(Adnkronos) – The government is striving for the release of Alberto Trentini and all Italian prisoners detained in Venezuela, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Friday – almost a year to the day since the aid worker was arrested and held in

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–A new facility equipped with a three-screen display opened Friday at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan’s territory through immersive video presentations. The 300-square-meter facility,

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabank groups enjoyed a combined net profit of 2,916.4 billion yen in April-September, up 14.4 pct from a year before, thanks to higher interest rates, their earnings reports showed Friday. Net profit rose 2.8 pct at

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in about six months last week, as newly harvested rice fully hit the market, the agriculture ministry said Friday. In the week ended last

Beijing, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Thursday summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi and lodged a strong protest over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan, it was announced Friday. Sun said

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Friday hailed Italy’s 10.5% year-on-year increase in exports and a 2.852 billion euro trade surplus in September, saying the figures show the government’s policies “are working”.  “I am extremely satisfied with the export data, which

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida was hospitalized for leukemia treatment on Nov. 7, the central bank said Friday. The 63-year-old is expected to stay in the hospital for several weeks. During this time, he will carry

Nagoya, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–The suspect in the 1999 murder of a Nagoya housewife has told police that she disliked the way the victim’s husband thought about women and child-rearing, investigative sources said Friday. On the same day, the Nagoya District Public

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. will set up a labor-management committee regarding the planned termination of production at its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, at the end of fiscal 2027, Jiji Press learned Friday. The committee

(Adnkronos) – The government will reinforce Italy’s security personnel at the embassy in Senegal’s capital, Dakar in a concrete sign of its commitment to the rule of law, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a crime-busting event in Rome.  “I recently spoke with

(Adnkronos) – Pakistan today announced four arrests for last Tuesday’s suicide attack in Islamabad, which cost 12 lives. “Four members of the Pakistani Taliban have been arrested – the government said in a statement – The network was managed and guided at

(Adnkronos) – The home in Koil, Jammu and Kashmir, of the family of Umar Nabi, the doctor accused of driving the car that exploded in New Delhi on Monday, has been razed to the ground. Indian media reported this, specifying that the

Niigata, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, ahead of taking a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant in the central Japan

(Adnkronos) – Legal diplomacy and international and institutional collaboration are crucial to the fight against graft and organised crime, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told an anti-corruption event on Friday.  “Cooperation between institutions is essential and must also be international,” Tajani told the

Kobe, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–A professor and a lawyer on Friday challenged a decision by Japanese public prosecutors not to indict Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito on charges of violating the public offices election law. Hiroshi Kamiwaki, professor at Kobe Gakuin University, and

(Adnkronos) – Orders acquired by Webuild since the beginning of the year amount to 9.3 billion euros, bringing the total order acquisition for the 2023-2025 three-year period to approximately 45 billion. This is what can be read in the results released by

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–An international nongovernmental organization tackling environment issues has picked Japan for its Fossil of the Day award, suggesting that the country’s efforts to combat climate change are inadequate. The Climate Action Network, or CAN, named Japan for the

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida is in hospital for leukemia treatment, the central bank said Friday. Uchida is expected to be hospitalized for several weeks. While in hospital, he will conduct essential duties remotely, the BOJ

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Combined beer sales at three major brewers in Japan excluding Asahi Breweries Ltd. jumped 18 pct year on year in October, an industry estimate has shown. Asahi’s failure to smoothly ship products in the wake of a ransomware

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled over 1,000 points Friday, dragged down by technology shares after a U.S. market sell-off fueled by fading expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Nikkei average ended the

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will study regulations on the purchasing of prostitution including creating punishments, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday. “We want to conduct a necessary study based on such factors as the recent social situation,” Hiraguchi said

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–More job-hunting university students in Japan secured informal job offers as of Oct. 1 than a year before amid continued labor shortages, the labor and education ministries said Friday. The ministries said that 73.4 pct of job-hunting university

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday unveiled plans to increase financial aid from summer levels to lower household electricity and gas bills this winter. The government will “provide enhanced support for the cold season,” she told a

Niigata, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, before making a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant in the central Japan prefecture.

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Friday proposed an 8.9-trillion-yen economic package, including cash benefits to households struggling with high prices. The package calls for providing 30,000 yen per person to low- and middle-income households

Beijing, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Thursday summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi and lodged a strong protest over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan, it was announced Friday. Sun said

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government compiled Friday a package of measures to cope with the ongoing bear crisis including emergency culling by police with rifles and cooperation from former police officers and Self-Defense Forces members. The package, adopted at a

Las Vegas, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers won his fourth Major League Baseball MVP award on Thursday. The 31-year-old two-way player was unanimously selected for the award in the National League, being named MVP

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Indonesia will hold a so-called two-plus-two security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Monday, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told a press conference on Friday. This will be the third such meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures next year, or 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the three northeastern prefectures, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. Before