Manila, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the Philippines applied their Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA, for the first time during a joint exercise in the Philippines, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force said Friday. During the Doshin Bayanihan exercise with the Philippine

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The share of couples in Japan who arranged child support payments upon divorce rose to 74.7 pct in the second quarter of the year from 55.5 pct a year before, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The rise followed

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday called on financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures in response to a recent series of customer data breaches caused by unauthorized access. The agency asked financial institutions to examine their response

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–More than half of people in Japan lack confidence in their ability to evacuate during a disaster or believe they would be unable to do so, a survey by the Japanese Red Cross Society has shown. The survey

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held a meeting Friday to thoroughly review special tax incentives, subsidies and funds in an effort to secure financial resources for a planned consumption tax cut and defense buildup. As preparations begin in earnest for

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese food manufacturers are coming up with plant-based alternatives for various seafood products such as octopus, bonito flakes and “mentaiko” spicy cod roe. The products may help widen food options because their supplies are not impacted by poor

Beijing, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. has announced the signing of a new three-way strategic alliance with two state-owned Chinese auto giants, China FAW Corp. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., each of which has a partnership with the leading Japanese automaker

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Okinawa prefectural assembly passed a resolution on Friday protesting to the U.S. military in response to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed in the southern Japan prefecture on suspicion of robbery and murder. The

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan expressed regret Friday over Russia’s request for the extradition of Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. At a press conference, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Russia’s request that

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Two more Japanese firms have disclosed unauthorized access to their systems that led to large-scale breaches of customer data. Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd., a secondhand goods retailer, said Friday that data on up to around 6.43 million customers

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen a surge in approved compensation claims by medical workers for work-related mental disorders, a government white paper showed Friday. The annual report on measures to prevent death from overwork, endorsed at a cabinet meeting, highlights

Baku, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sanshiro Murao won the men’s 90-kilogram category at the 2026 World Judo Championships on Thursday, earning his second consecutive world title. This is the first time a Japanese judoka has won the title in two consecutive championships

Berlin, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Kaufhaus des Westens, or KaDeWe, Germany’s largest department store in Berlin, will sell high-end brand rice from Japan on a trial basis for about two weeks this month, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The move comes as the Japanese

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese household spending in August declined 3.1 pct from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, down for the ninth consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The average spending by households with two or more members

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Manila, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan and other member countries of the Asia Zero Emission Community framework have agreed on work plans designed to increase their oil reserves. The agreement was reached at an AZEC ministerial meeting in Manila on Thursday, held at

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has held the first meeting across its ministries and agencies in response to a recent series of cyberattacks on private-sector companies that resulted in large-scale leaks of personal information. At the meeting Thursday, cybersecurity minister

Seoul, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has instructed his administration staff not to file for the country’s membership of a Japan-led free trade pact for the Asia-Pacific region this year, according to a spokesperson at the presidential office. The

New York, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese alcoholic beverage makers have entered the growing U.S. market for ready-to-drink, or RTD, products, including those known as “can chuhi” in Japan but not canned beer. While U.S. consumers are steering away from alcohol amid the

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–A reaction discovered by Kenso Soai, co-winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, may help explain why life on Earth uses only one of the two mirror-image molecular forms and guide the search for the origins and

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said Thursday that it has requested Dutch authorities to hand over Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, who has been convicted in Russia. The office also

(Adnkronos) – French students, today protagonists of Act IV of the protests, will return to the streets on October 13 for a new day of national mobilization. The appeal, according to the Bfmtv website, was launched by the Union étudiante and immediately

(Adnkronos) – The Left party, the Greens, and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Berlin have agreed to start exploratory talks for the formation of a regional government in the city-state, two and a half weeks after the September 20 elections. Paving

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said Thursday that it has requested Dutch authorities to hand over Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, who has been convicted in Russia. In 2023, the ICC

(Adnkronos) – Candles, processions and moments of silence, but also new accusations and political clashes further heating up the climate towards the early elections on November 29. Spain remembers Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old who became a symbol of the housing crisis after

(Adnkronos) – Information about a presumed second case of plague in Irkutsk is not true. The Russian health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, denied the news circulated in recent hours. “In relation to false information appearing on social networks regarding the second case of the

(Adnkronos) – Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected South Korea’s offer to send medical supplies to the country, calling it “an insult and a political provocation” against Pyongyang. Seoul’s plan, which has received UN approval, includes

(Adnkronos) – While lessons resumed in most high schools yesterday, the main student organizations have again called for a new strong mobilization today. “We call for continuous mobilization. Blockades on October 7, demonstrations on October 8,” the student union announced on its