Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)–The campaign for Sunday’s general election in Japan has lacked active discussions on a possible dual surname system for married couples. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has rarely touched on the

(Adnkronos) – Il nuovo missile balistico a medio raggio dispiegato dai Guardiani della rivoluzione, il Khorramshahr-4, si trova in una base sotterranea, rende noto l’agenzia Fars. È la prima volta che un missile viene dispiegato in profondità. Con un raggio di 2mila

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Chile want to broaden bilateral cooperation in range of areas from the economy to the fight against crime and policies to boost their birth rates, conservative premier Giorgia Meloni and Chile’s far-right president-elect Jose Antonio Kast said during

Fukui, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–The conservative grip is slipping in Fukui Prefecture ahead of Sunday’s House of Representatives election, following the recent gubernatorial election that left major fractures within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The No. 1 constituency in the snowbound central

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologized to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for believing the ”lies” of Peter Mandelson, whose name appeared in the files of the pedophile financier who died in prison, and for appointing him ambassador to

(Adnkronos) – On February 6 and 7, the Harvard Kennedy School will host the 12th edition of the European Conference, one of the leading forums in the United States dedicated to discussing Europe’s role in the global context. The event, organized by

(Adnkronos) – Italy can ban the cultivation of genetically modified maize on its territory. This was established by the EU Court of Justice, confirming, in a judgment published today, the legitimacy of the procedure that allows the European Commission, at the request

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Kindai University said Thursday that it has achieved the world’s first complete aquaculture of blackthroat seaperch, a popular and expensive fish in Japan. The university plans to serve farmed blackthroat seaperch at its restaurants and sell them to

(Adnkronos) – In December, retail sales in the euro area fell by 0.5% compared to November, rising by 1.3% compared to December 2024. This was reported by Eurostat. The data is worse than the consensus, the average of analysts’ forecasts. For the

(Adnkronos) – The EU Court of Justice annuls the European Parliament’s decisions to revoke the immunity of Catalan pro-independence MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín, and Clara Ponsatí. According to the Luxembourg judges, the appointment of the rapporteur responsible for the immunity revocation

Osaka, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese machinery maker Kanadevia Corp., formerly called Hitachi Zosen Corp., said Thursday that it will start talks on management integration with Nippon Steel Engineering Co., a Nippon Steel Corp subsidiary. The two sides plan to sign a final

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. said on Thursday that it expects to post record sales and profits for the fiscal year ending next month, thanks to strong performance in its music, game and semiconductor businesses. The Japanese company raised its

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador, Luca Gori has presented a growth diplomacy guide to Serbia’s main business lobby ahead of the world trade fair in Belgrade which opens in mid-May – the first to be hosted by a Western Balkan nation – the

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–The hibakusha atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo said Thursday it will boost its efforts toward denuclearization, following the expiration the same day of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, the last nuclear disarmament framework

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. plans to restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata as early as Monday, informed sources said Thursday. Takeyuki Inagaki, head of the

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has bought back shares worth a total of about 235 billion yen that were held by its top shareholder, Aya Nomura, and investment funds linked to Japanese activist investor

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Heavy snow is expected to peak mainly in areas facing the Sea of Japan on Sunday, when a general election takes place, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday. “Some areas are already experiencing record snowfall, and there are

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is set to appoint Reiko Akiike, 61, co-chair of Boston Consulting Group Japan, as vice chair of the powerful business lobby, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Currently, Yumiko Noda, 66, chair of Veolia

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s restaurant industry is worried about major political parties’ pledges of a zero consumption tax rate on food products ahead of Sunday’s House of Representatives election. These parties include the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner,

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political party leaders are visiting key constituencies in the campaigning for Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave a street speech in Kurashiki,

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Japanese government to hand over the remains of Chizuo Matsumoto, former leader of now-defunct religious cult Aum Shinrikyo, to his second daughter. The government cremated the

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prosecutors Thursday sought a life sentence for Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of a crime ring behind a series of robbery and fraud cases across the country. The lay-judge trial for 41-year-old Fujita at Tokyo District Court,

Saitama, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–So-called care beauty, which involves providing older adults with makeup, hand care and light aesthetic treatments at nursing homes and other facilities, is spreading across Japan, aiming to improve seniors’ quality of life and encourage their social engagement.

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–PokePark Kanto, the first permanent theme park based on the popular Japanese video game series Pocket Monster, or Pokemon, opened inside the Yomiuriland amusement park straddling Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture on Thursday. The new facility comprises two areas–a

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip foundry, said Thursday that it will start mass-production of cutting-edge semiconductors with a circuit line width of 3 nanometers at its second plant in the town of Kikuyo in Kumamoto

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prosecutors Thursday sought a life sentence for Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of a crime ring behind a series of robbery and fraud cases across the country. The lay-judge trial for 41-year-old Fujita at Tokyo District Court,

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Renesas Electronics Corp. said Thursday that it will sell its timing device business for 3 billion dollars to focus on its chipmaking operations. The Japanese company plans to sell the timing device business to SiTime Corp., a U.S.

New York, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–Yutaka Matsuo, professor of the University of Tokyo’s graduate school of engineering, is among the 40 experts who have been recommended by the United Nations’ head to sit on the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. said on Thursday that it expects to post record sales and profits for the fiscal year ending next month thanks to strong performance of its music, game and semiconductor businesses. The Japanese company raised its

New York, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)–University of Tokyo professor Yutaka Matsuo is among the 40 experts who have been recommended by the United Nations’ head to sit on the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced