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Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–All four major Japanese life insurance firms enjoyed year-on-year growth in insurance premium income in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, according to their earnings reports released by Tuesday. Higher interest rates pushed up sales of single-premium whole

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Chris Inglis, who served as the first U.S. national cyber director in 2021-2023, emphasized on Tuesday the need for Japan to foster public-private cooperation to address vulnerabilities in the nation’s aged information technology systems. There are “many weaknesses”

New Delhi, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. At a 10-minute meeting in New Delhi, Motegi and Rubio exchanged views

New Delhi, May 26 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers from the Quad countries–Japan, the United States, Australia and India–met in New Delhi on Tuesday, agreeing to establish a new cooperation framework for energy security and critical minerals. The initiative is aimed at addressing

By Sakurako Nakagawa Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Times on Tuesday announced this year’s winners of the Destination Restaurant awards, a selection of 10 exquisite eateries in the Japanese countryside. Amid the popularity of gastronomy tourism–trips whose purpose is to sample

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of the election of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, in February, in which vote-value disparities stood at up to 2.1 times. The court in Hiroshima Prefecture,

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Yomiuri Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe resigned on Tuesday after being arrested the previous night on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. In the morning, Abe, 47, met with Toshikazu Yamaguchi, the owner of the Japanese professional baseball team, and

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is on Tuesday set to open the plenary session of the third national public conference on overseas aid and development (Coopera). The event focuses on Italy’s responses to major global challenges, humanitarian emergencies, food security and

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government kept its basic economic view unchanged in a monthly report released Tuesday, while reiterating the need to closely monitor the impact of the conflict in the Middle East. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday emphasized the importance of a government bill to reform the country’s retrial system. The bill to revise the criminal procedure law “has great significance because it is intended to ensure that