Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a basic vision for next year’s “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations at a central executive committee meeting on Thursday, including a basic pay increase target of “at least 5 pct”

Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese women’s gymnastics team won an all-around bronze medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Wednesday, marking the Asian country’s first podium finish for the event in 60 years. The five-member team

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Expectations among women for Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have turned into disappointment over the past year, Shin Ki-young, a professor at the Institute for Gender Studies at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo, said in a recent

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,700 points on Thursday, closing below 63,000 for the first time since July 30 amid selling of artificial intelligence-related issues. The index of 225 major issues listed on the

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Companies and organizations in Japan have scrambled to take precautionary measures after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP programming language. Financial institutions temporarily suspended their services on Thursday as a precaution. Japanese megabank MUFG Bank said on

Sao Paulo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori is scheduled to visit Japan on Nov. 19-20, the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese philanthropic group, said Wednesday. The visit will mark Fujimori’s first trip to Japan since she took office in July. She

New York, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Russia detained a Japanese reporter as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “game of intimidation and hostage-taking,” The Wall Street Journal said in an editorial in its Wednesday edition. Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, last week

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has not received any reports of damage caused by critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. Kihara said the government will continue to issue warnings about the problem.

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will cut its subsidies for the purchase of eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and fuel-cell vehicles, to 60-80 pct of their current levels next year, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The reduced subsidies will apply to

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Kanagawa prefectural police in eastern Japan are believed to have inappropriately used information from expired driver’s licenses collected from citizens at the time of renewal for over 30 years, according to the National Police Agency. Improper use

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering providing subsidies to lower electricity and city gas costs in the first quarter of 2027, when heating demand rises, as energy prices remain elevated because of the war in the Middle East, people

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency plans to introduce cashless payments for minor traffic violations from July 2027, allowing offenders, including cyclists, to pay fines by credit card, smartphone payment services or other cashless means, agency officials said Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan is considering granting soft loans to Bangladesh to improve its rural infrastructure and investment environment, government sources have told Jiji Press. The two countries are expected to reach an agreement on the loans at a summit between

Moscow, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday condemned a Japanese company’s delivery of interceptor drones to Ukraine. Calling the delivery a clear act of hostility, Zakharova warned that Russia would take strong countermeasures against Japan. Japanese drone

New Delhi, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese climbers have gone missing on a 7,000-meter-class mountain in the Annapurna Massif of the Himalayas in Nepal, a senior local municipal official said Wednesday. The two Japanese nationals have been out of contact since Oct.

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Local governments in Japan have expanded consultation services for women facing domestic violence, poverty and other hardships since a support law took effect about two and a half years ago. But efforts to provide temporary shelter for domestic

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday night warned of critical vulnerabilities identified in the PHP programming language widely used on websites around the world. After PHP developers said that a patch to fix the issue would be

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–A river in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, overflowed in some areas Wednesday, prompting a local municipality to issue emergency safety measures urging some 1,200 people from 450 households to take immediate action to protect their lives. The Japan

(Adnkronos) – Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lener was stopped and detained by the Idf in the West Bank while participating with dozens of other volunteers from the “Rabbis for Human Rights” group on a mission to support the olive harvest of Palestinians

(Adnkronos) – Night curfew still in some areas of Paris after last weekend’s events. The Police Prefecture has confirmed measures that from 11 PM tonight to 6 AM tomorrow morning prohibit “the presence of adults and minors in the area of Place

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese new agriculture minister Arata Takebe said Wednesday that he had returned a political donation from a public works contractor and corrected a political funds disclosure report following a weekly magazine report about the donation, which was made

Nagoya, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s medal tally at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games increased further Wednesday, with swimmers and track-and-field athletes taking the center of the podium. In men’s swimming, Naohide Yamaguchi, 25, and Taiyo Kawabuchi, 18, clinched golds in the

(Adnkronos) – Japan has asked Russia for the “immediate release” of the Hokkaido Shimbun journalist arrested on October 13 on Sakhalin Island on espionage charges. NHK reports this morning on the mission to Moscow of the Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau

(Adnkronos) – “I have tried to do good things; perhaps I haven’t done them well enough.” Emmanuel Macron also spoke about young people, their anxieties and their demands, meeting journalists in Doha. Hoping for “greater transparency” for Parcoursup, the school guidance platform

Saitama, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The family of a 74-year-old driver who died after his truck fell into a sinkhole in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, last year has filed a lawsuit seeking about 125 million yen in damages from the prefectural

(Adnkronos) – Students, teachers, university students also in the streets in Greece. Protests in Athens and dozens of other cities across the country to demand better conditions in institutions, higher salaries for teachers, and more funds for public education. Among the demands

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry said Wednesday that there may be problems with the reliability of documents submitted by Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. for the approval of vasculitis drug Tavneos. In its response to a series of deaths among Tavneos users,

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Three major Japanese winemakers said Wednesday that they will start a joint project to attract new fans of Japanese wines, including by holding events and fostering a culture of celebrating “nouveau” wines made from grapes harvested in the

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, marking her first year in office Wednesday, emphasized that “challenges of the Takaichi cabinet’s second year begin today.” Speaking to reporters at the prime minister’s office the same day, she highlighted the need

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Coast Guard did not participate in the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum, held in Russia from September until earlier this month, JCG Commandant Koichi Miyazawa said Wednesday. This was the first time that Japan had skipped