(Adnkronos) – Qatar held talks with the United States and Iran in an attempt to ease the ongoing crisis between the two countries. Two sources close to the matter told the New York Times. The escalation began with Iranian attacks on oil

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese nationals living abroad sued the government Friday, after they were unable to vote by mail in time for the House of Representatives general election in February, which was held only some two weeks after the dissolution of

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his New Zealand counterpart, Winston Peters, on Friday agreed to beef up cooperation in the national security field. In December last year, the two countries signed an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, which

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Aiko may visit Singapore in November as her second official visit abroad, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. The daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako made her first official foreign trip, to Laos, in November

(Adnkronos) – According to regional authorities, Russian attacks in Ukraine have caused the death of at least nine people and the injury of 77 others in the last 24 hours. Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the village of Shabelkivka, in

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday released an interim draft of its strategy for supporting the development and utilization of vertical artificial intelligence, or AI tailored for specific fields. In the draft presented at a meeting of the government’s

(Adnkronos) – The Israel Defense Forces have eliminated Yahya Said Mohammad Hamdan, commander of a Nukhba cell, Hamas’ military wing, who had infiltrated the Reim base during the October 7 massacre. The Idf announced this, adding that in recent months Hamdan had

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed interest in collaborating with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on the production of the U.S.-developed Patriot air-defense missiles, according to Ukrainian media. His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Defense Forces reported that they recently demolished five Hamas tunnels, approximately two kilometers long, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line. The demolition operations were carried out by reservists

(Adnkronos) – North Korea will strengthen its nuclear arsenal “both in terms of quality and quantity.” This was announced by leader Kim Jong Un during the first enlarged meeting of the Ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party, according to state

(Adnkronos) – The Ukrainian military intelligence (Gur) agent Vladyslav Reut, who in recent days had confessed to the murder of Anastasiia Berezovska, the woman suspected of attempting to assassinate billionaire Vadym Ermolaev and his family in Munich, has retracted his version before

Nara, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese printing firm Dai Nippon Printing Co. on Friday signed a partnership pact with a cultural property research institute in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on research and development for a next-generation heritage museum utilizing digital technologies. DNP

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian on suspicion of persistent touting for an establishment in Tokyo’s Kabukicho nightlife district. Nwadiukwu Sylvester Ikenna grasped a passer-by by the left hand on the street in the district in Thursday’s

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Sales of beer and quasi-beer at four major Japanese makers in January-June shrank 3 pct by volume from a year before, down for the fourth straight year, according to estimates by industry people. The drop came apparently because

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to clarify the independence of the Bank of Japan in its upcoming annual economic and fiscal policy guidelines, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi suggested Friday. The government has already reviewed the description

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., July 10 (Jiji Press)–Agricultural and fishery experience programs being offered by a facility in a northeastern Japan district severely damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 are attracting children. Since its opening in the Ogatsucho district of Ishinomaki,

Narita, Chiba Pref., July 10 (Jiji Press)–Narita International Airport Corp. agreed Friday with Japanese local governments to start procedures for compulsory expropriation of land necessary to expand its airport in Chiba Prefecture. The company reached the agreement with the governments of the

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it has registered “Japanese tea” under its system designed to protect goods with specific geographical origin as intellectual property. The move is part of the ministry’s efforts to combat intellectual property infringement

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will financially support small and midsize businesses affected by the bankruptcy of Zentoshin, a credit card payment processing service provider, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Friday. The affected companies will be allowed to receive loans

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Japan-linked vessels still remain in the Persian Gulf after the recent passage of 22 such vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, transport minister Yasushi Kaneko said Friday. The vessels ready to transit the strait were able to

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The scope of behavior subject to punishment under a bill that would criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag remains vague, and the lack of clarity could have a chilling effect on social activities. The Cabinet Committee

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–A University of Tokyo group that studied mice has unraveled the mechanism of how the feeling of hate develops within an individual’s brain when suddenly attacked by a familiar individual that suddenly turned aggressive. The team found that

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–More than 70 pct of accommodation facilities in Japan are understaffed, a Japan Tourism Agency white paper showed Friday. Amid an increase in foreign visitors to Japan, accommodations that host them need to make efforts to improve employee

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–This season’s first batch of saury fetched a record price of 700,000 yen per kilogram for some large fish at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale market on Friday morning. The previous record was 500,000 yen, set two years ago. The

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s local tax revenue in fiscal 2025 is estimated to have exceeded 50 trillion yen for the first time, reflecting higher individual resident tax revenue on the back of wage hikes, government data showed Friday. In the year

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang will visit Japan from Sunday through Wednesday, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. Koizumi and Giang will meet on Monday to discuss regional security as well as defense equipment and technology

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko will visit Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in the western prefecture of Mie, next month to observe a ritual for its once-every-20-year reconstruction, the Imperial Household Agency said on Thursday. Princess Aiko, the only

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, passed a bill Friday to revise the Imperial House Law to secure an adequate number of Imperial Family members. The bill was approved at a plenary meeting and

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday that it will produce humanoid robots in collaboration with Highlanders Inc., a robotics startup from the University of Tokyo. The two companies will aim to mass-produce humanoid robots developed by Highlanders by utilizing

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors on Friday enacted a bill to revise a law to ease restrictions on the use of personal data for artificial intelligence development while strengthening safeguards against misuse. At a plenary meeting, the upper chamber