Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Osaka prefectural government and some municipalities in the western Japan prefecture on Monday submitted to the Japanese government a proposal to stop accepting new applications for “minpaku” private lodging services in special zones, starting May 30, 2026.

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo-Beijing Forum has been put off in the fallout from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial remark on a contingency over Taiwan, the Genron NPO said Monday. The postponement was requested in a letter from the China

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Senate upper house of parliament will be lit up in green on Monday to mark World Cervical Cancer Day, the Senate said in a statement.  The facade of the Renaissance Palazzo Madama – seat of the Senate – will

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The latest film in the “Demon Slayer” anime franchise has topped 100 billion yen in global box-office revenue, a feat never before achieved by a Japanese film, according to its distributors. The first chapter of the “Demon Slayer:

Yokohama, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Yokohama city government and Nissan Motor Co. have agreed to extend the Japanese automaker’s naming rights for a city-owned stadium for five years from next March for 650 million yen, Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka said Monday. Nissan will

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, visited Beijing on Monday for talks with his Chinese counterpart in an effort to mend bilateral ties that have soured in the wake of Japanese

(Adnkronos) – The South Korean army has proposed talks with North Korea to avoid border clashes, citing recent incursions by North Korean troops. “To prevent accidental clashes and ease military tensions, our army officially proposes that the two sides hold inter-Korean military

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up over 500 points Monday due partly to the impact of Japan-China tensions, while the key Japanese long-term interest rate hit the highest level in about 17 and a half

(Adnkronos) – Japan has mobilized its air force after detecting a presumably Chinese drone near Taiwan. “On Saturday, November 15, it was confirmed that an unmanned aircraft, presumably of Chinese origin, flew over the area between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan. In response,

Hiroshima, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–One set of the unclaimed remains placed in the vault under the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, will undergo DNA profiling to identify the individual, city government officials said Monday.

Fukushima, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has completed the fifth round of fiscal 2025 treated water releases from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. According to measurements by TEPCO

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A total of 196 people were injured or killed in wild bear attacks across Japan between April and October, the Environment Ministry said Monday. The figure for the first seven months of fiscal 2025, including 12 fatalities, is

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese lawmaker Yuki Baba, 33, was elected mayor of the city of Fukushima on Sunday, becoming the youngest leader of a prefectural capital. The independent, who previously served in the House of Representatives, defeated the incumbent and

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Monday that it has lodged a protest with China through diplomatic channels regarding a recent intrusion of four Chinese coast guard ships into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s economy in July-September shrank at an annualized rate of 1.8 pct from the previous quarter after price and seasonal adjustment, contracting for the first time in six quarters, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Monday.

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s welfare ministry on Monday broadly approved a draft revision to the reduction rate for basic welfare payments, following a Supreme Court ruling that found the government’s cuts to welfare benefits unlawful. The panel

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko left Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Monday for her visit to Laos to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Responding to the Lao government’s invitation, the only child of Emperor

Fukui, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A cargo ship carrying plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel produced in France arrived at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama nuclear power plant in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui, informed sources told Jiji Press Monday. This marks

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s convenience store sector is undergoing a major shift, as store expansion slows amid limited room for rapid expansion at home and inbound tourism increasingly drives consumption. Lawson Inc. aims to lift earnings by boosting store productivity through

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in July-September shrank at an annualized rate of 1.8 pct after price and seasonal adjustment, contracting for the first time in six quarters, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Monday. The reading

Beijing, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese private think tank Genron NPO has put off the announcement of the results of a Japan-China joint opinion poll, previously set for Monday, officials said Sunday. According to Genron NPO, its partner in the joint survey, the

Seoul, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and South Korean nonpartisan groups of lawmakers for bilateral friendship Sunday agreed to boost their countries’ cooperation to a new height in all areas including politics, economy, society and culture. In a statement adopted at their joint

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has drawn the ire of China by indicating the possibility that the Self-Defense Forces may be mobilized even without a direct attack on Japan in a possible Taiwan contingency. Attending a question-and-answer session

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press survey of researchers on Japan’s retrial system has found that all 19 respondents support a proposed ban on prosecutors’ appeals against decisions to initiate retrials. The 19 are among the 24 researchers on whom Jiji

Beijing, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–China’s Education Ministry on Sunday issued a notice urging the country’s citizens to think carefully if they plan to study in Japan. The action is believed to be another retaliatory measure against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–A U.N. Human Rights Council group added 12 missing Japanese people not officially recognized as victims of North Korea’s abductions to a list compiled to urge Pyongyang to confirm their safety, sources have said. “I hope the Japanese

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–A woman in her 40s was wounded in a knife attack by a man in Tokyo’s busy Akasaka district Sunday morning, sources said. Around 10:30 a.m., police received an emergency call saying that a woman had been stabbed

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, the Japan Coast Guard said. The incident marked the first entry into the Japanese waters by any Chinese

Beijing, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–China’s Education Ministry on Sunday issued a notice urging the country’s citizens to think carefully if they plan to study in Japan. The action is believed to be another retaliatory measure against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent