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Tokyo, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday she believes that it is appropriate to limit Japan’s Imperial succession to male heirs from the Imperial Family’s paternal line. The prime minister made the remark at a parliamentary meeting, citing a

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Tokyo, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly approved a draft bill to add six islands to the country’s list of inhabited border islands eligible for state aid to promote settlement. Under the proposal, Teuri and Yagishiri islands

Shizuoka, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–Maki Takubo, former mayor of the central Japan city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating the local autonomy law over a scandal concerning her academic background, investigative sources said Friday. A criminal

Tokyo, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito will attend the Japan-Australia game in the first round of the World Baseball Classic to be played at Tokyo Dome on March 8, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. The Emperor watched WBC games with

Hiroshima, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–Eight Japanese regional banks on Friday concluded an agreement to cooperate on supporting the automotive industry in a bid to help their client auto parts makers maintain and strengthen supply chains. The banks will also pool their expertise

Silicon Valley/Beijing, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese law enforcement official attempted to abuse ChatGPT to influence public opinion and attack Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI has said in a report. According to the report featuring case studies

(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry will on Monday host an Italy-Finland business roundtable entitled ‘A secure, stable and sustainable Arctic’ followed by an institutional session with addresses by foreign minister Antonio Tajani and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, the foreign ministry said

(Adnkronos) –   Italy has praised European Union Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for implementing the bloc’s contentious free trade agreement with South American trade bloc Mercosur, which the European Parliament last month referred to the EU Court of Justice for

Tokyo, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to use its official development assistance to enhance economic security, a draft proposal showed Friday. The ODA will be used to address economic security concerns, including securing energy supplies and critical minerals, according to