Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan is considering setting its total defense spending for the next five years at around 60 trillion yen, as it revises its three key national security-related documents at the end of this year. The Defense Ministry estimates that

(Adnkronos) – AfD remains clearly ahead of the Union (CDU/CSU) in Germany. If parliamentary elections were held this Sunday, Alternative for Germany would get 28%, two percentage points more than the previous week. The conservative bloc, formed by the Christian Democratic Union

(Adnkronos) – Starting from October 31, 2027, the time difference between Greenland and Copenhagen will increase by one hour, returning to 4, while the gap with Washington time will decrease by one hour, dropping to 2. This was established by a vote

(Adnkronos) – There are 33 female deputies out of 120 represented in the new Knesset. Never have there been so many women in the Israeli Parliament, but only 27.5% of the total number of deputies. An improvement compared to previous legislatures, therefore,

(Adnkronos) – American Vice President J.D. Vance is reportedly “seriously considering” not running for the White House in 2028, following the heavy defeat suffered by Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections. This is revealed by CNN, citing about a dozen allies

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Watami Co., a Japanese restaurant chain, said Friday that it plans to go private through a management buyout scheme. An asset management company of Miki Watanabe, founder, chairman and CEO of the operator of “izakaya” Japanese-style pubs, will

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Combined consolidated net profit at Japan’s five major banking groups is projected to reach 7.06 trillion yen in fiscal 2026, surpassing the 7 trillion-yen mark for the first time, according to their earnings forecasts. All five groups, including

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Mexican counterpart, Roberto Velasco, agreed Friday to strengthen bilateral cooperation on economic security. At their talks in Tokyo, Motegi and Velasco exchanged views on preparations for the first meeting of a

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–GMO Internet Group Inc. said Friday that the financial impact of an unauthorized access incident on its business so far is expected to reach approximately 3.05 billion yen. Much of the expected impact stems from compensation payments to

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that the government will design a planned income-linked benefit program so that at least 50 pct of workers are eligible for benefits. The benefit program is part of a bill that

(Adnkronos) – The outage affecting some Microsoft services globally is having “severe repercussions” on British healthcare services. This was stated today by Rachel Harrison, of the Gmb union, who nevertheless stressed that “emergency services” appear to have been “spared”. “Staff on telephone

Berlin, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–German far-right party member Joerg Urban has shown his eagerness to learn from Japan over how to deal with an inflow of foreign nationals. “I think we can really learn from Japan…because you have a very restrictive policy,”

(Adnkronos) – The Norwegian Supreme Court has annulled three oil licenses in the North Sea because their impact on climate emissions was not adequately assessed. Confirming the two first and second instance rulings, the Norwegian Supreme Court sided with climate activists, who

(Adnkronos) – Around 71% of European citizens want Europe to have its own army. This is revealed by the results of a new survey, seen by Politico, which highlight growing unease about Washington’s reliability and deep divisions regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The United States is demanding that Japan provide a total of 3 trillion yen over the five years starting in fiscal 2027 for U.S. forces stationed in the country under its Host Nation Support program, about three times

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan plans to help the Association of Southeast Asian Nations jointly stockpile petroleum products, people familiar with the matter said. ASEAN is considering building stockpiling bases in Indonesia and Thailand as early as 2027, allowing member countries to

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday it has completed the seventh round of fiscal 2026 treated water release into the Pacific Ocean from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. About 7,800

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Russia is increasing pressure on Japan while rejecting its demand for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist who was detained for alleged espionage a month ago. The Japanese government has been struggling to come up with an

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The so-called Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are arranging a summit in Manila for Tuesday, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told a press conference Friday. The leaders, including Prime Minister Sanae

(Adnkronos) – Tomorrow in Paris, between 30,000 and 60,000 people are expected to participate in three distinct demonstrations. This is according to a secret service note obtained by Bfmtv, explaining that tomorrow a mobilization has been organized against the proposed law on

(Adnkronos) – In the last 24 hours, China sent 30 military aircraft, eight navy ships, and three vessels into the Taiwan Strait, bringing the number of aircraft and ships deployed since the beginning of November to 174 and 130 respectively. This was

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization, and others have pledged to launch a campaign to increase the number of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. At a press conference in Tokyo on

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that the government will design a planned income-linked benefit program so that at least 50 pct of workers are eligible for benefits. The benefit program is part of a bill that

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will provide 52 billion yen in special tax grants to a planned reconstruction fund in Kumamoto Prefecture following a major earthquake there in July, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday. “We will support projects tailored

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Watami Co., a Japanese restaurant chain, is considering going private through a management buyout scheme, people familiar with the matter said Friday. An asset management company of Miki Watanabe, founder, chairman and CEO of the operator of “izakaya”

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese team said that it has become the first in the world to create hybrid plant-animal cells, dubbed “planimal” cells, by fusing a unicellular alga called Cyanidioschyzon merolae into cultured animal cells. According to the team from

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Masaaki Yamazaki, former president of Japan’s Senate, the upper chamber of parliament, died Friday. He was 84. A longtime lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Yamazaki was born in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. After working as a

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori will pay a two-day visit to Japan starting Thursday. During her stay in Japan, Fujimori will meet with Emperor Naruhito. Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast will also meet

New Delhi, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–No concrete progress has been made in exporting nuclear power plant equipment from Japan to India since the two countries signed a treaty of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy a decade ago. This is

Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has been hit by a massive Microsoft outage, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Friday. The government solution services, a foundation for government employees to do their daily work, suffered a disruption, making them