Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for British Prince Edward and his wife, who are visiting Japan for the World Exposition in the western city of Osaka.

Seoul, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has said that his country plans to engage in talks with Japan on possibly joining the Tokyo-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. At a press conference with foreign media in

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Nanako Fujii won bronze in the women’s 20-kilometer race walk Saturday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new Japanese record time of 1:26:18. The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially announced his decision Saturday to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “Recently, the LDP has been preoccupied with the issue of money and politics, and has

Washington, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government has invoked “golden share authority” to block United States Steel Corp. from shutting down a plant in Illinois, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. It is the first time that the exercise of the authority

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–An advisory panel of outside experts established by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, has published a report calling on the organization to aim for a wage hike of more than 5 pct in next year’s “shunto”

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry has begun requiring all prison officers to display newly assigned six-digit identification numbers on their uniforms, to prevent the mistreatment of inmates, such as the use of violence. Under the measure, ID numbers are issued

Washington, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government has invoked “golden share authority” to block United States Steel Corp. from shutting down a plant in Illinois, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. It is the first time that the exercise of the authority

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Nanako Fujii won bronze in the women’s 20-kilometer race walk Saturday at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new Japanese record time of 1:26:18. The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially announced his decision Saturday to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Unveiling his candidacy at a press conference in Tokyo, Koizumi, 44, said that he will

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially announced his decision Saturday to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Unveiling his candidacy at a press conference in Tokyo, Koizumi, 44, said that if he

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially announced his decision Saturday to run in the Oct. 4 leadership election at Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Unveiling his candidacy at a press conference in Tokyo, Koizumi, 44, said that he will

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has said that it will additionally invest about 135 billion yen in Jefferies Financial Group Inc. of the United States. Sumitomo Mitsui’s equity stake in Jefferies will rise to up to 20

Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)–With Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party set to hold its presidential election on Oct. 4, attention is being paid to which candidate former prime ministers Taro Aso and Fumio Kishida will back in the race. As Aso and

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for the time being, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at a press conference Friday. Earlier in the day, he held telephone talks with the foreign ministers of the United States, Israel and

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi ended up being unable to win a second straight World Athletics Championships gold medal on Friday. At the ongoing World Athletics Championships at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, right-handed Kitaguchi, shortly after

(Adnkronos) – In Afghanistan, after almost eight months of imprisonment, Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie Reynolds, 76, a British couple who had lived for years in the country ravaged by decades of war, have been freed. They were captured on February 1st.

(Adnkronos) – Six years after the fire that devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the north and south towers will reopen their doors to visitors starting tomorrow, on the occasion of the Heritage Days. Completely restored, they offer a breathtaking view of the

(Adnkronos) – Alarm in Hong Kong, where about 6,000 people will be evacuated after the discovery of a bomb dating back to the Second World War at a construction site in the Quarry Bay district. The device, 1.5 meters long and weighing

(Adnkronos) – The British intelligence service MI6 is launching a new online portal called Silent Courier, which will use the dark web to entice potential spies to report secrets, particularly regarding Russia. The service will rely on the Tor internet browser, which

(Adnkronos) – Russian military aircraft violated Estonian airspace. The Tallinn government announced it, specifying that three MiG-31 fighters flew over the Gulf of Finland for a total of 12 minutes without authorization. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia has already violated Estonian

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday announced her candidacy for the leadership race of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Announcing her bid for the Oct. 4 election at a press conference, Takaichi, 64, emphasized her plan

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao said Friday that a liaison committee of related government ministries and agencies will be established to discuss mega solar power plants amid growing concerns about their impact on the local environment and the

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday announced her candidacy for the leadership race of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Announcing her bid for the Oct. 4 election at a press conference, Takaichi, 64, emphasized her plan

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the country’s underlying inflation is approaching the central bank’s target of 2 pct. “Underlying inflation is still slightly below (the target) and in the process of approaching 2 pct,”

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito, and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Friday to begin discussions on a refundable tax credit program next week. At the meeting, Prime

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Croatian counterpart, Andrej Plenkovic, effectively reached an agreement Friday to introduce a working holiday program between their countries that allows young people to experience life abroad while working. “I hope that

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura on Friday left open the possibility of the Japanese opposition party joining the ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. “We do not exclude the option

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday rose by 120 yen from the previous week to 4,275 yen per 5 kilograms, nearing the record high of 4,285 yen

(Adnkronos) – Indonesia will ban the construction of new hotels and restaurants on rice paddies and deforested agricultural land in Bali, after recent floods caused the deaths of at least 18 people. A state of emergency was declared on September 10, after