(Adnkronos) – French deputies Sacha Houlié and Arthur Delaporte, as well as journalists Ariane Chemin and Paul Gogo, have been banned from entering Russia; this was announced today by Russian diplomacy, emphasizing that it is a measure adopted in response to the

(Adnkronos) – During the search carried out shortly after the Trappes attack at the home of Kevin Tessier – suspected of the racially motivated attack committed in the Yvelines department on October 23 – investigators found a list containing data concerning several

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that a disruption to its mobile phone network, which began earlier in the day, had been fully resolved. The major Japanese mobile carrier said the disruption was caused by a switching system that

Yokohama, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 39.7 billion yen for April-September, posting such a loss for the second straight year on a fiscal first-half basis. Still, the figure improved from a loss of

Kyoto, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Kyoto prefectural government said Wednesday that a suspected case of infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm in the city of Kameoka in the western Japan prefecture. If confirmed, it would

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Vietnamese leader To Lam and his wife, Ngo Phuong Ly, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. In their 20-minute talks, Emperor Naruhito welcomed the Vietnamese couple’s visit to

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that a disruption to its mobile phone network, which began earlier in the day, had been largely resolved. The major Japanese mobile carrier urged customers experiencing connection problems to restart their phones or

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to clearly state that it will strengthen so-called denial capabilities to deter potential invasions when revising its three key national security-related documents at the end of the year, it was learned Wednesday. The government

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the July 2025 election for the Senate, the upper chamber of the Diet, was conducted in an “unconstitutional state” due to vote-value disparities of up to 3.13. The top court’s Grand Bench,

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Yuki Watanabe, a leader of a Philippines-based Japanese crime group, denied a charge of robbery resulting in death at the first hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court on Wednesday in connection with a series of robbery

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of stealing a luxury watch worth 46 million yen from a store in the Japanese capital’s Nakano Ward. The incident occurred from around 7:45 p.m. to

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the Islamic Republic has designated the Argentine Navy and Air Force as terrorist organizations. In a statement, Tehran states that the decision was made after the Argentine government designated the Revolutionary Guards as a

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering revising a tax incentive program aimed at encouraging wage increases at small and midsize companies, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The government plans to allow firms to deduct up to 40 pct of additional

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday approved a business improvement plan submitted by Amazon Japan G.K. to ease the pricing requirements imposed on sellers, following an investigation into allegations that the company pressured sellers on its e-commerce website

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Vietnamese leader To Lam visited the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, calling for investment in the Southeast Asian nation. Accompanied by Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan, Lam, Vietnam’s president and general secretary of the Communist Party,

Antalya, Turkey, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)–An international nongovernment environmental group on Tuesday gave Japan and eight other countries its Fossil of the Day award for inadequate climate action, citing their leaders’ failure to attend the ongoing U.N. climate talks in Turkey. Japanese

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 39,705 million yen for April-September, improving from a loss of 221,921 million yen a year earlier. The company remained in the red on a first-half basis for

(The first paragraph should have read “Japan’s Senate began deliberations Wednesday…” instead of as sent.) Japan Upper House Begins Debate on Food Tax Cut Bill Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Senate began deliberations Wednesday on a bill that would temporarily cut the

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the July 2025 election for the Senate, the upper chamber of the Diet, was conducted in an “unconstitutional state” due to vote-value disparities of up to 3.13. The top court’s Grand Bench,

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of stealing a luxury watch worth 46 million yen from a store in the Japanese capital’s Nakano Ward, investigative sources said. The incident occurred

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to strengthen production systems for defense equipment in order to secure wartime sustainment capabilities, it was learned Wednesday. The government will mainly consider introducing government-owned, contractor-operated systems and financially supporting private companies. It intends

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Sam Rainsy, a Cambodian opposition leader currently living in exile in France, called on Japan to provide support for democracy in his country. In a recent interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo, Rainsy criticized former Cambodian Prime Minister

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s real gross domestic product in the July-September quarter is projected to have risen 0.1 pct from the previous quarter, for an annualized increase of 0.4 pct, according to estimates released by 10 private think tanks. GDP is

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill to hold next year’s unified local elections on April 11 and 25. Elections for heads and assembly members of prefectures and ordinance-designated major cities will be held on April

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Employees of Japanese housing manufacturer Tama Home Co. were found to have filed fraudulent fire insurance claims, prompting nonlife insurance companies to demand a thorough investigation, sources have said. There were hundreds of fraudulent claims, including those using

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Inc. announced that a glitch occurred on its mobile phone network across Japan at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, following a similar problem last Thursday. According to the major Japanese mobile carrier, users are currently experiencing

Yokohama, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Vietnamese leader To Lam and Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa have agreed to promote cultural exchanges and business-to-business cooperation at a meeting in the Kanagawa prefectural capital of Yokohama, near Tokyo. The two leaders renewed the memorandum on culture,

New York, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it will launch the Kei-01 ultra-compact utility truck, developed for the U.S. market based on Japan’s “kei” light trucks, in the second half of 2027. Toyota

Paris, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major countries adopted a 12-page statement that addresses the situation in Ukraine at their two-day meeting in Paris through Tuesday, according to French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot. At a press

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Buddhist community is searching for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence as it struggles with challenges such as a waning interest in Buddhism and a decline in the number of “danka” household supporters of specific temples on the