Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, on Wednesday agreed on the importance of ensuring free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz without additional costs. In their strategic

(Adnkronos) – At least 100 people have died in the collapse of a gold mine on the border between Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday in Zamboyé, about 50 kilometers from the city of Baboua.

(Adnkronos) – The official death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10 has risen to 312 dead and 4,380 injured. 290 people are still missing, according to updated data released by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, on Wednesday morning for an official visit to the South American country. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are slated to attend

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit the central Japan prefecture of Aichi for two days from Sept. 19 to attend events related to the Asian Games, the Imperial Household Agency

(Adnkronos) – A head-on collision between a bus and a truck caused the death of at least 21 people in the municipality of Imbituva, in southern Brazil. Local authorities reported this. “Unfortunately, 21 bus passengers died” and four other people were injured,

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Minimum hourly wages are expected to rise more than recommended by a government advisory panel for fiscal 2026 in at least 17 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, a tally showed Wednesday. Of the 30 prefectures that had finalized their

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Wednesday that it is important to ensure free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transport waterway, without additional costs, such as

Brussels, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the United States’ sanctions against its officials including its President Tomoko Akane of Japan. The sanctions are “a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution,” the ICC said

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday expressed regret over a decision by the United States to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan. The U.S. sanctions against Akane are “deeply regrettable,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told

(Adnkronos) – A helicopter carrying seven tourists has crashed in Kenya. This is what local media report. The incident was confirmed by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) cited by local media. The aircraft crashed in the Mount Ololokwe area, about 250

(Adnkronos) – Idf troops have sealed two more underground tunnels belonging to Hamas, with a total length of over two kilometers, as part of efforts to neutralize the terrorist organizations’ tunnel network in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army announced this on

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese actor Keiko Kishi, known for her role in the hit film “Kimi no Na wa” (What’s Your Name?), died of old age on Aug. 7. She was 93. Born in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Kishi was one

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers will visit China from Monday through Aug. 27 at the invitation of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The group will include Gaku Hashimoto of

(Adnkronos) – The United Arab Emirates have announced the suspension of all commercial and financial exchanges with Iran, following recent missile attacks carried out by Tehran against their vessels. The announcement comes after a period of relative calm in the United Arab

(Adnkronos) – Four people died and four others were injured in a Russian drone attack on a bus in the city of Kherson, on the front line in southern Ukraine. According to local authorities, “Russian military forces attacked a bus traveling on

(Adnkronos) – At least nine people have died and several others were injured in a fire that broke out today in a hotel in Kolkata, India. “Nine people, including a child, died in the fire that broke out in the early hours

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in July rose 0.1 pct from a year earlier to 3,442,100, marking the first increase in four months and a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday expressed regret over a decision by the United States to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan. “Japan has consistently supported the ICC, which is a permanent international criminal court,

Sapporo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–A 33-year-old male worker died after falling at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Tuesday, its operator, Hokkaido Electric Power Co., said Wednesday. The accident happened around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks tumbled Wednesday due chiefly to selling of issues related to artificial intelligence and semiconductors, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly giving up more than 2,300 points. The index of 225 major issues listed on

Osaka, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a former manager at Takenaka Corp. on Wednesday for suspected breach of trust involving a construction project for the Grand Ring, a symbol of last year’s World Exposition in Osaka, a city in western Japan. The

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese actor Keiko Kishi, known for her role in the hit film “Kimi no Na wa” (What’s Your Name?), died of old age on Aug. 7. She was 93. Born in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Kishi was one

Akita, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Shihab Alfaheem, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Japan, visited Akita Prefecture on Wednesday for talks with local officials on a plan to build a large data center for artificial intelligence in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The ambassador

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Weathernews Inc. will provide localized weather forecasts to about 40,000 people from the organizing committee, teams and others at the upcoming Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, Jiji Press has learned. The company will

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in June rose 9.7 pct from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The Cabinet Office maintained its basic view that machinery orders are showing signs of picking up. The private-sector

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have announced their winter timetables, in which the competing companies coordinated their flight schedules on a domestic route for the first time. The timetables from late October, released Tuesday, show that the

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has expressed continued support for Yemen’s interim government during a meeting with Rashad Al-Alimi, head of the government, in Saudi Arabia. At the meeting in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday afternoon

Washington, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. appeals court has canceled a permit for a project to build a deepwater port, part of a 550-billion-dollar investment agreement between Japan and the United States, it was learned Tuesday. In February 2025, the U.S. Department

Washington/Brussels, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government on Tuesday announced sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan, decrying The Hague-based court’s “assault on state sovereignty.” The ICC has been faced with increased pressure from the administration of U.S. President