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Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2025 rose 3.9 pct from a year earlier to a record 44,528.1 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The increase, which marked the third straight year of

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairman. Mori, 63, assumed the position at the industry group, which comprises the country’s

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year’s annual ceremony for the Takeshima Islands, minister for territorial issues Jiro Akama said Friday. Furukawa will attend the “Takeshima Day” ceremony

(Adnkronos) – A “stronger, more prosperous” Japan, with a turning point in economic and security policies, is the promise reiterated by Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of the Land of the Rising Sun, a staunch conservative, considered a hawk when

(Adnkronos) – Words full of optimism from Kim Jong-un at the Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang. The Kcna agency reported this the day after the start of the event, which normally takes place every five years. For Kim, North Korea, under sanctions

(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is running for re-election as CDU chairman at the two-day Congress in Stuttgart. He will participate in the proceedings as a guest of honor, his first presence at a congress since the end of his chancellorship,

(Adnkronos) – The long-time correspondent in Turkey for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has been arrested in Ankara. Alican Uluda was stopped in front of his family by 30 officers and transferred to Istanbul police headquarters where he will soon appear before

(Adnkronos) – “China is intensifying efforts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion in the East and South China Seas while expanding and intensifying its military activities in the areas around our country,” Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi denounced in

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese version of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s English-language picture book about his beloved dog, Decoy, was published Friday. The book, whose original title is “Decoy Saves Opening Day,” describes how the dog, called Dekopin in

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the United States are considering next-generation nuclear power reactor construction as a strong candidate for the second round of Japan’s investments in and loans to the United States totaling 550 billion dollars as part of the