Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa disclosed plans Thursday to tighten regulations on large-scale solar power plants to prevent environmental damage. In an interview with media organizations held after he assumed his current post on Tuesday, Akazawa pointed

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Thursday indicated a potential shift in the policy of increasing rice production advocated by the administration of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Suzuki said in an interview with media organizations that

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has been infected with influenza, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. The prince had a fever and left his university early on Monday, and

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is preparing to highlight progress in purchasing U.S.-made liquefied natural gas, soybeans and automobiles at the upcoming summit between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, it was learned Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital 80 years ago during World War II.

(Adnkronos) – Ten dead and 12 missing: this is the toll from an explosion in a factory in Kopeysk, central Russia, according to the governor of the Chelyabinsk region. “According to the latest information – wrote Alexei Teksler on Telegram, without providing

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has stolen billions of dollars by breaching cryptocurrency platforms and creating fictitious identities to obtain remote jobs at foreign technology companies. This is revealed by an international report, according to which the activities, orchestrated by Pyongyang officials, would

(Adnkronos) – The election campaign for next April’s legislative elections in Hungary effectively kicks off today, with opposing street demonstrations in Budapest. On the anniversary of the beginning of the brief 1956 uprising against the Soviet Union, crushed by the bloody intervention

(Adnkronos) – A group of Palestinian scholarship students and Palestinian family members from the Gaza Strip are due to arrive late Thursday at Rome’s Ciampino airport from Jordan aboard two Italian planes, according to a foreign ministry statement.  “Transport from Jordan will

(Adnkronos) – With the European Union set to agree in principle on Thursday to make a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine using Russian frozen assets, Italy urged the bloc to carefully check the legal validity of the plan before proceeding.  “Before

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea decades ago and vowed to seek support from U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve the abduction issue. Takaichi, who

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will attend summits related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in South Korea, both set to begin later this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, said Thursday it plans to demand pay increases of 5 pct or more in “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations for the third straight year next year. The umbrella body for labor

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan said Thursday that it plans to invest 350 billion yen in capital expenditures in a bid to double ship building output by 2035. The association, comprising 17 Japanese shipbuilders, also aims to prepare

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–U.S. military police will conduct a patrol in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, in the early hours of Nov. 1, in an effort to prevent a recurrence of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel

Sapporo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Police searched locations linked to a now-closed zoo in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Thursday over allegations of unauthorized land development. The North Safari Sapporo, operated by Success-Kanko Corp., opened in July 2005. The zoo

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Supermarket sales across Japan in April-September rose 1.6 pct from a year earlier on an all-store basis, the first increase in two years for the first half of a fiscal year, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Thursday.

(Adnkronos) – New commercial partnership opportunities and bilateral economic ties were the focus of the Italy-Iraq Business Council’s launch event in Baghdad on Thursday, the Italian embassy wrote on X.  “Inspiring discussions on bilateral economic bonds and emerging opportunities for commercial partnerships

(Adnkronos) – The ‘excellent’ relations between Italy and Iraq and November parliamentary elections were the focus of talks in Baghdad Thursday between ambassador Niccolo Fontana and interior minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari, the embassy wrote on X.  “Always a pleasure receiving interior minister

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday that it has strengthened collaboration with Nippon Steel Corp. in vehicle development and materials procurement, aiming to cut costs while securing vehicles’ safety performance. The step came as Mazda sought to make its

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Jera Co., Japan’s largest power generation company, said Thursday that it will finalize a deal worth about 1.5 billion dollars with U.S. energy companies to acquire their rights in shale gas development and production in Louisiana. Jera is

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Total costs to raise a first child in Japan soar when the child enters junior or senior high school, a study by the National Center for Child Health and Development showed. The total cost to raise a child

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, said Thursday it plans to demand pay increases of 5 pct or more in “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations for the third straight year next year. The umbrella body for labor

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea decades ago and vowed to seek support from U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve the abduction issue. Takaichi, who

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks dropped in Tokyo trading on Thursday as investors became risk-averse amid concerns over a possible escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 666.18 points, or 1.35 pct, from Wednesday to close

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday it has strengthened collaboration with Nippon Steel Corp. in vehicle development and materials procurement, aiming to cut costs while securing vehicles’ safety performance. The step came as Mazda sought to make its supply

Japan Chain Stores Association Oct. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,006,027 M. Yen Up 2.4 pct Foodstuffs 721,322 Up 1.6 Clothing 38,436 Down 7.4 Sundries 92,175 Up 0.9 Furniture and Interior Goods 54,812 Up 5.4 Home Electric Appliances 2,281 Up 1.5 Note: Year-on-year

Osaka, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s University of Osaka has awarded the title of distinguished honorary professor to Shimon Sakaguchi, specially appointed professor at the university who is one of the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Sakaguchi,

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The steering committee of Japan’s House of Representatives decided Thursday that new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will deliver a policy address at the lower chamber of parliament Friday. The decision was made at a meeting of executives of

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Thursday expressed its understanding of the United States’ decision to impose new sanctions on major Russian oil companies. “We recognize that the sanctions are intended to get Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine