Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and uncle of Emperor Naruhito, turned 90 on Friday. According to the Imperial Household Agency, the prince spends his days with his wife, Princess Hanako, 85, at their

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Consulate General in Hong Kong and its foreign ministry are tracking the situation in the city, where blazes in seven adjacent tower blocks have killed at least 65, with hundreds of people missing in the deadliest fire in 70

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government subcommittee on public health insurance on Thursday basically agreed to ask patients for additional payment for prescription medicines whose ingredients and effects are similar to over-the-counter drugs while maintaining insurance coverage for them. Based on

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering a plan to raise the fee for issuing a permanent residency permit to as much as 300,000 yen from the current 10,000 yen, it was learned Thursday. The government presented the plan to

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has asked three independent lawmakers to cooperate with the LDP in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, it was learned Thursday. The LDP-led coalition currently holds 230 of the

Oita, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan must raise its policy interest rate at a timing that is not too late and not too early, BOJ policymaker Asahi Noguchi said Thursday. Speaking at a press conference in the southwestern Japan city

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The combined global vehicle output of eight major Japanese automakers fell 1.5 pct from a year earlier to 2.22 million units in October, data from the companies showed Thursday. Global production fell 10.9 pct at Honda Motor Co.,

London, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Signatories to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington convention, voted at a committee meeting on Thursday to reject a proposal to restrict the trade of all

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae not to provoke China over Taiwan. “There is no such fact,” Kihara told

(Adnkronos) – Italy, Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US on Thursday underlined their unwavering commitment to Libya’s unity, stability, and prosperity and its people’s dream of lasting peace.  “Egypt, France, Germany, Italy,

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s upcoming basic policy for the fiscal 2026 regular budget will highlight spending to promote investment in artificial intelligence and other select areas in order to realize a powerful economy, a draft showed Thursday. The draft was presented

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s upcoming supplementary budget for fiscal 2025 will total 18,303.4 billion yen, a record high excluding the COVID-19 pandemic years of fiscal 2020 to 2022, it was learned Thursday. The government will approve an extra budget

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Takashi Endo, parliamentary affairs chief of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), warned Thursday that his party may leave the ruling bloc if talks with its coalition partner, the Liberal Democratic Party, on reducing the number of

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s upcoming basic policy for the fiscal 2026 regular budget will highlight spending to promote investment in artificial intelligence and other select areas in order to realize a powerful economy, a draft showed Thursday. The draft was presented

(Adnkronos) – Italy has sent commiserations over the shooting in the US capital Washington DC on Thursday which left two US National Guardsmen fighting for their lives after the attack near the White House.  “Min. @Antonio_Tajani is saddened to learn of the

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that 1,914,000 sets of personal information were compromised due to the recent cyberattack that prompted a suspension of shipments of beer and other products. “We deeply apologize for causing

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Expenditures needed for children to enter junior high and high schools in Japan have increased, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization showed. Their average costs stood at about 116,000 yen for junior high schools, up some 10,000

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Akira Ogawa, mayor of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, is set to resign on Thursday following a scandal involving repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate. At a plenary meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is preparing to hold a summit with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo in mid-December, informed sources said Thursday. Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important

Sapporo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The village of Kamoenai and the town of Kyowa have expressed their support for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear power plant in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The central

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that 1,914,000 sets of personal information were compromised due to the recent cyberattack that prompted a suspension of shipments of beer and other products. “We deeply apologize for causing

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Improper DNA analyses conducted by a former Saga prefectural police member have had no adverse impact on investigations by the police in southwestern Japan, the National Police Agency said in an interim report on Thursday. According to the

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31. The legislation is expected to be passed into law at a

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Wednesday that it plans to shift its accommodation tax from fixed amounts to a fixed rate of 3 pct of fees in fiscal 2027. The shift is designed to align the tax

Washington, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump has advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to temper the tone after she angered China over Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. During their recent telephone talks, Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke