Washington, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan, the United States and South Korea held a two-day diplomatic working group meeting in Washington through Friday to “coordinate responses” to cryptocurrency theft, laundering and other cyber activities by North Korea, the U.S. Department of State said

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese singer Akihiro Miwa, known for “Yoitomake no Uta” and other songs, died of old age on June 20, his talent agency said Sunday. He was 91. Miwa, whose real name was Akihiro Maruyama, also worked as an

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Sunday morning, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the country’s seismic intensity scale. Lower 5 was recorded in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture and the village

Paris, June 27 (Jiji Press)–“A New Dawn,” directed by Japan’s Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, won the jury award in the Contrechamp division at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France on Saturday. The Contrechamp division targets works featuring new expressions. A New Dawn,

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–The amount of spent fuel generated at Japanese nuclear power plants that were reactivated under new safety standards introduced in the wake of the nation’s worst nuclear accident in 2011 totaled about 1,450 tons as of the end

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–A cut of 45 House of Representatives proportional representation seats pushed by Japan’s ruling coalition will severely affect smaller opposition parties, an estimate by Jiji Press shows. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–Attention is being paid to whether Japanese parliamentary business will be normalized this week following the opposition camp’s boycotting of proceedings in both chambers of the Diet, the country’s parliament, amid a showdown with the ruling coalition. The

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Sunday morning, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the country’s seismic intensity scale. Lower 5 was recorded in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture and the village

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Mekkhal moved close to the Kanto region of eastern Japan on Saturday night. The seventh typhoon of the year then traveled off the Boso Peninsula in Kanto and turned into an extratropical cyclone over the sea east

Futaba, Fukushima Pref., June 27 (Jiji Press)–An international workshop on Japan’s worst nuclear accident 15 years ago was held in the town of Futaba in the eastern prefecture of Fukushima on Saturday. The gathering took place at a hotel that opened this

Seoul, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday inspected the Black Eagles aerobatic demonstration team of South Korea’s Air Force at a base in the city of Wonju in Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea. South Korean National Defense Minister

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., June 27 (Jiji Press)–Some 3 million yen in donations from across Japan is helping the efforts to preserve the remains of an elementary school where a total of 84 students and staff workers died due to a tsunami that

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Mekkhal is expected to approach the Kanto region of eastern Japan on Saturday night after moving east-northeast off the coast of the Tokai central region. The seventh typhoon of the year is forecast to become an extratropical

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government plans to set a goal of reducing annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000 in a review of its current action plan. With annual deaths exceeding 1,500 on average in the five years to 2024 amid record-breaking

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–European aerospace giant Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. on cooperation for the development of military drones. They will consider collaboration on the development of unmanned systems for antisubmarine warfare, aiming

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to draw up a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the supply-demand structure for energy by the end of August. The instructions were made at Friday’s ministerial

Seoul, June 27 (Jiji Press)–The chief of a league of Japanese lawmakers working to promote relations with South Korea have agreed with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in response to the current severe international

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, through their latest state visits to the Netherlands and Belgium, deepened their bonds with the Royal families of the two European countries and built a bridge for the next generation. The Imperial

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan on Friday night, leaving a total of 17 people injured there and nearby areas including the eastern prefecture of Kanagawa. The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.6, occurred

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–Typhoon Mekkhal is expected to move close to the Kanto region of eastern Japan on Saturday night after traveling northeast over the sea off the Shikoku western region earlier in the day. The seventh typhoon of the year

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government council started discussions at a meeting Friday on compiling its proposal on the size of hike in minimum wages for fiscal 2026. In this year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations, the wage hike rate has topped 5

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and Indian governments will establish a framework to promote vehicles that run on biogas, viewed as an environmental-friendly energy source, Jiji Press learned Friday. The two sides will aim to increase the number of plants in

(Adnkronos) – Retired Russian soldier Aleksandr Lunin, known for his social media videos, has requested a public meeting at the Kremlin, broadcast live on television, with Vladimir Putin, in two Instagram posts that immediately went viral with 11 million views in less

(Adnkronos) – Within eight hours, three violent earthquakes struck geographically distant areas: northern California, where a 5.6 magnitude Richter scale tremor occurred on Wednesday, Japan, hit off the northern coast by a 7.2 magnitude quake, and Venezuela, with two subsequent tremors of

(Adnkronos) – “As I jokingly said before going on stage, if Watergate happened tomorrow, the news would disappear from the media after 12 hours. The idea that it brought down a presidency is crazy.” Thus Jd Vance, presenting his book at the

(Adnkronos) – A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines, less than three weeks after another strong quake in the same area caused over 80 casualties. This was reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).  The tremor

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the earthquake that hit Venezuela has further worsened. According to interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, there are at least 589 dead and 2,980 injured. “We will save those who are still trapped – said Rodriguez – We

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake struck the central Japan prefecture of Yamanashi on Friday night, measuring lower 6, the third-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, in the town of Fujikawaguchiko. Following the quake, no abnormalities were reported in

(Adnkronos) – Hours after the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Trump administration’s decision to revoke humanitarian protections for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, panic spread through immigrant communities across the country, as the ruling potentially exposes 1.3 million people currently living

(Adnkronos) – Iran and the United States have created ”a line of communication” in the Strait of Hormuz ”to prevent incidents that could trigger a military escalation”. This was reported exclusively by a well-informed source to the Iranian broadcaster Press TV, citing