Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Okayama branch of Hiroshima High Court ruled Thursday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. Presiding Judge Yasuki Kinugawa at the high

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a bilateral summit at a state guest house in Tokyo on Thursday and agreed to upgrade their countries’ relationship to a comprehensive and strategic partnership.

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party presented a draft proposal Thursday calling for the use of stopgap bonds to fund the government’s investment in crisis management and growth measures. The proposal by the LDP’s Japan’s Growth

Osaka, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling rejecting the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s safety approval for two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The high court thus found

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shunichiro Sato, a member of Japan’s national volleyball team for men, on Thursday on suspicion of cannabis possession in violation of the narcotics control law, investigative sources said. The Metropolitan Police Department alleges that Sato,

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a bilateral summit at a state guest house in Tokyo on Thursday, aiming to upgrade their countries’ relationship to a comprehensive and strategic partnership. Marcos

Osaka, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling rejecting the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s safety approval for two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The high court thus found

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Jangmi, the sixth typhoon of the year, may approach Okinawa’s main island and Amami Oshima Island in southern Japan with strong intensity from Monday to Tuesday, possibly bringing strong winds, high waves and heavy rain. The typhoon,

(Adnkronos) – Tragedy in Kenya. At least 16 female students have died due to a fire that broke out in the early hours of today in a dormitory of the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, central Kenya. The Citizen Digital news site

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost over 1,100 points on Thursday, as Iran was reported to have attacked a U.S. military base. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shunichiro Sato, a member of Japan’s national volleyball team for men, on Thursday on suspicion of cannabis possession in violation of the narcotics control law, investigative sources said. The Metropolitan Police Department alleges that Sato,

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party again proposed drafting a provision that would allow lawmakers’ terms of office to be extended during large-scale disasters, as part of parliamentary debates on amending the Constitution on Thursday. “We need to start

(Adnkronos) – Iranian naval forces reportedly intercepted four vessels, including an American oil tanker, which allegedly attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz without first coordinating maneuvers with Tehran authorities. This was reported in recent hours by the Iranian agency Tasnim, as

(Adnkronos) – An IDF female soldier has died and two reservists were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli military announced this morning, the day after the attack. According to initial reports, the

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday indicted a 37-year-old man on charges of killing his 11-year-old adopted son and abandoning the body in a mountain forest. According to the indictment, Yuki Adachi allegedly strangled the son

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 28 (Jiji Press)–A man in his 40s who allegedly directed a recent robbery-murder in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, left the country from Narita International Airport near Tokyo for China following the arrest of another person involved in the

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to require videos and images related to election campaigns that are created with artificial intelligence to be labeled as “AI-created” as part of efforts to tackle misinformation on social media

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday concluded an agreement with nine major banks that will allow police to swiftly track the flow of funds from accounts used to receive scam proceeds, helping to expedite investigations and facilitate the

Osaka, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka city assembly has approved a proposal to establish a statutory council that will discuss a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, paving the way for full-fledged talks on an envisioned third referendum on the plan.

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese health ministry is set to begin providing about 470 million yen in aid this fiscal year to medical institutions that conduct a large number of organ transplants from brain-dead patients. The aid program, adopted by an

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–EMT Co., a Japanese-Chinese joint venture set up to develop electric vehicles, said Wednesday that it will release an electric minivehicle, its first product, in Japan next year. The joint venture, based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese government officials currently visiting Russia have held a press conference in Moscow to explain the purpose of their trip. In the briefing at the Japanese Embassy in the Russian capital on Wednesday, senior officials from the Ministry

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims. The measure was included in an urgent proposal on preventing the spread of special fraud and stalking cases, submitted

(Adnkronos) – There is still no unanimity among EU capitals regarding the request, also put forward by Italy, to sanction the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, widely criticized for his conduct towards activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla. According to

(Adnkronos) – “I cannot call elections for partisan interests.” Thus, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ruled out resorting to early elections, emphasizing the importance of maintaining government stability to achieve progress. “I am not saying that the stability we have achieved in

(Adnkronos) – The European Council has extended until May 28, 2027, the EU sanctions against Russia related to serious human rights violations or abuses, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and the erosion of democracy and the rule of law,

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian Parliament has approved a law withdrawing the decision to exit the Rome Statute, thus allowing Hungary to remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The measure overturns the initiative launched last year by Viktor Orbán’s previous

(Adnkronos) – Uganda has temporarily closed its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo due to “the increasing spread” of the Ebola epidemic in the neighboring country. This was announced by an official from Uganda’s Ministry of Health. The border remains open

Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)–Andreas Bovenschulte, the mayor of the German city of Bremen, has called for cooperation between Japan and Germany in the space sector, saying space development should be made more autonomous to counter SpaceX founder Elon Musk. “We cannot

(Adnkronos) – Italy is donating 1,150,000 euros to help fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo, including interventions to halt transmission, strengthen epidemiological monitoring, the local health system’s response, and to build local communities’ trust in the