Taipei, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government donated a water level observation buoy to Taiwan on Friday as part of disaster relief aid. The buoy, which was owned by the land ministry, will constantly monitor the water level of a barrier lake

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, one of the few Socialists ever to lead Japan and renowned for a landmark 1995 statement expressing remorse and apology for the nation’s wartime actions, died on Friday. He was 101. He

Fukuoka, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese man arrested for using a forged teaching license changed his surname repeatedly through adoption, apparently to avoid being identified on a national register for teachers punished for child sex or other offenses, sources said Friday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Many Japanese households remain underprepared for disasters, with emergency toilets in short supply particularly, a survey released by the Cabinet Office on Friday showed. In the survey, respondents were asked to select multiple items that they keep in

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–A male body was found near where a bear was hunted in a wooded area in the northeastern Japan city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, at around 9 a.m. on Friday. Iwate prefectural police believe that the

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling and opposition parties on Friday basically agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday, the first day of a planned extraordinary session. Executives of the steering committee of the House

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese fisheries minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he will work to block the adoption of a proposal making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to regulation under an international treaty to protect endangered species. “We

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made a “tamagushi ” ritual offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the first day of its autumn festival. She is expected to refrain from visiting the

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have served two people with additional arrest warrants, including a person believed to be the leader of a group accused of committing phone scam cases, people familiar with the investigation told Jiji Press on Friday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, one of the few Socialists ever to lead Japan and renowned for a landmark 1995 statement expressing remorse and apology for the nation’s wartime actions, died on Friday. He was 101. He

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–The leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), Hirofumi Yoshimura, said Friday that cutting the number of lawmakers is a nonnegotiable condition for a possible coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Yoshimura, also Osaka governor,

Minamisanriku, Miyagi Pref., Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–The remains of a six-year-old girl who was washed away by the March 2011 tsunami have been returned to her family. The girl, Natsuse Yamane, went missing after the tsunami, unleashed by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, hit

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court has awarded damages to a South Asian woman and her 8-year-old daughter, who has Japanese nationality, over a police officer’s handling of a dispute. Presiding Judge Osamu Hagimoto on Thursday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government

New York, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural government of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, has held an event at a Japanese restaurant in New York to promote sake, “shochu” distilled spirits and other local products. At the event on Wednesday, U.S. restaurant representatives and

(Adnkronos) – Clashes along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan caused the death of 40 civilians before a ceasefire agreement came into effect. Karimullah Zubair Agha, director of public health in Spin Boldak, told AFP the day after the clashes. “We have

(Adnkronos) – Italian companies with renowned expertise in rebuilding after catastrophes like earthquakes are “ready” to reconstruct Gaza, but will only be able to do so if security is guaranteed in the war-flattened coastal strip, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Thursday hailed as “historic”, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar and his Palestinian Authority counterpart Varsen Aghabekian’s attendance at the Med Dialogues conference in Naples.  “Today, I believe, is a historic day,” said Tajani.   Italy had played a

Hiroshima, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The sounds of a piano that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima 80 years ago have been digitized. On Wednesday, a concert was held in Hiroshima to unveil the digitized sounds for

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–An onsen hot spring facility worker went missing on Thursday in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate in a possible bear attack. At around 11:15 a.m., the Iwate prefectural police were alerted by the facility, located

Chiba, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai said Thursday that media reporters should obtain his permission before publishing stories that quote his social media posts. “If you are going to summarize (my posts), please get my approval in advance,” Kumagai said

(Adnkronos) – Nations must “do more” to combat hunger and food waste and “do all we can” for war-devastated Gaza’s civilian population, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday in an address at the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.  “We

Nagoya, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Aichi prefectural police department on Thursday arrested seven key figures of an organization that allegedly took over bank accounts to sell them to criminal groups. The organization, led by Yusuke Nishikawa, 32, who is among the seven

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Diet schedule for electing Japan’s new prime minister remains uncertain after the ruling and opposition parties failed to hold a related meeting on Thursday. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party had aimed to finalize the election date at

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 70 pct of Japanese companies believe that the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka was beneficial to the domestic economy, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Thursday. The proportion of companies that cited positive economic

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura on Thursday expressed the view that the central bank’s 2 pct price stability target may be achieved in the second half of the current fiscal year through next March. “The

(Adnkronos) – “This is a sad day for those who support a free press.” This is what Nancy Youssef, Pentagon correspondent for The Atlantic, declared, who, along with about thirty colleagues, left the headquarters of the Department of Defense, now the Department

(Adnkronos) – A federal judge in California has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration from proceeding with the layoffs of federal employees justified by the shutdown. “The activities being undertaken are contrary to the law, this cannot be

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to accept a ban on political donations by companies and organizations. Nippon Ishin also called for the realization of its “second capital” vision

(Adnkronos) – Madagascar’s ousted president has confirmed for the first time that he has left the country, with a statement released after an elite military unit seized power in the country following weeks of demonstrations. President Andry Rajoelina left between October 11

(Adnkronos) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s eastern Papua province today, according to the US Geological Survey. No tsunami warning was issued.  The epicenter of the quake, which struck around 2:48 PM local time, was located