Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government told the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Tuesday that an extraordinary session will be convened Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara conveyed the plan to the boards of the steering committees in both Diet chambers.

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–A planned visit by Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to areas affected by a powerful earthquake in July in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been postponed to Wednesday, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. The one-day trip,

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Amendments to Japan’s 1947 Imperial House Law will take effect on Oct. 24, introducing measures intended to address the declining number of Imperial Family members. Under the revised law, female members of the Imperial Family will be allowed

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Precipitation was observed in central Tokyo for 34 straight days through Tuesday, the longest streak of rainy days since records began in 1886, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency’s observation point for Tokyo, located in Kitanomaru

(Adnkronos) – The protest against the housing crisis and high housing costs continues in one of Madrid’s main squares, sparked after police evicted 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the capital apartment where she had lived her whole life. About a hundred tents have

(Adnkronos) – In Ethiopia, forces allied with the federal government have announced they have taken control of Alamata, in southern Tigray, after days of clashes with rebels on multiple fronts. Federal government forces “have taken control of Alamata” after “intense fighting,” local

(Adnkronos) – New compromising revelations for Bo French, the Republican candidate for one of Texas’s main internal offices, who has already been overwhelmed by accusations of racist comments made under photos of non-white students at a University of Texas football game. Now

(Adnkronos) – The five men, just over twenty years old, arrested as part of the investigation into the incident near the Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Fairford, also used by the US armed forces, have been released on bail. This was

(Adnkronos) – Construction sites in New Delhi are to be halted for six weeks in an attempt to curb the smog emergency that chokes the Indian capital every winter. The ban on construction and demolition will come into effect on December 10

(Adnkronos) – Another senior FBI official is leaving the bureau after just one year in office. According to Nbcnews, Andrew Bailey, who was appointed last September to the newly created position of ‘co-deputy director’ of the FBI to assist Deputy Director Dan

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The University of Tokyo said Monday that it has selected Yuko Fujigaki, a 64-year-old professor, as its next president, making her the first woman to lead the university. Her six-year term will begin on April 1 next year,

Nagoya, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Asuma Nakai and Sae Hatakeyama won cycling BMX racing gold medals in the men’s and women’s events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. Nakai, who clinched the top podium spot for the second consecutive Asian

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Monday held the first meeting of an expert panel on strengthening intelligence capabilities, initiating discussions on formulating a national intelligence strategy. Discussions at the panel will also focus on anti-espionage legislation, such as a foreign

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Environment Minister Hiroyoshi Sasagawa said Monday the government hopes to support municipalities that adopt artificial intelligence and drones to track bears in response to a rise in bear-related incidents. In an interview, Sasagawa emphasized that prompt action,

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Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission recognized Monday that 42 companies had engaged in bid-rigging for large-scale repair contracts for condominiums, imposing fines totaling about 1.6 billion yen on 37 of the firms. The malpractice was found for repair

Shisui, Chiba Pref., Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo. On Monday, a woman in her 20s

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, rose to 14 on Monday, a week after related heavy rain struck Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures near Tokyo. On Monday, a woman in her 20s in the

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Precipitation was observed in Central Tokyo for 33 consecutive days from Aug. 27 through Monday, due in part to rains brought by fronts and typhoons, tying the record for the longest such spell since statistics were first compiled

(Adnkronos) – The heavy rains that hit western Nepal have caused severe floods and landslides, destroying homes and infrastructure, forcing – according to government authorities – nearly 750 families to leave their homes and causing over 20 casualties. The emergency comes just

(Adnkronos) – The candidate for the office of mayor-governor of the city-state of Berlin, Elif Eralp, and the Berlin section of her party (Die Linke) have initiated legal action against the federal Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, for a statement in which he

(Adnkronos) – Over 80 people, mostly women, have been kidnapped by armed gangs in two separate attacks launched on Saturday and Sunday in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs have been carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom for years. On Saturday, at least

(Adnkronos) – Swedish Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has stated that she was unable to form a government with the other three parties of the left bloc after the general elections on September 13. “Based on the discussions I have had, I

Shanghai, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Duskin Co. on Monday opened a Mister Donut outlet in Shanghai, returning to the Chinese market after a hiatus of some seven years. The company withdrew from mainland China in 2019. The new take-away outlet is located

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Police in Gunma Prefecture have arrested a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a case in which his former wife’s 52-year-old mother was murdered and the victim’s 26-year-old son was injured in the Gunma city of

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Surigae will likely travel in a northeasterly direction near the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo, on Thursday after moving over waters south of the Shikoku western and Tokai central Japan regions between Tuesday and Wednesday, the

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese beer companies are revamping flagship products and reclassifying quasi-beer items as beer as they prepare for intensifying competition following Thursday’s unification of liquor taxes on beer and related products. As the tax rate change will narrow

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Japanese talent agency Smile-Up. Inc., formerly Johnny & Associates Inc., said Monday that he will step down from his position. Lawyer Masayuki Yamada, chief compliance officer at Smile-Up., will take over as president, effective

Kyoto, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–Nidec Corp. is considering a shake-up of its executive team, including its president, Mitsuya Kishida, in the wake of accounting and quality scandals at the major Japanese motor manufacturer, company sources said Monday. The Kyoto-based company is also

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–In the recent cabinet reshuffle and Liberal Democratic Party executive personnel changes, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the LDP, appointed only a few women, despite her earlier pledge to increase women’s representation to levels seen