, with the recommendation “to French citizens to plan a temporary

(Adnkronos) – Dozens were injured in an explosion that occurred during Friday prayers in a mosque within a high school complex in Jakarta. Fifty-four people were transported to the hospital, said the head of the Indonesian capital’s police, Asep Edi Suheri, at

(Adnkronos) – Federal judge John McConnell has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food subsidies, the so-called ‘food stamps’, which help 42 million low-income Americans, starting today. “People have been doing without for too long, not

(Adnkronos) – The Senate is voting again today to end the shutdown, which has reached its 38th day, but Democrats do not seem willing to accept the offer from Republican leader John Thune, who has combined the stopgap, the bridge measure to

(Adnkronos) – The decision to remove the Ukrainian flag from the Parliament building, made by the new ‘speaker’, far-right exponent Tomio Okamura, has sparked considerable controversy in the Czech Republic. Founder of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (Spd) party, and critical of

(Adnkronos) – The United States refused to participate in the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council, becoming the second country – after Israel – to boycott the process of evaluating its performance. In Geneva, the seats of the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella on Friday called for humanitarian aid for Gaza and the rebuilding of the war-shattered coastal enclave with international efforts involving Arab states and a two-state solution to the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.  “We

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Vice foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea on Friday agreed that they will communicate repeatedly to develop their countries’ future-oriented relationship in a stable way, in line with last week’s summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. on Friday lowered its full-year consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2026 to 300 billion yen from the previous projection of 420 billion yen. The impact of high tariff measures

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday apologized after the Supreme Court ruled the government reductions of welfare benefits to be unlawful. At a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting, Takaichi said, “I’d like to deeply reflect (on

(Adnkronos) – “Great friendship” binds Italy and the Palestine, and the Palestinian Authority is still a key interlocutor, also on the international stage, president Sergio Mattarella told PA president Mahmoud Abbas during talks at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Friday.  “It

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry said Friday it will gradually increase subsidies to oil wholesalers to prevent turmoil and radical fluctuations in gasoline prices after the planned abolition of the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter. The

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, proposed at a subcommittee meeting on Friday that the government considers sales of minimum access rice for staple food as long as they do not affect markets. Currently, the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign undersecretary Giorgio Silli held talks in Rome on Friday with members of Saudi Arabia’s Consultative Assembly’s bilateral friendship commission as the two countries look to bolster their 2025 strategic partnership in a raft of sectors from energy, to

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Russian authorities have issued a navigational warning for planned drills near Shikotan, one of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference on Friday. The islands are

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Hussain Al-Shahristani, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, expressed concern at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday about U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to resume nuclear tests. Al-Shahristani said Trump’s move could trigger

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that her government plans to withdraw single-fiscal-year targets for turning the primary balance at the central and local governments into a surplus, at a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on Friday.

(Adnkronos) – Explosions were heard near the Sudanese capital Khartoum, controlled by the army. This was reported to AFP by witnesses the day after the paramilitaries announced an agreement for a humanitarian truce. Residents of Omdurman city stated that the explosions occurred