Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed scaling back subsidies aimed at curbing surges in gasoline prices in stages from December. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received the proposal from LDP officials, including policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi, in a

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s internal affairs ministry plans to allow deputy leaders of local governments to determine, based on doctors’ diagnoses, the resignation of prefectural governors or municipal mayors who have become incapacitated due to illness or other reasons, Jiji Press

Japan Struggles to Balance Data Center Boom, Local Concerns Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–With many data center construction projects underway across Japan, concerns are growing among local residents about deteriorating living conditions due to noise and thermal pollution from such facilites. Obstacles

Data centers, which house internet servers and data communications equipment, are rapidly being constructed across Japan. As advances in artificial intelligence technology make data centers indispensable to the digital society, challenges involving site selection and gaining the support of local residents have

Japan’s Regional Areas Vie to Become Data Center Hubs Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Data center construction in Japan is spreading to regional areas, with the prefectures of Hokkaido and Akita emerging as possible hubs. Securing large tracts of land and obtaining access

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp., mired in an accounting scandal, said Wednesday that it would miss its target of obtaining an audit firm’s “unqualified opinion” on its fiscal 2025 securities report by the end of this month.

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, at around 12:07 a.m. Thursday, registering up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. The quake occurred at a

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced three days of national mourning, starting tomorrow, after the tragic train accident in Urda, near Toledo. “The Spanish government stands with the victims and all their families,” he assured.  

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested three individuals believed to have fraudulently obtained residency status for wealthy Chinese nationals in Japan. The three suspects are company executives Hotei Aizawa, 39, and Emi Makino, 45, as well as Zhuang Yi, a

(Adnkronos) – An attempted cyberattack has hit the systems of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the US federal agency tasked with overseeing election campaign financing, one week before the November 3 midterm elections. Politico reports this, citing an informed source, according to

(Adnkronos) – The bloc of Israeli opposition parties led by Gadi Eisenkot intends to use its votes, together with those of the Arab parties, to appoint a new Knesset president, a position currently held by Amir Ohana, a Likud member. This was

(Adnkronos) – There are still over 600,000 votes to be counted, those of voters who used the ‘double envelope’ system, which would correspond to 15 seats in the Knesset. These are mainly diplomats abroad, reservists, IDF soldiers, students, but also young people

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the train accident that occurred in Urda near Toledo has risen to 64. This is reported by El Mundo, citing the president of the Castilla-La Mancha region, Emiliano García Page. 

(Adnkronos) – A private jet carrying Flavio Bolsonaro landed near Miami, Florida. According to American press, he is reportedly fleeing to the United States after his defeat in the presidential runoff in Brazil. This was confirmed by AFP journalists on site, who

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued joint declarations on Wednesday on economic security and cooperation in cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence. The declarations were adopted when Takaichi and Merz met at the prime

Kagoshima, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft of the U.S. military landed at Tanegashima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday without prior notification of airport use. The landing at the airport in the town of Nakatane

By Waka Ota Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–An encounter during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has driven Canadian indigenous tenor singer Jeremy Dutcher to return to Japan to share a stage with Ainu indigenous musicians from the Asian country’s northern region.

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Cebu, the Philippines, on Wednesday and presented Japan’s plans to boost its “denial defense capabilities.” According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, Koizumi expressed his intention to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–A research team at Fujita Health University in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, has applied to an internal review committee to conduct Japan’s first clinical study of uterus transplants, the university said Wednesday. The team submitted a research plan

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Democratic Party for the People and the Japan Innovation Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will support the LDP’s revised proposal to cut 31 proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives,

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday issued joint declarations on economic security and on cooperation over cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence. The declarations were adopted at their meeting at the prime minister’s

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The father of a high school student who died in a fatal boat accident off the coast of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in March has met with representatives of the vessel operator. The father disclosed details of

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Cyberattack-hit GMO Internet Inc. said Wednesday that it has confirmed the shutdown of a website that had disclosed personal information purportedly belonging to a GMO customer on Tuesday after the company refused to pay a ransom. According to

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyberattack that recently hit Japan’s GMO Internet Inc. after being contacted by the company for consultations, investigative sources said Wednesday. The police examined the extent of damage from the cyberattack as

(Adnkronos) – Flavio Bolsonaro and his family are flying to Ecuador from Argentina, after leaving Brazil following his defeat in the presidential elections. This was reported by Argentine authorities. The son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro crossed the land border with

Kumamoto, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Young local government employees who experienced the devastating 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture are now engaged in relief efforts following a major earthquake that struck the same southwestern Japan prefecture in July this year. Drawing on their own

(Adnkronos) – Serbian police reported that an Israeli embassy security guard in Belgrade was stabbed outside the building. The assailant was neutralized, and his identity is not yet known. Belgrade’s Interior Minister, Ivica Dačić, confirmed that the incident is being treated as

(Adnkronos) – The bloc of parties supporting Benjamin Netanyahu remains at 54 seats in the latest projections based on 76.8% of the ballots counted, according to data from the Israeli Election Commission, which assigns 47 seats to the bloc led by Gadi

(Adnkronos) – At least 39 people are reported dead in the collision on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, between the towns of Los Yebenes and Urda in the province of Toledo. Local authorities told Sky News.  

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry said Wednesday that a dead wild goose recovered in Kurihara in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday had tested positive for avian influenza virus in a preliminary test. If the virus is confirmed to be