Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday. “I am grateful to have reached this day, and I hope that I can take on new activities,” Crown Princess Kiko said in written

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Since its birth around 4.6 billion years ago, Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers as the inside of the planet cooled down, a team from Japan’s Hokkaido University has found. The team’s findings were published in

Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Aichi Financial Group Inc. in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, and San ju San Financial Group Inc. in neighboring Mie Prefecture said Thursday that they have agreed to terminate a basic agreement on their merger. Though they had been

(Adnkronos) – The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opened this morning at the British Museum in London; the public can now admire this medieval treasure which is generating exceptional enthusiasm in the United Kingdom, gripped by a real “tapestry-mania” for several weeks.  Visitors who

(Adnkronos) – The city of Denver, supported by a coalition of associations, has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from deploying armed Ice agents at polling stations during the upcoming midterm elections. “The specter of armed agents at polling stations

(Adnkronos) – Controversies continue in France regarding the pro-Putin pundit and former head of the Russian state channel Russia Today in France, Xenia Fedorova, returning on air. This was stated by French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez after Vincent Bolloré’s Cnews channel announced

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the fire that broke out on board a merchant ship undergoing maintenance work in a port in Qingdao, eastern China, has risen from 20 to 25. “There were 42 people on board the ship. Twelve were

(Adnkronos) – Oslo bans the use of smart glasses in schools. The ban in the Norwegian capital applies for the entire school day and at all levels of education. “We politicians must have the courage to be honest about what this is

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport aboard a government plane on Thursday after attending a funeral for the late King Harald V of Norway. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess attended

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it aims to increase its annual vehicle production in Japan to 1 million units by reorganizing its domestic production operations around three key manufacturing facilities. The company expects to significantly

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to reorganize the portfolios of ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, with the aim of streamlining overlapping roles and clarifying responsibilities, sources said Thursday. She is considering having one cabinet member serve as

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided Thursday to designate 19 municipalities in the Tokachi region of the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, including the city of Obihiro, as national strategic special zones to promote AI-powered agriculture. The government will apply special

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Thursday that it has lowered its travel alerts for some areas in Israel, Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. The government judged that the Middle East situation has been relatively calm, despite ongoing exchanges

Los Angeles, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)–Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the 15-day injured list with his lingering right biceps and left knee injuries, manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. The two-way Japanese player has missed six of the

Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than 5 million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The overcharges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., affected at least

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have no need to revise their coalition agreement reached in October last year, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. Noting that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Thursday that it has demanded a correction to an Equal Earth world map on a website, claiming that the map uses the same color for Russian territory and the four islands disputed between Japan

(Adnkronos) – At least five people have died and 87 are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry off the Philippine province of Palawan, a well-known tourist destination. This was announced by the Philippine Coast Guard, specifying that, according to

(Adnkronos) – Yemen’s Houthis have launched ballistic missile and drone attacks against the Saudi cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan. This was announced by the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Turki al-Maliki, accusing “the Houthi terrorist militia” of continuing “its heinous

(Adnkronos) – The Republican convention ahead of the November midterm elections, dubbed “Trump-a-palooza” by American media due to the president’s prominence, confirmed Donald Trump’s absolute centrality from the very first evening. Between 4 PM and 9 PM (10 PM and 3 AM

(Adnkronos) – Democratic socialist David Morales defeated incumbent Providence Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primaries in Rhode Island, marking another victory for the party’s left wing ahead of the November elections. Morales, a 27-year-old state representative supported by Senator Bernie Sanders

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from landslides and floods in Nepal has risen to 1,374, according to Chinese state television, which cites Nepalese police, who say more than 5,100 people are still missing.  On August 26, a landslide on the border with

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency plans to comprehensively strengthen regulations over “dark patterns,” or website designs and other user interfaces that lead consumers to make decisions against their interests, it was learned Thursday. This plan is included in an

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Resona Bank plans to extend a total of about 45 billion yen in loans to startups in fiscal 2028, more than nine times the fiscal 2025 level, President Kazuhiro Chida has said in a recent interview. “We want

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday it has appointed three forensic medicine experts as advisers on issues related to DNA analysis, with the aim of preventing misconduct following improper DNA tests found at the police department of the

Nagoya, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than five million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The overcharges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., affected at least

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of children who died from abuse in Japan in fiscal 2024 rose by 12 from the previous year to 77, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday. Excluding family suicide cases, the

Fukui, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan needs to raise interest rates further to “complete the normalization of monetary policy,” Kazuyuki Masu, a member of the BOJ’s Policy Board, said Thursday. Underlying inflation, which excludes temporary factors, remains below 2 pct

Tsu, Mie Pref., Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors sought a seven-year prison sentence for former truck driver Mitsuyo Mizutani on Thursday over an expressway accident that killed six people in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, in March. According to the indictment and other

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)–Isao Harimoto, the first and only player in the history of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, to achieve more than 3,000 career hits, died on Wednesday afternoon, it was learned Thursday. He was 86. Harimoto collected