Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her government will resume subsidies in December to help lower electricity and gas bills during the colder months, as part of the fight against the rising cost of living. Speaking

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese airline group ANA Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it will acquire full ownership of RegionalPlus Wings Corp., the holding company of midsize airlines Airdo Co. and Solaseed Air Inc., through a stock swap in April next

Nagoya, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Thursday that it will record a special loss of around 380 billion yen for the business year ending in March, following a data scandal involving its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The combined number of vehicles sold globally by eight major Japanese automakers in April-September was down 1.3 pct from a year before, standing at 11.83 million units, data from the companies showed Thursday. Sales in the first half

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her government will resume subsidies in December to help lower electricity and gas bills, as part of the fight against the rising cost of living. Speaking to reporters at the

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a city assembly member from Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to Taiwan-born author Li Kotomi over a privacy violation related to the disclosure

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that her country will support recovery efforts following a massive wildfire that occurred in Mongolia on Oct. 8. During her 10-minute phone talks with her Mongolian counterpart, Nyam-Osor Uchral, Takaichi said

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it will release the first new Pajero SUV model in seven years in Japan on Dec. 17, with prices starting at 6,193,000 yen. Preorders for the new Pajero began this month and have

(Adnkronos) – A Russian drone attack against a railway station in the city of Dnipro, central Ukraine, has caused the death of 13 people. The complaint came from Governor Oleksandr Hanzha, who in a Telegram post cited by SkyNews reported at least

(Adnkronos) – In France, 441 people, including 61 children and adolescents, drowned over a four-month period, largely during heatwave periods. This is a “moderate” increase compared to the previous year, which was already characterized by a high number of deaths, according to

(Adnkronos) – Estonia plans to build approximately 150 bunkers on the border with Russia, as part of efforts to strengthen its defensive readiness. This was stated to journalists by Estonian Defense Minister Martin Herem. According to reports from Estonian broadcaster Err, Herem

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese airline group ANA Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it will acquire full ownership of RegionalPlus Wings Corp., the holding company of midsize airlines Airdo Co. and Solaseed Air Inc., through a stock swap in April. ANA

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired some 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from around Wonsan, Kangwon Province, on Thursday, the South Korean military said. The Japanese government said that none has fallen into the country’s exclusive economic

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Electricity bills for November will hit record highs at seven of Japan’s 10 major utilities, according to their announcements Thursday. The standard household rates for November usage, billed in December, will be raised at the seven companies, reflecting

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has requested that telecommunications carriers forcibly deny access to a website believed to be behind a cyberattack on GMO Internet Inc., people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The request was made by the communications

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fujifilm Corp. said Thursday that it will increase the production of magnetic tape for data storage for the first time in 20 years. The company plans to invest about 10 billion yen in a manufacturing base in

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced renowned Japanese pianist Kyohei Sorita to three months in jail, suspended for two years, for speeding. According to the ruling, Sorita, 32, drove a car at 144 kilometers per hour, well above

Fukushima, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, said Thursday that they will expand their fishing area near the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, starting in January. The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations will shrink its

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki and his Cambodian counterpart, Sar Theth, on Wednesday agreed to deepen cooperation to eradicate organized fraud. At a meeting in Tokyo, Kusunoki, commissioner general of Japan’s National Police Agency, told Sar Theth, commissioner

(The headline should have read, “…Ohsho Pres….,” and the second sentence in the fifth paragraph should have read, “…Gyoza no Ohsho…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Kyoto Prosecutors Appeal Acquittal in 2013 Ohsho Pres. Murder Kyoto, Oct. 29 (Jiji

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday. The Imperial couple and other members of the Imperial Family walked around to converse with about 1,700 invited

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a city assembly member from Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to Taiwan-born author Li Kotomi over a privacy violation related to the disclosure

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A group of Japanese researchers have uncovered the characteristics of archaea, single-celled micro-organisms, that are most closely related to eukaryotes, organisms including plants and animals, from a methane production well in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. The group, including

Baku, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Azerbaijan is willing to extend its visa-free program for Japanese citizens, Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, has said. Visa exemption is “a two-way street,” Hajiyev said in talks with reporters from media outlets including Jiji

Osaka, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A former manager at major Japanese general contractor Takenaka Corp. admitted on Thursday to having a subcontractor submit inflated bills for construction work related to the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan. Tatsumi Kawai, 61, acknowledged the

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has requested that telecommunications carriers forcibly deny access to a website believed to be behind a cyberattack on GMO Internet Inc., people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The request was made by the communications

Paris, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–Spanish authorities have informed Tokyo that the names of two Japanese nationals were on the passenger lists for the high-speed trains involved in a fatal crash that happened in Spain on Wednesday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese judge admitted charges of online gambling in the first hearing of his impeachment trial in Tokyo on Wednesday. Akifumi Morimoto, 52, a judge at Niigata Summary Court, told the Judge Impeachment Court that the charges against

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, around 12:07 a.m. Thursday, with no tsunami reported. A seismic intensity of lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese scale, was recorded in

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired some 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Thursday, the South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. A Japanese Defense Ministry official said the missiles are believed to have fallen into