Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi showed her readiness Tuesday to discuss carefully with political party heads a possible dispatch of Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East. “Depending on the circumstance, some missions may require approval from the Diet,”

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday named 12 experts to an advisory body to the national council on social security reform, which discusses consumption tax cuts and a refundable tax credit program. Former Keio University President Atsushi Seike will

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted a new five-year plan Tuesday to support crime victims and bereaved families, featuring measures to allow them to receive support more smoothly and in ways that reduce their psychological burden. In the new basic

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The government adopted a bill Tuesday to set up the Japanese version of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, to conduct cross-ministerial assessments of foreign investments in Japanese businesses. The government plans to

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry removed for the first time the red-crowned crane, also known as the Japanese crane, from its list of threatened species on Tuesday. The ministry’s assessment of the bird, which is designated by the Japanese government

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry removed for the first time the red-crowned crane, also known as the Japanese crane, from its list of threatened species on Tuesday. The ministry’s assessment of the bird, which is designated by the Japanese government

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–All five types of nucleic acid bases that make up DNA and RNA were found in sand samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, according to a paper by a Japanese research team that was published in British science

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–All five types of nucleic acid bases that make up DNA and RNA were found in sand samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, according to a paper by a Japanese research team that was published in British science

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki plans to run for a third term in the southernmost Japan prefecture’s gubernatorial election to be held ahead of the expiration of his current term in September, according to informed sources. Tamaki, 66, plans

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki plans to run for a third term in the southernmost Japan prefecture’s gubernatorial election to be held ahead of the expiration of his current term in September, according to informed sources. Tamaki, 66, plans

Maizuru, Kyoto Pref., March 17 (Jiji Press)–For Azusa Matsuura, the first woman to head the Japan Coast Guard School, one of the biggest obstacles in her career in the male-dominated service was her own self-doubt. Matsuura assumed the post in April last

Aomori, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Four people were left unconscious after a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori in the early hours of Tuesday. The Japan Coast Guard’s 2nd regional headquarters in Shiogama,

(Adnkronos) – The European Union’s Aspides mission should be “strengthened” but should remain in the Red Sea – where its mission is to protect ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.  EU foreign

(Adnkronos) – Israeli attacks on Lebanon have caused the death of 886 people from March 2 to date. This was announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, specifying that among them are 67 women, 111 children, and 38 healthcare workers. Another 2,141

(Adnkronos) – Arbitrary detentions and torture remain a reality in Venezuela. This was stated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressing his “deep concern” despite the recent approval of an amnesty law in the country. “Many Venezuelans

(Adnkronos) – Seven people have been killed in the United Arab Emirates since the beginning of retaliatory attacks conducted by Iran after the launch of the Israeli-American operation against its territory. The UAE Ministry of Defense stated that among the seven victims,

(Adnkronos) – The Islamist group Ashab al-Yamin, linked to attacks against Jewish institutions, has claimed responsibility for an explosion that occurred overnight in the ‘Atrium’ office complex, in Amsterdam’s Zuidas financial district. Dutch media report that police are investigating and examining security

(Adnkronos) – For the first time since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, a non-Iranian oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz keeping its automatic identification system (AIS) active. This was reported by the naval monitoring company MarineTraffic,

Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday agreed to maintain close communication amid Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In a telephone meeting, Motegi is believed to have

Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that she values proposals made by the government’s expert panel to ensure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. In 2021, the panel proposed two measures: allowing female members of the

(Adnkronos) – Nations must make diplomatic efforts to make sure vessels can safely transit the Strait of Hormuz – through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.  “With regard to Hormuz,

Saitama, March 16 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese district court Monday sentenced a man to an indefinite prison term for murdering three members of a family, including a U.S. citizen, in the city of Hanno in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in December 2022.

Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)–Sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees began to bloom in the cities of Kofu and Gifu in central Japan and Kochi in western Japan on Monday, marking the country’s first blooms this season, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced. Kochi was

(Adnkronos) – Italy is open to strengthening the European Union’s small Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea and its Atalanta anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, but doubts these can be extended to the choked-off Strait of Hormuz global oil

Taipei, March 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya held talks with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in Taipei on Monday, proposing a plan to hold cultural exchanges among bands of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, the Taiwanese military and the U.S. military. Taiwan’s presidential office

Chong Chom, Thailand, March 16 (Jiji Press)–The Thai military has shown international media an abandoned scam compound on the northeastern border with Cambodia, where documents containing many Japanese individuals’ personal information remain scattered. The tour to the Chong Chom border area in

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump supports the threats made by the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission appointed by him, Brendan Carr, to revoke the licenses to broadcast to broadcasters who publish critical news on how the president is managing the war with

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and European Union counterparts were on Monday set to look the escalating United-States-Israel war with Iran in the Middle East, its possible consequences for the Russia-Ukraine conflict and implications for EU-India security, defence, and energy

Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)–Idemitsu Kosan Co. has reduced ethylene output in light of the growing difficulty of procuring naphtha, a raw material for ethylene derived from crude oil, amid Iran’s effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, it was learned Monday.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., March 16 (Jiji Press)–Two ships capsized on Monday off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, leaving two people dead and two others injured. There were 21 people aboard the ships–three crew members and 18 second grade