Bangkok, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Inflation in the Asia-Pacific region may persist and worsen amid global uncertainty, Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda has warned. “The global economy is facing unprecedented uncertainty,” Kanda, a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, said

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition group Chudo on Friday agreed that the Diet, the country’s parliament, will begin deliberations on bills to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program at

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Mie prefectural assembly on Friday enacted an ordinance imposing penalties for customer harassment, or nuisance behavior by customers toward employees, in the central Japan prefecture. The ordinance, which will take effect on April 1 next year, was

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday adopted a bill to allow police to analyze remotely communication devices linked to crimes, a fresh measure to prevent damage caused by “tokuryu” loosely organized anonymous criminal groups. The bill would allow police

Kyoto, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Kyoto District Court on Friday found a 59-year-old gang member not guilty of the 2013 murder of the president of “gyoza” dumpling restaurant chain Ohsho Food Service Corp. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for the defendant, Yukio

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Paris, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Some members of the Group of Seven wealthy countries expressed their intention Thursday to provide 260 million euros for repairs at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, which was damaged by a Russian drone attack, France, this year’s

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign residents in Japan as of the end of June rose 3.8 pct from the end of 2025 to a record 4,281,026, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said Friday. Foreign residents accounted for 3.5 pct of

Kyoto, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The mother of a man who died in Japan last year filed a damages lawsuit against a YouTuber on Thursday, claiming that the defendant’s video led to her son’s suicide. Saeko Nakano, 73, filed the lawsuit with Kyoto

(Adnkronos) – Over 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen due to dwindling food and fuel supplies following an increase in fighting. These are data from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Alison Bottomley, advocacy manager at the NRC, told Al Jazeera that

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration is reportedly working on a plan for the formation of an Israeli national unity government, in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would remain in office for a maximum of two years before definitively retiring from politics. This

(Adnkronos) – The German Spd will elect its new leadership in an extraordinary congress to be held on January 16 and 17 in Bremen. According to local media reports, in addition to the two co-leaders, the entire party executive will be renewed.

(Adnkronos) – Tax revenues from the sale of gas and oil in Russia will increase by ten percent in October, to 11.97 billion dollars, compared to the same period last year, and will more than double compared to September, Reuters calculated, as

(Adnkronos) – No Kings, the coalition of progressive, religious, labor, and civil rights groups formed to denounce the dangerous authoritarian drift of the Trump presidency, is launching a new mobilization to urge Americans to vote en masse, preferably early next Saturday, October

(Adnkronos) – The October Council, an organization composed of survivors of the October 7 attacks, former hostages, and victims’ families, and critical of the government, will organize a large demonstration in Tel Aviv, in Hostages Square, three days before the Israeli elections

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev has rejected Japan’s requests regarding the detention of a Japanese journalist by Russian authorities, the Russian Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. On Wednesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry summoned Nozdrev and requested information

Yokohama, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Yokohama District Court on Thursday dismissed a damages lawsuit against U.S. social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. and its Japanese unit over fake ads using the names and images of celebrities without permission. The court in Yokohama, south

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, plans to demand pay increases of 5 pct or more in “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations for the fourth straight year in 2027, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The umbrella body for

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday appointed Arata Takebe of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as the new agriculture minister following the resignation of his embattled predecessor, Kazuo Yana. Takebe, 56, a former state minister of agriculture,

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Panasonic Corp. said Thursday that it will recall some 640,000 front-loading washer-dryers sold in Japan and Taiwan due to smoke and fire risks. The recall covers 18 models for the Japanese market manufactured between 2021 and 2024 as

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Convenience store operators FamilyMart Co. and Lawson Inc. enjoyed record operating profits for March-August, according to their latest earnings reports released by Thursday. Rival Seven & i Holdings Co. also secured a profit increase in the first half

Kumamoto, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s underlying inflation is gradually stabilizing at around the Bank of Japan’s 2 pct target, Junko Koeda, a member of the central bank’s Policy Board, said on Thursday. The BOJ will adjust interest rates “in a timely and

Bangkok, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies met in Bangkok on Thursday to discuss ways to address rising inflation as crude oil prices remain high amid turmoil in the Middle East. Participants

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition parties were divided over a proposed reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, during a meeting on Lower House election system reform on Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday praised the U.S. semiconductor plant project selected for the third round of Japanese funding in the United States under the two countries’ tariff agreement. The project “holds great

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s nuclear waste disposal body said Thursday that it has begun a literature survey in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, as part of the process for selecting a site for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste from

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average posted its third-biggest point loss on record Thursday amid a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related shares. The index of 225 major stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section ended at 64,425.95,

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points from the previous month to 42.4 pct in October, hitting the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–A majority in Japan support legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The poll found that 55.3 pct of respondents supported the legislation while 37.3

(Adnkronos) – Twenty-seven students and one teacher have died following the collapse of a school roof in the city of Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan. Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar reported this, adding that over 30 people were injured, six of whom are