Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government-chartered flight carrying 222 evacuees from the Middle East arrived at Narita International Airport near Tokyo from the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on Saturday. The evacuees are Japanese nationals from Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay have agreed to boost their countries’ ties. At their meeting in Tokyo on Friday, Takaichi told the visiting Bhutanese prime minister that the two nations are “partners

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)–A projectile that may be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea on Saturday, officials of Japan’s Defense Ministry said. The object is believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to sources in the

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)–A projectile that may be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea on Saturday, officials of Japan’s Defense Ministry said. The object is believed to have already fallen, according to the officials. END [Copyright The Jiji Press,

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., March 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, delivering an address at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy of Japan on Saturday, pledged to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities amid increasing security challenges. “We will work to

Miami, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The total number of spectators at all pool-round games at the ongoing World Baseball Classic came to a record high of 1,374,232, it was announced Friday. Attendance at Pool C games, held at Tokyo Dome, totaled 365,272. Japan,

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)–The conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran is now becoming “a war of attrition” that would last until the either side runs out of ammunition, former Japanese Ambassador to Iran Mitsugu Saito has said. There is no prospect

(Adnkronos) – Attack against three sites in central Israel with a missile armed with cluster bombs. Rescuers report damage, with a fire on the roof of a building in Shoham. A crater was also reported following the impact of a cluster munition

(Adnkronos) – A well-known drug trafficker, Sebastian Marset, who had evaded Latin American police for years and was on the United States’ ‘most wanted’ list, has been arrested in Bolivia. A government source confirmed this, specifying that the arrest took place “today

(Adnkronos) – The toll in Lebanon since the “start of the Israeli aggression” is 773 “martyrs” and 1,993 injured. This was announced by the Ministry of Health in Beirut. 

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump will confirm cooperation for a U.S.-led trade bloc initiative on supply chains for key minerals at a bilateral summit in Washington on Thursday, Jiji Press learned Friday. This

(Adnkronos) – With the aim of making permanent the new global tariffs imposed for 150 days after the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional those declared last year, the Trump administration has launched investigations against dozens of trade partners, including the European Union, accused

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. decided Friday to halt power transmission from the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The decision came after an alarm sounded around 4 p.m. on

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Monaco enjoy strong ties and a high level of economic integration, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday, underlining that Italian exports to the principality hit 643 billion euros in value last year, an annual increase of over

Milan, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Daichi Oguri won the silver medal in the men’s snowboard banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Friday. This is Japan’s third medal in the ongoing Paralympics, and its 100th winter Paralympic medal overall. “It’s

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Concerns are mounting in Japan over the possible impact on household budgets from soaring gasoline prices, driven by a steep rise in crude oil prices amid the escalating conflict between the U.S.-Israel camp and Iran, ahead of Thursday’s

(Adnkronos) – In phone talks with counterpart Fuad Hussein on Friday, foreign minister Antonio Tajani conveyed Italy’s solidarity with Iraq over the spate of “unacceptable attacks” this month amid an escalation in the region since the United States-Israel war on Iran began

(Adnkronos) – The Russian government has submitted a bill to the Duma to grant the Kremlin even more powers to initiate military operations to protect Russian citizens residing abroad in cases of arrest, detention, or legal proceedings by foreign courts. The measures

(Adnkronos) – The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors recovered off the coast of Sri Lanka after their frigate was torpedoed by a US submarine on March 4 will be repatriated today. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo.

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–At least 1,515 Japanese firms operate in the Middle East, where Japanese nationals have begun to evacuate following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday. Of them, 469 companies have resident

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives passed the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill on Friday after unusually short deliberations as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to get it through the Diet before the end of fiscal 2025 on March 31.

Miami, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be the starting pitcher for the Japanese national baseball team, nicknamed Samurai Japan, in its quarterfinal game against Venezuela in the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Saturday. The pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Shinji Saito, a former member of popular Japanese comedy group Jungle Pocket, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges during the first court hearing of his trial on Friday. According to the indictment, Saito allegedly sexually assaulted a

(Adnkronos) – Italy has sent a message of condolence to Ethiopia after a massive landslide killed over 100 people in Gacho Baba district in the south of the country on Thursday following days of heavy rains which triggered the tragedy.   “The

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted a bill to create a national intelligence council at a cabinet meeting on Friday and then submitted the bill to the Diet. The bill also calls for establishing a national intelligence bureau to serve

Nagasaki, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The four hibakusha organizations in Nagasaki Prefecture released a joint statement Friday condemning the ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. In the statement, the groups of survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, described the

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday approved its latest basic plan for gender equality, which calls for considering giving legal validity to the standalone use of maiden names, a key goal of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. It aims to

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that deliveries of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Maritime Self-Defense Force have begun. The missiles will be deployed as part of Japanese efforts to develop standoff defense capability for attacking

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The Budget Committee of Japan’s House of Representatives approved the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill by a majority vote on Friday, paving the way for a full Lower House vote on the budget bill later in the day.