Latest News

2 Luglio 2026

Japan Tech Giant LY Formally Offers Tabelog Operator Buyout

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese technology giant LY Corp., which operates messaging app Line, has said it officially proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog website featuring user-generated restaurant reviews. Under the legally binding offer, LY, whose operations also include
Read More
2 Luglio 2026

Japan Police to Crack Down on Fraud-Linked Social Media Posts

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to add social media posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud and so-called dark part-time jobs to the category of illegal information. Such posts will be subject to deletion requests
Read More
2 Luglio 2026

Nikkei Briefly Tumbles over 1,700 Points in Morning

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points on Thursday morning. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-related shares fell in the U.S. market overnight amid concerns that they had become overvalued. At 9:44
Read More
2 Luglio 2026

Nikkei Briefly Tumbles over 1,700 Points in Early Trade

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,700 points in early trading Thursday. High-tech stocks came under selling pressure after semiconductor-linked shares declined in the U.S. market overnight. At 9:44 a.m., the index of 225 selected
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

China, law on ‘ethnic unity’ in force, criticism and fears

(Adnkronos) – A new controversial law on “ethnic unity” is in force in China. On “national identity”. Concern from human rights organizations. Officially, the goal is to “strengthen cohesion” in an Asian giant with a population of 1.4 billion people, mostly Han,
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

China, foreign investments and ‘national security’, new rules in force

(Adnkronos) – “Strengthening openness” and at the same time “protecting sovereignty, national security and development interests”. With these stated objectives, a new regulation on foreign (outbound) investments comes into force in China, amidst ongoing competition with Washington. The Asian giant intensifies controls.
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

9 Arrested in Japan over Sierra Leone-Based Special Fraud

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Police in Japan arrested nine individuals Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone, western Africa, as a base. It is unusual for Japanese police to crack down on a Sierra Leone-based special
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Japan, 3 Neighbors Agree to Cooperate against Eel Export Curbs

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan have agreed to cooperate to prevent unreasonable eel trade restrictions, Japan’s Fisheries Agency said Wednesday. The agreement comes after a proposal to strengthen international eel trade restrictions was submitted by the European
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Japan Vows to Continue Supporting Ukraine

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Tokyo on Wednesday, reaffirming Japan’s continued support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. “Japan will continue to support Ukraine’s permanent peace in cooperation with the international
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

JR East’s Mobile Suica App Suffers Glitch

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Wednesday that its Mobile Suica app system suffered a temporary glitch the same day that made it difficult for users to charge their smartphone-based smart cards. The glitch occurred around
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Imperial Family Bill Criticized for Veering Off Diet Consensus

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties are criticizing that the government’s bill to revise the Imperial House Law deviates from the Diet’s consensus reached in talks between ruling and opposition parties. On Tuesday, the government adopted the bill at a cabinet
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Japan’s New Auto Sales Up 1.8 Pct in Jan.-June

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–New automobile sales in Japan from January to June rose 1.8 pct from a year before to 2,387,189 units, mainly driven by the launches of revamped models, industry data showed on Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co.
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Inbound Tourism Continues Affecting Land Prices in Japan

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Inbound tourism continued making contributions to rises in roadside land prices in Japan this year, according to National Tax Agency data released Wednesday. Prices of land facing roads in the country as of Jan. 1 rose 2.9 pct
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Japan, India “Strategically Aligned” Partner: Takaichi

New Delhi, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in a contribution published in The Times of India on Wednesday, said that Japan and India are “strategically aligned” partners. “The relationship between Japan and India is now a strategically aligned trusted
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Number of Hibakusha Drops to 91,100

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The number of hibakusha survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had fallen to 91,105 as of the end of March this year, Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday. The number of hibakusha with victim
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Diet Leaders Urge Further Discussions on Stable Imperial Succession

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliamentary leaders on Wednesday presented a draft supplementary resolution for the bill revising the Imperial House Law, calling for continued discussions on stable Imperial succession. The supplementary resolution, attached to the bill submitted by the government to
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Chubu Electric Suspected of N-Plant Data Fraud Cover-Up

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. overwrote data after a regulatory investigation into its earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, the secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday. “We suspect
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Japan PM Takaichi Leaves for India for Summit with Modi

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left for India on a government jet Wednesday for a summit with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, where they are seen confirming the two countries’ cooperation in economic security. With China’s increasing economic
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

China Arrests 2 Japanese Held in Dalian

Tokyo/Beijing, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese nationals detained in the Chinese city of Dalian in May were arrested in mid- and late June, respectively, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. The two, both Fuji Electric Co. group employees, are believed to have violated
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

INTERVIEW: Kajima Chief Seeks to Address Higher Costs with Clients

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Construction firms and real estate developers need to work together to address surging labor and materials costs involving large-scale urban redevelopment projects in Japan, Masafumi Kiryu, president of Kajima Corp., a major Japanese construction firm, said in an
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

China Arrests 2 Japanese Held in Dalian

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese nationals detained in the Chinese city of Dalian in May were arrested in mid- and late June, respectively, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. The two, both Fuji Electric Co. group employees, are believed to have violated
Read More
1 Luglio 2026

Lower House Speaker Urges Parties to End Diet Impasse

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori on Wednesday urged both ruling and opposition parties to return to normal parliamentary business, amid an impasse over bills submitted by the ruling bloc. In a meeting with secretaries-general and other senior
Read More
1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 399