Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan has asked the Russian government to provide prompt information about a Japanese reporter detained by authorities in Russia and ensure humane, fair and impartial treatment, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday. He made the remarks at a

Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Pref., Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The assembly of a city in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, passed a resolution Wednesday protesting against remarks by agriculture minister Kazuo Yana that road budgets had been cut for two municipalities whose mayors did not support

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s first Disney cruise ship has been named Disney Imagination, Oriental Land Co. said Wednesday. The ship is scheduled to begin service in the spring of 2029, and reservations will be accepted about six months before its launch.

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Olympic Committee is trying to make a transition to a new form of management that can generate revenues and values, not just supporting national team athletes and sports organizations. Looking to the 2028 Summer Olympics in

Kyoto, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. will open its first restaurant, Super Family Restaurant, next month at the Nintendo Museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The Japanese gaming giant on Tuesday gave media representatives a preview of the restaurant, showcasing dishes

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has proposed a draft bill to introduce criminal penalties for unauthorized transactions of land around important facilities, including Self-Defense Forces bases, and on uninhabited border islands. The bill to revise the law to regulate such

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said Tuesday that it has detained a male reporter for Hokkaido Shimbun Press, a newspaper publisher in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, on suspicion of espionage. The FSB claims that he

Osaka, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Public infrastructure and equipment essential to daily life are rapidly deteriorating in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, which is home to the country’s second-largest metropolitan area and has a population of about 8.75 million. Much of the infrastructure was

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan aims to strengthen soft power diplomacy, leveraging its pop culture such as manga and anime. The government plans to actively use popular works to gain more fans of Japan in Global South emerging and developing countries, and

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said Tuesday that it has detained a male reporter of Hokkaido Shimbun Press, a newspaper publisher in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, on suspicion of espionage. Russian news agency Tass reported

(Adnkronos) – The total number of Ministry of Education staff members injured since the start of the protests has risen to 147. The ministry announced this. Among them, 20 people were injured yesterday, including five school principals. Regarding Monday, “this is the

(Adnkronos) – Leaders of the ‘cockroach’ movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been arrested in India. Protests continue in the Asian giant demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, Gyanesh Kumar. In the background are accusations of alleged

(Adnkronos) – Exactly three weeks before the midterm elections, Democrats are seven points ahead in a generic House poll published today by NewsNation-Decision Desk Hq. According to the poll, reported by The Hill, 49% of respondents say they are ready to vote

(Adnkronos) – Katie Zacharia, the new White House spokesperson chosen by President Donald Trump to succeed Karoline Leavitt, allegedly spread conspiracy theories and unfounded accusations of pedophilia against important Democratic Party figures in the past, even going so far as to claim

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson, announced the failure of negotiations for the formation of a new government with centrist and radical left parties. Andersson, who had received the mandate to form an executive for the second

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Sushi and other food delivery service operator Ride On Express Holdings Co. said Tuesday that the personal information of up to about 6.5 million registered customers may have been compromised through unauthorized server access. According to the company,

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Nobuo Inaba, former president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, died of aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 6. He was 75. Born in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, Inaba, a graduate of the University of

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police said Tuesday that they have arrested a 34-year-old Vietnamese woman on suspicion of money laundering in voice phishing cases. According to the National Police Agency, Nguyen Thi Huaon has been charged with violating the organized crime

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–A delegation from China has visited Etorofu, one of the four Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan, the government of the Sakhalin region in the Russian Far East said Tuesday. The visit by the mission, comprising local

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission is poised to recognize bid-rigging by six companies in contracts for railroad track maintenance for subway and other lines operated by the Tokyo metropolitan government in violation of the antimonopoly law, sources familiar with

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday mentioned the possibility of replacing embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana for the first time. Yana is under fire for suggesting that he imposed significant road-related budget cuts on municipalities whose mayors

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s harvest of 2026 rice as a staple food is estimated at 7,406,000 tons, down about 1 pct from the previous year’s 7,468,000 tons, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The forecast is relatively high despite concerns about the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated net profit in the March-August first half of its current business year increased 3.3-fold from a year earlier to 13.3 billion yen. The surge reflected the strong performance

Cairo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese-language classes were introduced for some junior high and high school students in Egypt at the start of the new school year last month. Japanese-language lessons began at select “Egypt-Japan Schools,” which were established across the country under

(Adnkronos) – At least four people have died and over a dozen have been injured in a train derailment near Multan, in the south of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Emergency services reported this to AFP, while the causes of the incident remain unknown.

(Adnkronos) – Around 200 high schools are expected to remain closed today in France. This was stated by the Minister of Education, noting a “decrease compared to previous weeks”, while high school students have called for a new national day of demonstrations

(Adnkronos) – Ads intended to support the difficult re-election campaign of Susan Collins, Republican senator from Maine, instead reached the social media of astonished, and amused, Oregon voters. All because someone confused Portland, the most populous city in the East Coast state,

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of people in Japan who expect prices to be higher in five years rose to 86.5 pct, the highest level in 19 years, a quarterly Bank of Japan opinion survey showed Tuesday. The results of the

Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)–Mitsunari Okamoto, newly elected leader of Japanese opposition party Komeito, said in a recent interview with Jiji Press that he aims to make the party a rallying point for political realignment, emphasizing his determination to advance policy-oriented cooperation