New York, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based international nonprofit organization, on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a Japanese newspaper reporter detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage. Russia claims that the male reporter for

Toyohashi, Aichi Pref., Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A cafe in central Japan set up an old bus stop with a fake timetable installed but no buses arriving, serving as an early example of an initiative known as a “benevolent lie” for individuals with

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost more than 3,200 points in Thursday morning trading. High tech-related issues, especially those related to generative artificial intelligence, bore the brunt of the selling following overnight falls in their U.S. counterparts

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 3,100 points in Thursday morning trading. High tech-related issues, especially those related to generative artificial intelligence, bore the brunt of the selling following overnight falls in their U.S.

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to appoint Arata Takebe of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party as Japan’s new agriculture minister to replace embattled Kazuo Yana, informed sources said Thursday. Yana resigned Wednesday following a series of

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry has raised its travel alert for northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia from Level 1, which calls for exercising caution, to Level 2, which calls for avoiding nonessential travel. Following the latest change, announced

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost more than 2,400 points in Thursday morning trading. At 9:32 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section plunged 2,421.93 points, or 3.58

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Thursday released the list of approximately 1,700 invitees for an autumn garden party to be hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 29. The

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chinese fighter jets took off from and landed at the country’s Liaoning aircraft carrier Wednesday after the vessel sailed between the main island of Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and Okinawa’s Miyako Island, the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Joint

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s delayed response to the controversy surrounding agriculture minister Kazuo Yana, who quit Wednesday, is all but certain to deal a blow to her administration. Takaichi was effectively forced to dismiss the minister, whom

(Adnkronos) – Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, two polls confirm the neck-and-neck race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton, with the Democratic Senate candidate slightly ahead. The Marist College poll shows that 47% of likely Texas voters support Talarico,

(Adnkronos) – The parliament of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has approved, with the votes of AfD (which controls 39 out of 83 seats in the regional assembly elected on September 6) and BSW (which won 5 seats), a motion calling for

(Adnkronos) – By the end of October, “improvements” to Parcoursup, the digital platform used in France to manage applications for access to post-baccalaureate education, will be proposed to French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. This was announced today on Bfmtv-Rmc by French Education

(Adnkronos) – Five days of pre-trial detention in India for two leaders of the ‘cockroach’ movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (Cjp). The BBC reports this. Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were brought before a judge this morning after being stopped yesterday in

(Adnkronos) – The federal forces of Ethiopia and their allies are approaching a locality near the border with Eritrea. This is reported by a commander of a pro-government militia and a resident cited by the Afp agency, as fears for the situation

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana, mired in a series of scandals such as suspected election law violations, resigned in an effective dismissal Wednesday, dealing a serious blow to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration. Yana submitted his resignation to

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–A university established by the Japanese and Turkish governments held an opening ceremony on its campus in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on Wednesday. At Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence, earthquakes

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–IDC Frontier Inc., a cloud service subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications and technology company SoftBank Corp., said Wednesday that no breaches of customer information it stores has been confirmed following unauthorized access last week. IDC Frontier explained that an

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government scrambled to gather information Wednesday following the news of Russia’s detention of a Japanese reporter on suspicion of espionage, a move likely to further strain the two countries’ relations that have already soured due to

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. semiconductor plant project has been selected for the third round of Japanese funding in the United States under the bilateral tariff agreement, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp. is expected to participate in the

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Embattled Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a meeting at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Takaichi later told reporters that she accepted the minister’s resignation and takes

Beijing, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Navy said Wednesday that its Liaoning aircraft carrier has headed for the western Pacific to conduct drills. Last December, a Chinese J-15 fighter jet that took off from the vessel during drills directed its radar on

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Embattled Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday. Yana did this when he met with Takaichi at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. He told reporters later that he decided

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Senji Kuroi, a prominent writer of the “introverted generation” in Japan, died of pneumonia on Monday. He was 94. Kuroi, whose real name was Shunjiro Osabe, published “Aoi Kojo” in 1958 while working for Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.,

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Norwegian International Development Minister Asmund Aukrust has highlighted the importance of international cooperation amid the Middle East turmoil and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There is “a very challenging world out there,” Aukrust said in a recent interview with

Kobe, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–An after-school program in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is helping children with developmental problems build confidence and independence through theater activities, a relatively unusual approach in the country. The provider of the after-school program, Hokagorubi, offers creative

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–About 30 pct of Japan’s working population, or some 20 million people, may be eligible for a financial aid program that the government aims to introduce alongside a planned consumption tax cut for food, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–The key Dubai crude oil futures contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange hit a record high for the first time in 18 years and three months on Wednesday amid a tense Middle East situation. The contract for March

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s first home Asian Para Games are expected to offer a big chance for para athletes to boost their public profile and spread parasports. The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games will kick off on Sunday, with about 3,000 athletes

(Adnkronos) – Turkish police raided the headquarters of Halk TV, one of Turkey’s main opposition television channels. Eleven employees of the private channel were arrested. The news, which is just the latest episode in a vast campaign conducted by the Turkish government