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(Adnkronos) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused his “opponents” of “conspiring” and of having orchestrated an “organized attempt to use chaos, pressure, and international demonization to overturn the decision of the Hungarian people.” Two days after the parliamentary elections, Orban

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly topped 57,000 on Friday, thanks to market optimism over the ceasefire in the Middle East. The Nikkei index finished 1,028.79 points, or 1.84 pct, higher from Thursday at 56,924.11, after exceeding

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer prices rose 2.6 pct in March from a year earlier, driven by higher prices for agricultural, forestry and fishery products, as well as for nonferrous metals, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The pace of increase

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan in March fell an estimated 29 pct from a year earlier in volume terms, according to data released by four major brewers Friday. The slump came after a year-before rise

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency has decided to conduct an on-site inspection of Prudential Holdings of Japan Inc., the parent of scandal-tainted Prudential Life Insurance Co., it was learned Friday. The industry watchdog will examine the responsibility of the

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has downgraded China’s diplomatic significance amid worsening Tokyo-Beijing ties following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “Taiwan contingency” remarks last November. The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday, calls China “an important neighboring country,”

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Friday that it will release a new compact electric vehicle model, the Super-ONE, in Japan in late May. The Super-ONE weighs 1,090 kilograms, “one of the lightest in its class among all passenger EVs

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan needs to keep the option of nuclear possession in mind as one possible scenario to strengthen its defense capabilities, Sohei Kamiya, leader of the opposition Sanseito party, said Thursday. He also indicated that it is not a

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to introduce a permit system for scrap yard operations in a bid to tighten regulations in response to a series of troubles due to improper storage, including fires and noise pollution.

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a support program for the so-called employment ice age generation, planning to implement assistance measures intensively over three years through fiscal 2028. The program focuses on improving working conditions and securing housing in