Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday concluded an agreement with nine major banks that will allow police to swiftly track the flow of funds from accounts used to receive scam proceeds, helping to expedite investigations and facilitate the

Osaka, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka city assembly has approved a proposal to establish a statutory council that will discuss a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, paving the way for full-fledged talks on an envisioned third referendum on the plan.

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese health ministry is set to begin providing about 470 million yen in aid this fiscal year to medical institutions that conduct a large number of organ transplants from brain-dead patients. The aid program, adopted by an

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–EMT Co., a Japanese-Chinese joint venture set up to develop electric vehicles, said Wednesday that it will release an electric minivehicle, its first product, in Japan next year. The joint venture, based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government officials currently visiting Russia have held a press conference in Moscow to explain the purpose of their trip. In the briefing at the Japanese Embassy in the Russian capital on Wednesday, senior officials from the Ministry

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims. The measure was included in an urgent proposal on preventing the spread of special fraud and stalking cases, submitted

(Adnkronos) – There is still no unanimity among EU capitals regarding the request, also put forward by Italy, to sanction the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, widely criticized for his conduct towards activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla. According to

(Adnkronos) – “I cannot call elections for partisan interests.” Thus, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ruled out resorting to early elections, emphasizing the importance of maintaining government stability to achieve progress. “I am not saying that the stability we have achieved in

(Adnkronos) – The European Council has extended until May 28, 2027, the EU sanctions against Russia related to serious human rights violations or abuses, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and the erosion of democracy and the rule of law,

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian Parliament has approved a law withdrawing the decision to exit the Rome Statute, thus allowing Hungary to remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The measure overturns the initiative launched last year by Viktor Orbán’s previous

(Adnkronos) – Uganda has temporarily closed its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo due to “the increasing spread” of the Ebola epidemic in the neighboring country. This was announced by an official from Uganda’s Ministry of Health. The border remains open

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Andreas Bovenschulte, the mayor of the German city of Bremen, has called for cooperation between Japan and Germany in the space sector, saying space development should be made more autonomous to counter SpaceX founder Elon Musk. “We cannot

(Adnkronos) – Italy is donating 1,150,000 euros to help fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo, including interventions to halt transmission, strengthen epidemiological monitoring, the local health system’s response, and to build local communities’ trust in the

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a banquet for visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday evening. In a speech at the Homei-Den banquet hall, Emperor Naruhito

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–A plan to provide additional benefits for households with children under a proposed refundable tax credit system was presented at a meeting of a bipartisan group of Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday. At a working-level meeting of the National

Silicon Valley, May 27 (Jiji Press)–A chemical tank at a plant of a U.S. unit of Japan’s Nippon Paper Industries Co. ruptured Tuesday, leaving one dead and nine others injured, local fire authorities said. Nine other people are missing after the accident

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday underlined its support for the direct election of a joint European Union Commission and Council president in a reform aimed at “strengthening politics”, slashing bureacracy and making the 27-member bloc a faster, more authoritative and effective international

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Unrealized losses on the Bank of Japan’s holdings of Japanese government bonds hit a record high of 45,441.4 billion yen at the March 31 end of fiscal 2025, BOJ data showed Wednesday. Latent losses expanded sizably from the

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday informed the ruling and opposition parties of its plan to submit a draft fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to the Diet, the country’s parliament, on June 3. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan will switch to a revamped weather warning system Thursday, ahead of the country’s rainy and typhoon seasons. The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry will introduce the improved system featuring five alert levels for flooding, heavy

(Adnkronos) – Two Italians who are among around ten Global Sumud Gaza aid activists detained in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi will hopefully “soon return home”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday, after six freed activists arrived at Rome’s

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.46 pct, or 19,964 yen, on a weighted average basis in this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations, a first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Wednesday.

(Adnkronos) – Diplomacy is the only way to resolve the “tense” situation in the Middle East amid a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the continuing US-Israel war on Iran and the closure of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway,

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry showed reluctance Wednesday over the disclosure of lists of evidence deemed necessary for courts to decide whether to reopen convicted cases. In the just-started discussions on bills to revise the criminal procedure law at the

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed his country’s commitment to elevating relations with Japan to a comprehensive strategic partnership. “The Philippines and Japan are moving to elevate our relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, the

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Wednesday it has completed operations of the first unit of its HTV-X series International Space Station resupply spacecraft, which re-entered the atmosphere late Tuesday Japan time. The vehicle, called HTV-X1,

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to consider a law revision aimed at making any falsification in documents for nuclear reactor safety screening applications subject to criminal penalties. The plan is being considered following earthquake risk data fraud

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has appointed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to a White House advisory committee focused on artificial intelligence policies and national infrastructure initiatives. Axios reports this. Bondi will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science

(Adnkronos) – Rescuers are engaged in a “race against time” to extract seven people trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Laos. This was stated by a specialized diver involved in the operation. “If today it will be possible to

(Adnkronos) – The candidate backed by American President Donald Trump, Attorney General Ken Paxton, has defeated Republican Senator John Cornyn, who has been in office since 2003 for four terms, in the Texas primary runoff. In November, therefore, Paxton will face Democratic