Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea at the State Guest House in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. “We always have this in mind,” Trump told the victims’

Nara, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tetsuya Yamagami on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara about three years ago. During the first hearing of his trial at Nara District Court, the 45-year-old

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday that she intends to nominate him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a senior U.S. government official said. Trump has long

(A typo in the fourth paragraph has been corrected.) (Update) Takaichi Calls for Japan-U.S. Alliance’s “New Golden Age” Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, called for creating

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 20 pct of workers in Japan’s restaurant industry have experienced “customer harassment,” such as unreasonable demands and behavior by customers, a government white paper showed Tuesday. The proportion of such workers came to 18.8 pct, according to

Aomori, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Three male workers may have suffered internal radiation exposure while working in a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has said. The men in their 20s to 40s are

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, called for creating a “new golden age” of the Japan-U.S. alliance together. Speaking to Trump in their summit in Tokyo, Takaichi,

Hanoi, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, agreed that the two countries will promote exchanges at various levels to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Chinh

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have a meeting in Japan on Tuesday morning with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, the U.S. Department of State said the same day. It is

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo Stock Exchange has designated Japanese electronic device maker Nidec Corp. as a “security on special alert,” effective Tuesday. The move, announced on Monday, came after suspected accounting irregularities surfaced at Nidec subsidiaries in Italy and China.

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara said he has instructed his ministry to step up measures to address the growing harm to people caused by bears. “We must do our utmost, including (bear) population management and human resource

(Adnkronos) – The EU Council renewed in Luxembourg the EU’s autonomous restrictive measures against Isil/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the two terrorist organizations, extending them until October 31, 2026. The list includes 15 individuals and 7

(Adnkronos) – Israel has authorized a team composed of Red Cross members, Egyptian rescuers, and a Hamas representative to cross the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip to search for the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages. This was announced by Israeli government

(Adnkronos) – A few days after the anticipated meeting in South Korea between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump, Beijing’s state media announced that a fleet of H-6K bombers and J-10 fighters had conducted “confrontation-clash exercises” near Taiwan.

(Adnkronos) – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck the coast of the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe. This was announced by the US Geological Survey, without reporting any damage or injuries at the moment. According to seismologists, the epicenter of the quake

(Adnkronos) – Global energy markets and joint projects to diversify the energy supply were the focus of talks in Ankara on Monday between Italian gas and oil giant Eni’s chief executive Claudio Descalzi and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Eni said in

(Adnkronos) – Israel has ended the state of emergency in force in the south of the country since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. This was announced by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. As the Times of Israel explains, the state

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday discussed imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, which the United States has urged Japan to halt. “We talked about sanctions against Russia, including the LNG

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in about six and a half years at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday evening. The U.S. president arrived at the Imperial

(Adnkronos) – Italy views Africa as a priority and wants to act as a “bridge” with Europe though its multi-billion euro blueprint to spur the continent’s growth including in the energy sector, boosting prosperity and security and curbing illegal immigration, foreign minister

(Adnkronos) – At least four people have died after a migrant boat sank off the southwestern coast of Lesbos, Greece. Seven survivors, all Sudanese citizens, were rescued during ongoing search and rescue operations, during which the four bodies of the victims were

(Adnkronos) – The power of Hurricane Melissa has rapidly increased, doubling its intensity over the weekend and reaching the rare Category 5 level with winds of 256 kilometers per hour. This was announced by the National Hurricane Center, explaining that the hurricane

(Adnkronos) – Poland has arrested two Ukrainians accused of collecting information on soldiers and critical infrastructure for a foreign intelligence agency. This was stated by the Minister of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak, explaining that the two Ukrainians are among the eight people

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday that he will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Tokyo on Tuesday. The minister announced the plan to reporters in Kuala Lumpur. This will be the

(Adnkronos) – A Turkish court has issued another formal arrest warrant for the imprisoned Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on charges of “political espionage.” This was reported by the Turkish news agency Anadolu. Imamoglu, one of the main rivals of Turkish President Recep

(Adnkronos) – ”A turning point” that will lead to ”new reforms”. So said Argentine President Javier Milei after his victory in the mid-term elections, where his party, La Libertad Avanza, obtained 40.84 percent of the votes. “Today we have reached a turning

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. posted record global sales for April-September, while six other Japanese automakers suffered declines, data from the companies showed Monday. Toyota’s sales rose 4.7 pct from a year earlier to 5,267,216 units, thanks to brisk sales

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday evening for his first visit to the country in six years. During his three-day trip, Trump will hold his first in-person meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi,

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese upstart political party Sanseito submitted a bill to the House of Councillors on Monday proposing revisions to the Penal Code to punish individuals who damage the national flag. “Some people blocked our stump speeches by holding Japanese

(Adnkronos) – Italy should exploit its expertise in the space sector and put it at the heart of domestic and European policy, harnessing its potential to boost the competitiveness of industry and agriculture and its applications for security, the fight against climate