New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Thursday affirmed their intentions to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation with the aim of achieving common goals, including realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have sent to prosecutors papers on Takashi Tachibana, leader of a political group criticizing Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, for suspected defamation related to campaign posters for the July 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election, it was learned

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–A Japan-India economic forum event was held in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss public-private economic cooperation between the two countries, with a total of over 230 companies from both countries participating. The event was hosted by

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed Thursday on a host of cooperation projects, including a plan to promote biogas-fueled vehicles in India. At their summit in New Delhi, the two leaders agreed

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Thursday affirmed their intentions to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation with the aim of achieving common goals, including realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japanese men’s national soccer team expressed his regret for the team’s exit from the ongoing FIFA World Cup, at a press conference after returning home on Thursday. “It would have been possible

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Thursday affirmed their intentions to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation with the aim of achieving common goals such as realizing a free and open

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s general-account tax revenue for fiscal 2025, which ended in March, is believed to have reached around 84.2 trillion yen, setting a record high for the sixth consecutive year, it was learned on Thursday. This figure

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura on Thursday declined to comment on a brief surge of the yen against the dollar in the day. “I’m not going to say anything,” Mimura told reporters. “I’ll make

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japan International Cooperation Agency held a memorial ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary on Wednesday of the 2016 terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital, in which 20 hostages were killed, including seven

New Delhi, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at their meeting in New Delhi on Thursday agreed to deepen the two countries’ strategic cooperation. A joint document adopted at the bilateral summit calls for

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo has accepted 20 newborns during its first year of operation, it was learned Thursday. Seven of the babies were born under confidentiality, with only a few hospital workers knowing their

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–The Group of Seven major powers will discuss standards on artificial intelligence security and defense, Japanese financial services minister Satsuki Katayama has told Jiji Press. Speaking in a recent interview, Katayama said that financial institutions “need to decide

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Summer bonuses at major Japanese companies this year topped 1 million yen for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Thursday. The weighted average amount

(Adnkronos) – Thirteen people have died and over thirty have been injured in Moscow’s night attack on Kyiv. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service reported this, adding that rescue operations are underway in several areas, including a partially collapsed multi-story residential building. During

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from drowning in France has risen to “more than 90” since June 19, in connection with the heatwave that has hit France. This was stated on Rmc by the Minister of Sport and Youth Marina Ferrari, who

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev has no plans to attend a peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, the Russian Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. The

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Sony Interactive Entertainment said Thursday that it will stop producing disc editions of new PlayStation games in January 2028, making all new titles available only in downloadable versions. The company will draw the curtain on the PlayStation game

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested four people over an attempted theft at a multistory parking lot at Haneda Airport in the Japanese capital’s Ota Ward in January. The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the four mistook the victim, a

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court decided Thursday to play video clips of interrogations by a public prosecutor in the courtroom as part of an 11-million-yen damages lawsuit against the state. The lawsuit was filed by the head of a Tokyo-based

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito on Thursday agreed that it is desirable for the three opposition parties to establish a new political structure before an extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average lost more than 1,700 points Thursday, with major semiconductor-related components coming under heavy selling pressure. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended down 1,741.81

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party wants to prioritize the proposed revision of the Imperial House Law in parliamentary debates, Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday in an effort to normalize parliamentary affairs. The LDP is ready to accept a

Chicago, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki smashed his 100th home run of his U.S. Major League Baseball career on Wednesday, becoming the fourth Japanese player to achieve the mark. The milestone home run, which came during Wednesday’s game against

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry on Thursday set the coupon of the July issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds auctioned the same day at 2.7 pct, the highest level in 29 years and one month. The rate is up from

New York, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of new vehicles sold by six Japanese automakers in the United States was almost unchanged from a year before in the January-June period of 2026, industry data showed Wednesday. The total edged down 0.03

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese technology giant LY Corp., which operates messaging app Line, has said it officially proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog website featuring user-generated restaurant reviews. Under the legally binding offer, LY, whose operations also include

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to add social media posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud and so-called dark part-time jobs to the category of illegal information. Such posts will be subject to deletion requests

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points on Thursday morning. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-related shares fell in the U.S. market overnight amid concerns that they had become overvalued. At 9:44

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points in early trading Thursday. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-linked shares declined in the U.S. market overnight. At 9:44 a.m., the index of 225 selected