Moscow, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order Thursday to place assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. in Russia under the temporary control of a Russian company. It is the first time for assets of a major global tobacco

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked French President Emmanuel Macron in phone talks Thursday to make sure that Japanese products will not be treated unfairly in the European market. Takaichi expressed strong concern about a bill that the

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling bloc is aiming to secure the passage of a bill to cut the consumption tax through the House of Representatives on Friday. The bill, the biggest focus of the current extraordinary session of the Diet, the

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Thursday raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2027 to 1.33 trillion yen from 1.21 trillion yen, mainly reflecting strong performances in its gaming, film and music businesses.

(Adnkronos) – The elections for the new Knesset president will be held on November 10. The current president, Amir Ohana, announced this, accepting the requests of Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats to anticipate the vote. The votes will therefore be held on

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian government has made the archives of the communist-era secret police accessible to citizens, including the names of the regime’s network of informants, as reported by several international media outlets. Online consultation has been open since yesterday, 70 years

Kyoto, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Thursday that its consolidated net profit in April-September rose 11.0 pct from a year earlier to 220.9 billion yen. The increase was backed by robust sales of software launched in June 2025 for its Nintendo

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Board of Audit of Japan reported Thursday that “wasteful” government spending in fiscal 2025 totaled 144,573 million yen across 250 projects, up about 2.7-fold from the previous year. The report was submitted to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Over 12 trillion yen had been paid by consumers and taxpayers in Japan by the end of March this year to cover compensation, decontamination, decommissioning and other costs related to the March 2011 triple meltdown at Tokyo Electric

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday posted its first rise in consolidated net profit for the April-September period in three years, with profit increasing 26.1 pct from a year earlier to 2,236.4 billion yen. Robust sales of new vehicles,

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Thursday raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2027 to 1.33 trillion yen from 1.21 trillion yen, mainly reflecting strong performances in its gaming, film and music businesses.

(Adnkronos) – The ultra-Orthodox Jewish party United Torah Judaism, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to recommend him to remain Prime Minister of Israel to President Isaac Herzog as part of post-election consultations for the formation of

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has no plans to attend a two-day leaders’ meeting of a U.N. climate summit set to start in Turkey on Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. From Japan, Environment Minister Hiroyoshi

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged Thursday to end at the lowest level since May 20, reflecting concerns over tighter regulations related to artificial intelligence following the U.S. midterm elections. The index of 225 major issues listed

Toyota, Aichi Pref., Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday posted its first rise in consolidated net profit for the April-September period in three years, with profit increasing 26.1 pct from a year earlier to 2,236.4 billion yen. Robust sales of

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Shachihata Inc. said Thursday that it will enter the cosmetics business amid waning demand for its mainstay hanko” seal products due to digitalization. The Nagoya-based company plans to launch a new cosmetics brand next spring, offering skincare products,

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Inc. on Thursday said that some customers are having trouble accessing the internet on their mobile phones and using their device as a phone across Japan. The network glitches started around 11:20 a.m., the Japanese mobile

(Adnkronos) – Hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets today across France, for strikes called by unions and for student demonstrations ongoing for weeks. The high school student movement, born from the youth protest against poor school conditions, has

(Adnkronos) – “We have just had a very detailed conversation with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. We are preparing for a trilateral meeting at the delegation level between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia, in less than a week.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr

(Adnkronos) – The Houthis have demanded $51 billion from Saudi Arabia to end attacks against the country. The Wall Street Journal reports this, adding that the proposal was presented following a Saudi Arabian initiative, after the Houthis managed to take control of

(Adnkronos) – Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement since he was a teenager, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for “conspiring with foreign forces”, following a second conviction related to the security law. The BBC reports.  Wong, one

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan needs to promote work style reform at schools to secure teachers, education minister Yoshihiro Seki said in a recent interview. “In order to hire excellent teachers, it is important to make the teaching profession more appealing by

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Jiji Press Ltd. said Thursday that an employee had collected baseballs at spring training camps of four Japanese professional baseball teams and sold them on an online marketplace website. In February this year, the male employee in his

(The story “Japan Department Stores Boost Self-Gifting Lineups toward Year-End,” moved on Nov. 4, incorrectly said that Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.’s Mitsukoshi store in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district opened its gift item space on Wednesday.) Japan Department Stores Boost Self-Gifting Lineups toward Year-End

Tsu, Mie Pref., Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Toba Aquarium said Thursday that Kira, a female sea otter at the facility, died at 10:40 a.m. on the day at the age of 18, likely from cardiopulmonary arrest due to respiratory failure. With Kira’s death,

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government intends to honor its pledge to provide investments and loans worth up to 550 billion dollars to the United States following the U.S. midterm elections. Tokyo made the commitment last year in exchange for lower

Toyota, Aichi Pref., Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday revised up its consolidated net profit forecast for fiscal 2026 to 3.57 trillion yen from 3.25 trillion yen. Meanwhile, the Japanese auto giant revised down its sales projection for the year

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Most Bank of Japan policymakers shared concern that underlying inflation could exceed the central bank’s 2 pct price stability target at their Sept. 17-18 meeting, at which the BOJ decided to raise interest rates, minutes of the meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan Post Bank said Wednesday that it will acquire a stake of nearly 20 pct stake in online brokerage firm Matsui Securities Co. as part of an effort to strengthen its asset management services by expanding its lineup

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–A commemorative plate for the Tokyo Deaflympics was unveiled in the Japanese capital on Thursday after the quadrennial international sporting event for people with hearing difficulties was held in Japan for the first time a year ago. The