Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced Tomoru Honda, a Japanese swimmer who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for dangerous driving

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will raise the price of imported wheat sold to domestic millers by 12 pct to 70,020 yen per ton in October, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The increase reflects higher shipping fees and rising prices

Kyoto, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. has said it will release “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” a remake for its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console, on Nov. 5. The company will also release a Nintendo Switch 2 console with

Seoul, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korea will not send officials to Saturday’s memorial service at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, it was learned Wednesday. It will be the third consecutive year

(Adnkronos) – Three weapons depots and a rocket launching position were destroyed yesterday in Israeli air strikes conducted throughout the Gaza Strip. This is what the Idf, the Israeli defense forces, report. According to the Israeli army, the weapons depots, belonging to

New Delhi, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders are increasingly dispatching staff to India to support clients from Japan, with nine banks having already taken such steps and at least seven more planning to follow suit. Those banks aim to support their

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa announced on Wednesday that the Japanese opposition party will disband after completing liquidation procedures. At an extraordinary meeting of party executives on the day, the CRA decided on its dissolution following the

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for his “Ashita no Joe” series, and others have started a crowdfunding campaign to deliver temporary housing to people displaced by a massive earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in

London, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Sake from Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, won the top prize in the Japanese rice wine category at the annual International Wine Challenge, one of the world’s largest wine competitions, on Tuesday. The 2026 Champion Sake award went to

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced swimmer Tomoru Honda, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for dangerous driving resulting in

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The bereaved family Wednesday remembered Junko Kobayashi, a female student at Tokyo’s Sophia University killed in a high-profile unresolved case 30 years ago. In a flower-laying ceremony at the site of the murder in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward, the

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Heavy rain struck areas stretching from the Tohoku northeastern region to the Chugoku and Shikoku western regions of Japan on Wednesday morning due to the impact of a weather front and a tropical cyclone near Shikoku. The front

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Mizuho Bank said Wednesday it will raise its long-term prime lending rate by 0.15 percentage point to 3.4 pct, its highest level in about 30 years, effective on Thursday. The long-term prime rate serves as a benchmark for

London, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Governor Mika Yokota promoted the prefecture’s oysters and sake at an event in London on Tuesday, expressing her desire to boost exports to Britain and deepen friendship and business relations between Hiroshima and the European country through

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has outlined a draft strategy for combating the red-necked longhorn beetle, which damages fruits and roadside trees, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. Setting a goal of stopping the expansion of and starting to reduce areas with

Beijing, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Sales of new vehicles by three major Japanese makers in China fell sharply year on year in August amid continued weak demand for their mainstay gasoline-powered models, according to data released by the firms by Wednesday. Toyota Motor

Yokohama, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. has held a ceremony to mark the full opening of its semiconductor research base in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Amid growing demand for higher-end chips in

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has said it will launch new clothing and accessories developed jointly with an affiliate of Japanese apparel firm And ST HD Co. in stages from Sept. 25. The products will be

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has unveiled images of three candidate characters for its Suica smart card system to succeed the current character based on a penguin. The three candidates–a brown squirrel, a purple rabbit and

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Members of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are considering forming a new party after leaving the CRA following the failure of a planned merger among the CRA, the CDP and Komeito,

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Members of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are considering forming a new party after leaving the CRA following the failure of a planned merger among the CRA, the CDP and Komeito,

(The final paragraph should have read, “…Typhoon Krovanh…” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Level 5 Flood Warning Issued for Central Japan River Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry issued the highest Level 5

(Adnkronos) – Romanian intelligence has announced that it foiled a sabotage operation on national territory coordinated by Russia. According to a note from the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), at the center of the investigation is a Russian citizen monitored since last February,

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday strongly urged Iran to exercise maximum restraint over attacks on civilian vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for crude oil shipments. During phone talks with his Iranian

(Adnkronos) – The air defense forces of the Iranian army claimed to have detected, tracked, and shot down a US Mq-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported that the unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted by defense systems deployed in

Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of strengthening Japan-South Korea relations in a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik in Seoul on Tuesday. “Compared with the situation in 2002, when I first

(Adnkronos) – Two paintings were abandoned in the gardens of the Renoir museum by the thieves who, this morning, shortly before 6 am, had stolen four paintings from the Auguste Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer (French Maritime Alps). The newspaper Nice-Matin reports that

(Adnkronos) – The Eiffel Tower reopened this morning, after the employees’ strike the previous day, who were “shocked” by the exclusion of female employees during the visit of a Hindu religious group. This was reported by Agence France-Presse (Afp). Shortly before 9:30

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing one member of the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to her cabinet when she reshuffles it as early as Sept. 16, government sources

(Adnkronos) – Qatar is working with partners in the region and around the world, including China, to facilitate the resumption of talks between the United States and Iran. This is according to a spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Qatar’s