Nara, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a handmade gun in Nara in 2022, will go to court as a defense witness, it was learned Wednesday. In the final pretrial arrangement

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi fully started working Wednesday morning and as part of its initial tasks responded to news that North Korea has apparently fired ballistic missiles. Takaichi arrived at the prime minister’s

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court sentenced a 54-year-old man to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting his daughter in 2016, when she was a teenager. According to the ruling by Toyama District Court on Tuesday, Koji Daimon, who is

Sapporo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Hokkaido government in northern Japan on Wednesday reported the first case of infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed at a poultry farm in the country this season. At the farm in the town of Shiraoi where

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–North Korea appears to have launched several short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, the South Korean military said. Pyongyang is believed to have demonstrated its military strength to Japan and South Korea as the launch came a day after new

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Japan for three days from Monday, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. Trump is set to hold his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office on

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said on Wednesday that it will showcase a prototype electric minivehicle that can be charged using an onboard solar power generation system, at the Japan Mobility Show, which opens later this month in Tokyo. The

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of 1,223.8 billion yen in April-September, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. Exports in the first half of fiscal 2025 rose 0.2 pct year on year to 53,653.3 billion

Paris, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–European leaders have celebrated in social media posts the inauguration of new Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. “Congratulations…on your historic vote as Japan’s first female prime minister,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. “I look forward to working

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The military is working to analyze details of the launch while noting that the projectiles were short-range ballistic missiles. It is

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–The cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi fully started working Wednesday morning. The government plans to announce a list of new state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers in the afternoon. Members of the Takaichi cabinet, launched

Seoul, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The military is working to analyze details of the launch, including the type of the projectile. It is the first time since

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)–A bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump expected next week will likely be the first diplomatic test for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office Tuesday. The focus in the expected first meeting between the

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to appoint former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichi Ichikawa as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat, replacing Masataka Okano. The replacement comes only nine months after Okano assumed

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, launched her cabinet on Tuesday as the country’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition government with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the LDP’s new partner. After

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tuesday that she would soon instruct members of her administration to begin work on revising Japan’s three key security documents in line with international standards. “I will protect Japan’s national interests

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to work diligently at her first press conference after taking office Tuesday. “For the country and its people, I will work boldly without fear of change, doing my utmost,” Takaichi told

(Adnkronos) – After a flare-up of violence in Gaza threatened to derail Israel’s fragile 12-day-old truce with ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in recent days, Italy says it is doing its utmost to support dialogue leading to lasting peace, aid and the

Hirotaka Ishihara, Environment Minister Ishihara, 61, whose father was the late writer and former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, served in several important posts, including state environment minister and special adviser to the prime minister. In the latest LDP leadership election, he supported

(Adnkronos) – The European Parliament has approved the proposal to reject the European Commission’s proposal for the establishment of a framework for monitoring European forests with 370 votes in favor, 264 against, and 9 abstentions. In the morning, the relative majority party,

(Adnkronos) – Only two women in the government of Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female premier. Satsuki Katayama has been named to head the Ministry of Finance, becoming the first woman in the role, and Kimi Onoda is the choice for the Ministry

(Adnkronos) – “I am pleased to announce that work has begun at the White House to build the new, grand and wonderful ‘White House Ballroom’. Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being completely modernized as part of

(Adnkronos) – Polish secret services have arrested eight people suspected of planning sabotage in the country. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining in a post on X that the suspects were arrested in various parts of Poland in recent

(Adnkronos) – The Dutch government has bet on the Trump model in the field of immigration and chosen to enter into an agreement with Uganda that provides for the sending of dozens of migrants, similar to the one reached by the American

(Adnkronos) – “The request for Nicolas Sarkozy’s release has been filed.” This was announced by the former French president’s lawyer, Christophe Ingrain, on BFMTV. “There is no risk of reoffending, nor of destruction of evidence – there is no evidence – nor

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Following are profiles of ministers in the cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, launched Tuesday: Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister Takaichi, 64, was first elected to the Diet, Japan’s parliament, in the 1993 election for the House

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, launched her cabinet on Tuesday as the country’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition government with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the LDP’s new partner. After

(Adnkronos) – The former Bois du Cazier mine in the Marcinelle district of Charleroi, Belgium, where a disaster killed 262 miners including 136 Italians in August 1956, “symbolises the sacrifice and dignity of workers,” Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella wrote on Tuesday during

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–The administration of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will soon begin work on drawing up economic measures to address soaring prices, aiming to have a supplementary budget to finance them enacted by the end of this year.

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Following is the lineup of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet, announced Tuesday. Prime Minister: Sanae Takaichi, 64 Internal Affairs and Communications Minister: Yoshimasa Hayashi, 64 Justice Minister: *Hiroshi Hiraguchi, 77 Foreign Minister: Toshimitsu Motegi, 70 Finance