Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Household spending in Japan in September rose 1.8 pct from a year before in inflation-adjusted real terms, reflecting higher expenditures on automobiles as well as education and entertainment, government data showed Friday. The average spending by households with

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that her government will support domestic production of next-generation semiconductors. Government aid for Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce cutting-edge chips domestically, “will be the cornerstone of crisis management investment,” Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a study session at the prime minister’s official residence from around 3 a.m. Friday to prepare for questions in her first parliamentary budget committee meeting as prime minister later that day. Although

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed a government panel to start a study to revise the economic security promotion law. The revision would make it easier for Japan to support port development and other projects overseas

Niigata, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–A majority of people living in four cities near Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan are opposed to the planned restart of the facility, according to a survey by the Niigata

Seoul/Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Friday, according to the South Korean military. What appears to be the ballistic missile is believed to have fallen into waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone,

Nagoya, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Police have arrested an elementary school teacher in the western Japan prefecture of Okayama, marking the seventh and final arrest in a group of teachers who shared voyeuristic videos of schoolgirls on social media. Arrested by the prefectural

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided Friday to extend the deployment of Self-Defense Forces personnel in the Middle East for one year to deal with issues including maritime piracy. It extended the SDF’s antipiracy mission in the Gulf of Aden

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly fell more than 1,100 points on Friday morning, dragged down by selling of shares related to semiconductors and artificial intelligence, following overnight falls in U.S. equities. At 10:36 a.m., the Nikkei

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering appointing Masazumi Wakatabe, who served as Bank of Japan deputy governor when then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promoted his “Abenomics” reflationary policy mix, as a private member of the Council on Economic and

(Adnkronos) – China, a key export market, is expanding “rapidly” and institutions and businesses must grasp the “significant” opportunities it offers to propel Italy’s economic growth, foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi said on Thursday.  “The growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding and highly

(Adnkronos) – In last week’s meeting in South Korea with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Donald Trump raised the case of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist, who faces life imprisonment for allegedly violating the national security law. A

(Adnkronos) – Foreign undsecretary Giorgio Silli attended the signing ceremony in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Thursday of a contract between an Italian company and local authorities to build the western end of a key highway linking North Africa to the Middle East,

(Adnkronos) – A pilot program of voluntary military training open to all Polish citizens will start on November 22. This was announced in Warsaw by Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, explaining that the initiative aims to train up to 400,000 civilians by next

(Adnkronos) – After the deployment of the army to the northern prefecture of Akita to confront the dramatic wave of bear attacks, Japan is ready to take a further step: the National Police has modified its rules to allow officers to use

(Adnkronos) – In the day after the Democratic victories in several key elections in the United States – most notably the New York mayoral election won by 34-year-old Zoran Mamdani – Donald Trump vented on Truth Social, publishing over 30 posts in

(Adnkronos) – International mediators for Sudan – the United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia – have presented a proposal for a three-month nationwide humanitarian truce, accepted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A Saudi official told AFP that the

(Adnkronos) – Italy is at the forefront of efforts to stabilise Syria and achieve a peaceful, inclusive political transition, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday during talks with president Ahmad al-Shara at the United Nations COP30 climate change conference in Belem, northern

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese office and household goods seller Askul Corp. said Thursday it will fully resume the service of its office supplies shopping website “Askul” for corporate customers as soon as early December, following a suspension caused by a cyberattack.

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), agreed Thursday to launch five panels to implement their policy agreement. The panels will respectively discuss the issue of political funds,

(Adnkronos) – A MeToo scandal erupts in Iran. A young actress, Melika Parsadoost, has reported being a victim of rape, publicly accusing one of Iran’s most famous film stars, actor and former footballer Pejman Jamshidi. The incident, confirmed on social media by

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration has announced that starting tomorrow, air traffic will be cut by 10% at 40 major airports in the country, to ease pressure on air traffic controllers who will lose another paycheck next week, with the shutdown on

(Adnkronos) – In Cameroon, 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, begins his eighth consecutive seven-year term as president, won after contested elections, protests, and repression of dissent. “I will spare no effort to continue to be worthy of this

(Adnkronos) – A Maltese-flagged oil tanker has reportedly been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia. Maritime security firm Vanguard – the BBC reports – stated that the ‘Hellas Aphrodite’ was attacked by people on board an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel.

(Adnkronos) – Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall in central Vietnam after causing approximately 140 deaths in the Philippines. This was reported by the Vietnamese online newspaper VnExpress, explaining that the typhoon has just hit the coast of Vietnam, with winds up to

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it fell into the red in April-September for the first time in five years, weighed down by higher U.S. tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, as well as lackluster

(Adnkronos) – Foreign under-secretary Maria Tripodi on Thursday attended the inauguration of Italy’s trade agency ITA’s pavilion at the 8th China International Import Expo taking place in the business hub of Shanghai.  “At China International Import Expo. The inauguration of the @ITAtradeagency

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has concluded with “Palestine 36,” directed by Annemarie Jacir, winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the highest prize, in the competition section. The film explores Palestine during the British Mandate. Carlo Chatrian, chairman

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–LY Corp. said Thursday that it will ban game software being listed on its flea market website Yahoo! Japan Flea Market for sale at a higher price than the retail price until about a month after its release.

Nara, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Seven guns made by Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were all lethal, a police witness said at Nara District Court on Thursday. The witness is a researcher at the Nara