Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan has no plans at present for a meeting between the Japanese and Russian foreign ministers, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. The comments by Kihara came at a press conference after Moscow suggested that the two

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of her government calling for energy savings amid supply concerns linked to the war in Iran. “We will not rule out any possibility and will respond flexibly”

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan is not currently in a situation where there would be a major domestic impact in the wake of a hantavirus outbreak confirmed on a cruise ship during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday during a trip to the East Asian nation. Bessent is

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly rose over 600 points to hit a new record intraday high on Monday morning thanks to purchases following gains in U.S. high-tech issues late last week. At 9:21 a.m., the index

Niigata, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A private high school in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, one of whose students was killed in a microbus crash last week said Sunday that it had arranged buses through Kanbara Tetsudo Co., a local bus operator, multiple times

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday during a trip to the East Asian nation. Bessent is

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese national who disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Britain on Monday aboard a charter flight arranged by the British government, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. The individual is “in good health,” according

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday that he will visit Japan from Monday for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama the following day. The U.S. and Japanese officials

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Convenience stores in Japan, long an essential part of daily life, are seeking to serve as disaster response hubs that help sustain nearby residents in times of major natural disasters. By leveraging their nationwide store networks, convenience store

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., May 11 (Jiji Press)–Passengers of a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, on Sunday complained of a foreign odor, and a woman was sent to hospital. Around 4:35 p.m., a fire department received an emergency call reporting

Washington, May 10 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said on X, formerly Twitter, that he will visit Japan from Monday for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama the next day. Bessent is expected to

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan will consider whether to call China a “threat” in the upcoming revision of its three major security-related documents by year-end. Tensions between the two Asian countries have increased markedly since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks on

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan is diversifying shipping routes for crude oil from the Middle East as the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues. Some tankers were confirmed to be heading for Japan, avoiding navigation through the strait. Japan is

New York, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The fifth Japan Parade event to promote Japanese culture was held in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday. About 100 organizations, such as companies, schools and groups of people from various prefectures, took part in the event. Participants

Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan will fully digitalize the civil litigation procedures May 21, allowing litigants to resolve their disputes online without ever attending court in person. “This is a change that has a great impact and is the centerpiece of the

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author known for horror novels including “Ring,” died at a Tokyo hospital Friday. He was 68. In 1990, he made his debut as a novelist with “Rakuen” (Paradise), which won a superior prize of

Jakarta, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Police authorities in Indonesia’s Surabaya have detained foreigners including Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in fraud, according to Indonesian media reports. The Surabaya authorities announced the development Friday, while the Japanese Consulate-General in the major city in

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–More Japanese local governments are extracting phosphorus from sewage sludge for fertilizer, aiming to reduce the country’s reliance on imports amid increasing global prices reflecting the Middle East tensions. Phosphorus, essential for crop cultivation, is imported almost entirely

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese group of forestry organizations launched an online timber marketplace in February to match forest owners with buyers nationwide. About 30 businesses, mainly buyers, had registered on the platform by the end of April, with timber listings

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan still faces a tough road ahead over the construction of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, whose completion date has been moved back 27 times. With less than a year to go until the

New Delhi, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The Quad countries of Japan, the United States, India and Australia will hold a meeting of their foreign ministers in New Delhi around May 24 to 26, diplomatic sources said Saturday. The officials are expected to confirm

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Isseikai, a group led by former lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, has opened an office near the parliament building in Tokyo. Ozawa, who lost his seat in the February election of the House of

Osaka, May 9 (Jiji Press)–Nicotine-vaping devices, collectively known as “nicopuff” in Japan, are gaining popularity among young people, although they are unapproved and their sales are prohibited in the country. Nicopuff, which heats a nicotine-containing scented liquid to produce vapor, involves “the

Sapporo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–A group of Ainu indigenous people in Hokkaido, northern Japan, has started a lawsuit demanding that the remains of 279 Ainu ancestors held by a state facility be returned to their descendants. The suit was filed Friday with

Tsu, Mie Pref., May 9 (Jiji Press)–The Mie prefectural government in central Japan is considering not restoring the nationality requirement for its fiscal 2026 employment examinations, officials have said. The prefecture considers the reinstatement unfeasible at least for now, as it is

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–At a time when the Nikkei 225 stock average is hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. “There are probably victims who are

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government hopes that US president Donald Trump does not withdraw troops from Germany and elsewhere in Europe amid a widening rift between the Trump administration, Nato allies and other partners in Europe, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. 

(Adnkronos) – In their talks in Rome on Friday with United States secretary of state Marco Rubio, Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and foreign minister Antonio Tajani underlined that a “robust” agreement is needed with Iran “to guarantee peace and stability”, foreign minister

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the French Rassemblement National, Jordan Bardella, is reportedly at the center of an investigation launched by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) into the alleged misappropriation of EU funds related to “media training” sessions. Politico reports this,