Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has dismissed a U.S. airman’s appeal against his five-year prison sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underage girl in Okinawa Prefecture. The decision, issued by the top court’s Second Petty Bench on Friday, finalizes

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–A net population inflow into the Tokyo metropolitan area slowed for the first time in four years in 2025, Japanese internal affairs ministry data showed Tuesday. The number of people who moved into Tokyo and neighboring Saitama, Chiba

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food totaled 1,700.5 billion yen in 2025, up 12.8 pct from the preceding year and hitting a record high for the 13th straight year, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average shot up over 1,300 points Tuesday morning, following overnight rises of U.S. stocks. At 9:16 a.m., the index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section stood

Osaka, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its ally, the Japan Innovation Party, are competing against each other in all 19 single-seat constituencies of Osaka Prefecture in Sunday’s general election, the first to be held since the two formed

Milan, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of the western Japan city of Hiroshima, has been selected as one of the bearers of the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. According to an

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)–As policies related to foreign citizens are expected to be a major issue in Sunday’s House of Representatives election in Japan, some are calling for improving Japanese language education for the children of foreign residents. In 2010, Youth

(Adnkronos) – A right-wing Brazilian influencer who claimed that anti-immigrant operations only target “criminals” has been arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey. According to Brazilian media reports, picked up by the Guardian, Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, who uses the name

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s envoy to Iraq, Niccolo Fontana held talks with parliament speaker and Sunni Muslim lawmaker Haibat Halbousi in Baghdad, the embassy wrote Monday on X.  “Amb @niccoloffontana was received by the parliament speaker Haibat Halbousi. Focus on the importance of

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–The number of people who voted over five days from Wednesday ahead of the upcoming House of Representatives election totaled 4,562,823, accounting for 4.41 pct of all registered voters, the internal affairs ministry said Monday. The number of

(Adnkronos) – “I am not involved, these are local elections in Texas.” Thus Donald Trump tried to distance himself and minimize the defeats of Republicans in one of their strongholds, particularly that of Leigh Wambsganss who lost in the local Senate elections

(Adnkronos) – Five people have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of transferring industrial goods to Russia in violation of European Union sanctions, the German prosecutor’s office announced.   The value of the supplies destined for Russia, particularly to 24 armaments companies,

(Adnkronos) – Iranian authorities rule out the possibility that enriched uranium in the Islamic Republic could be transferred abroad, as the resumption of negotiations with the United States on the nuclear program seems to be approaching. This was emphasized by the Deputy

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has defended his government’s plan to regularize 500,000 irregular migrants and asylum seekers in April. In this way, Sanchez said in a video speech shared on social media, Spain chooses to stand on the side

(Adnkronos) – The son of Norway’s Crown Princess, Marius Borg Høiby, was arrested two days before his rape trial on new charges. Andreas Kruszewski, a lawyer for the Oslo police district, announced this, explaining that Høiby “was arrested by the police on

(Adnkronos) – The outgoing Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, has officially presented the candidacy of former president, Michelle Bachelet, for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations. The announcement came from the Palacio de la Moneda and the candidacy can already count

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has started accepting applications for business partners, including tie-ups involving externally raised capital. Forming corporate partnerships is part of the power company’s new business turnaround plan announced at

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is set to postpone his state visit to Japan, originally scheduled for Sunday through Feb. 10, due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, Japanese government sources said

(Adnkronos) – The government proposes using the European Union’s solidarity fund and suspending the bloc’s single market for services for companies in storm-devastated Sicily, Calabria and Sardinia, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday during a visit.   “I have suggested, at

Milan, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–At the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Japan will aim to surpass its record Winter Olympics medal tally of 18, set at the previous event in Beijing in 2022, the head of the Japanese delegation said Monday. Ahead of

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–A subcommittee of a Japanese government panel approved by a majority vote Monday the outline of a review of Japan’s retrial system that would continue to allow prosecutors to file appeals against a court’s decision to start a

Milan, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Olympic Committee has been leading efforts to protect athletes and staff from social media abuse, as attention on individual sports and athletes tends to rapidly surge during the Olympics and Paralympics. During the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter

(Adnkronos) – In a post on X to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week from 1-7 February, Italy underlined the key role played by interreligious and intercultural dialogue in furthering global peace.   “The foreign ministry and the diplomatic-consular network celebrate World Interfaith

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. investment fund Bain Capital said Monday that it will acquire FineToday Holdings Co., known for selling the Tsubaki hair care brand, formerly owned by major Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. The actual price of the acquisition from

(Adnkronos) – Former minister and former British ambassador Peter Mandelson has left the Labour Party to avoid “causing further embarrassment” due to his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson’s name appears among the millions of documents released on Friday related

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daihatsu Motor Co. released on Monday its first mass-produced commercial battery electric minivehicles, the e-Hijet Cargo and the e-Atrai. Daihatsu aims to catch up with industry rivals Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which currently lead

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani travelled to Sicily on Monday to support businesses hit by the devastation wrought on the island and in Sardinia and Calabria last month by Cyclone Harry and an earlier series of storms. Officials estimate the damage

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Heavy snow in Japan since Jan. 20 has left a total of 27 people dead in eight of the country’s 47 prefectures and 290 others injured in 12 prefectures, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday. By

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)–Kazuhiko Hasegawa, a Japanese film director known for his 1979 work “Taiyo wo Nusunda Otoko” (“The Man Who Stole the Sun”), died of multiple organ failure resulting from aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Saturday. He was