Beijing, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–A massive grassland fire that broke out in a nature reserve in Mongolia earlier this month has been linked to a local unit of Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. The fire reportedly spread from one of the vehicles

Kushima, Miyazaki Pref., Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry on Friday briefed the city of Kushima in the southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki about a possible literature survey, the first phase of the three-part process to select a final disposal site for high-level

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan is highly likely to conclude at its next policymaking meeting from Thursday that the rate of the country’s underlying inflation, excluding temporary factors, has reached the BOJ’s 2 pct target. The BOJ set the

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and South Korean governments have been unable to identify five sets of remains found at an undersea mine in western Japan where a fatal flooding accident occurred during World War II, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–South Korea is considering sending Unification Minister Chung Dong-young to Japan next week for possible talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, sources familiar with relations between the two countries told Jiji Press on Friday. Seoul apparently wants to

Osaka, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–A delegation of business leaders from the Kansai western Japan region will visit Beijing from Dec. 20 to 22 to meet with senior Chinese government officials, organizers have said. The visit is aimed at paving the way for

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Friday announced a plan to establish a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to strengthen the country’s cyber defenses. The minister told a press conference

New York, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Governors’ Association held an event in New York on Thursday to promote famous sights and food cultures in six prefectures in the Asian country. The six were Toyama, Shizuoka, Mie and Nagano in central Japan,

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, is considering raising its stake in the holding company of midsize airlines Airdo and Solaseed Air, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. ANA, which currently owns

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry ministry officials on Friday briefed the city of Kushima in the southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki about a possible literature survey, the first phase of the three-stage process to select a final disposal site for high-level radioactive

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government white paper on Friday emphasized the importance of support aimed at reducing the risks of suicide and self-harm among young people through contacts with medical institutions. The number of suicides among elementary, junior high and

(Adnkronos) – South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea to “mutually confirm the precise location” of the border and discuss restoring communication lines, after an explosion in the demilitarized zone strained relations between the two countries.  The South Korean

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Top Vietnamese leader To Lam will visit Japan on Nov. 8-11 for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Emperor Naruhito, the Japanese government said Friday. Japan hopes that To Lam’s visit will further deepen friendly and cooperative

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese baseball star Hideki Matsui is set to become the next manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team, it was learned Friday. Matsui played for the Giants in the Nippon Professional Baseball Central League before joining

Japan Department Stores Association Oct. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 140,936 M. Yen Up 9.3 pct Clothing 39,075 Up 15.5 Personal Articles 24,417 Up 8.7 Sundry Goods 38,696 Up 7.5 Household Goods 6,118 Up 4.3 Foodstuffs 26,661 Up 6.5 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Oct. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 443,419 M. Yen Up 4.2 pct Clothing 116,085 Up 5.7 Personal Articles 76,950 Up 6.6 Sundry Goods 108,637 Up 2.6 Household Goods 16,056 Up 7.9 Foodstuffs 100,942 Up 2.9 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will visit Singapore on Nov. 17-21, the government said Friday. Princess Aiko was invited by Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as this year marks the 60th anniversary of

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Renowned Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami died Saturday. He was 74. Murakami, born in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was known for his works such as “Almost Transparent Blue” and “Coin Locker Babies.” In 1976, Murakami won the Gunzo Prize

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Apple Inc. released its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, in Japan on Friday. The phone features a 7.6-inch screen, the largest ever on an iPhone and 1.5 times that of the iPhone 18 Pro Max, which hit

Japan Chain Stores Association Oct. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 993,766 M. Yen Up 0.8 pct Foodstuffs 734,197 Up 0.2 Clothing 37,060 Up 1.9 Sundries 94,592 Up 4.3 Furniture and Interior Goods 48,248 Down 2.9 Home Electric Appliances 2,026 Down 3.5 Note: Year-on-year

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Shigeru Miyamoto, the Nintendo Co. executive fellow who created a famous video game character, Mario, and seven others will receive Japan’s fiscal 2026 Order of Culture, the government said Friday. Miyamoto, 73, is the first person from the

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to revise the Commercial Code to allow bills of lading, needed for maritime trade, to be exchanged electronically. As other maritime states, including Britain, France and Singapore, are developing similar legislation,

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government highlighted the urgent need to fundamentally strengthen the country’s energy supply-and-demand structure to prepare for future emergencies in its fiscal 2025 white paper on energy, adopted at a cabinet meeting on Friday. The white paper

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to introduce a prior approval system for the purchases of land around facilities deemed important to national security, such as Self-Defense Forces bases. Currently, those planning to buy such land are

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer inflation exceeded 2 pct for the first time in nine months in September as rising raw material costs amid the war in the Middle East pushed up prices for a range of items, including food,

New York, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–United States Steel Corp., acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp., said Thursday it plans to invest about 3 billion dollars to build a hot-strip mill at its Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania. The project is expected to

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Thursday held the first meeting of a panel to discuss the creation of a new organization to support the country’s content industry, including anime and video games, aiming to launch the body in 2027.

(Adnkronos) – The Loiret prefecture announced today the ban on the rally planned for Sunday by the collective ‘Ciao fachos’, which was supposed to take place near the Co’Met arena, in the southern part of the city, where the National Rally congress

(Adnkronos) – The German judiciary announced today the arrest of a Ukrainian citizen, suspected of having collected “information of military interest” on behalf of Russia. The arrest was described as a “success” by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said he expects similar

(Adnkronos) – First they attacked the Iranian regime and incited its overthrow, now they target opposition candidates in the Israeli parliamentary elections. These are over a thousand social media accounts previously linked to an influence campaign against Tehran, which are now attacking