Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan stood at 169.8 yen per liter as of Monday, down 3.7 yen from a week before, falling below 170 yen for the first time since June 2023, industry ministry

Oita, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–A fire that started near a fishing port in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Tuesday evening has burned more than 170 buildings and left one person dead. It has not yet been fully extinguished. The victim,

Niigata, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi is considering allowing Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, informed sources said Wednesday. The governor is set to announce

New York, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, slammed Japan on Tuesday over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks over a possible Taiwan contingency. Takaichi said at a parliamentary meeting earlier this month that a contingency

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa have sent papers on a U.S. Navy member in his 20s to prosecutors over an alleged nonconsensual indecent act against a Japanese minor, the police said Wednesday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday conducted an on-site inspection of the Japanese arm of the operator of sunglasses brands Ray-Ban and Oakley for allegedly imposing retail price restrictions, informed sources told Jiji Press. According to the

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to add 20,000 yen to child allowances as part of a comprehensive economic package to be compiled by the government, LDP policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi said Wednesday. The addition is expected to

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan on Wednesday criticized China for alleged flaws over its media disclosures regarding a high-level bilateral meeting held in Beijing on Tuesday, which focused on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. “Press

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has affirmed plans to begin discussions on Thursday for revising Japan’s three key national security-related documents. The decision was made Tuesday at an executive meeting of the party’s Research Commission on Security, chaired

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in September rose 4.2 pct from the previous month, marking the first growth in three months, thanks to a sizable increase in orders from manufacturers that reflected large-scale projects, the Cabinet Office

Paris, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A special exhibition on Japanese manga was unveiled to the press at the Guimet Museum in Paris on Tuesday, with the venue packed with reporters and photographers engrossed in the exhibited works. The exhibition, titled “Manga. An Art

Belem, Brazil, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Concerted efforts by all countries are necessary to meet a decarbonization goal under the Paris Agreement, an international framework to fight climate change, Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara said at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil on

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The five-year survival rate for male and female patients in Japan who were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 2012 and 2015 came to 10.7 pct and 10.2 pct, respectively, the lowest among all cancer types except for childhood

By Nobutoshi Kobayashi Commentary Writer Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–Foreign residents are now a permanent fixture of Japanese society, evident in workplaces and neighborhoods nationwide. The reality is confirmed by data. The number of foreign residents in Japan rose by 354,089 year

Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The projected harvest of Japan’s 2025 staple rice as of Oct. 25 stood at 7,468,000 tons, up 10 pct from the previous year’s crop of 6,792,000 tons, according to the agriculture ministry. If this forecast is realized, it

(Adnkronos) – “It won’t happen.” This was stated by the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, commenting on the statements made by Donald Trump about the possibility of the United States launching attacks in Mexico to stop drug trafficking. “There has also been

(Adnkronos) – The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, scene of an attack last year, will finally open on Thursday as planned. The organizer – it was announced – has received the necessary authorization from the authorities of Saxony-Anhalt, in

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering financial aid to lower electricity and gas bills at households by a total of 7,000 to 8,000 yen in January-March 2026 as part of its planned comprehensive economic package, it was learned Tuesday.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–South Korea has informed Japan of its intention not to conduct a planned joint search-and-rescue drill this month, sources in Japan’s government and ruling coalition said Tuesday. The drill had been arranged between Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and

(Adnkronos) – New problems at the Louvre. The prestigious French museum has been forced to close one of its galleries to the public due to the “particular fragility” of some beams. A closure “carried out as a precaution”, so as not to

(Adnkronos) – At least 94 Palestinian detainees and prisoners have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, between October 7, 2023 – the day of the Hamas attack – and August 31, 2025. This was reported by a Physicians for

(Adnkronos) – The 81-year-old Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has arrived in Paris, pardoned by the Algerian presidency and released last Wednesday after being imprisoned in Algeria for almost a year. Sansal, Bfmtv recalls, had been in Germany until now. The writer was

(Adnkronos) – The German far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has lost its European trademark rights over the party’s logo and acronyms. This is according to a resolution from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the EU body that manages trademark,

(Adnkronos) – Searches “day and night” in Nigeria to save the 25 high school girls kidnapped in Kebbi state, in the northwest of the African country. The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army ordered them. “We must find these girls,” said

(Adnkronos) – The center-left could lose control of Copenhagen today for the first time in the city’s history, as residents of the Danish capital head to the polls for municipal and regional elections amidst growing disillusionment with the divisive policies of Prime

New York, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it will invest 912 million dollars in five U.S. plants to further localize production of hybrid vehicles, which continue to sell well in the country. The move is part of the

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The average price paid by wholesalers for rice harvested in Japan in 2025 hit a new record high of 37,058 yen per 60 kilograms of brown rice in October, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The average price in

Vientiane, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko, now on an official visit to Laos, paid a courtesy call on Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the presidential office in Vientiane, the capital of the Southeast Asian nation, on Tuesday. This was part of

Beijing, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A visiting senior Japanese official strongly protested to a Chinese Foreign Ministry executive Tuesday over a controversial social media post by a Chinese diplomat regarding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark related to a potential Taiwan contingency.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6 pct from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday. The cumulative number of visitors