Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan will provide solar panels and other renewable energy equipment to Cuba, which has been suffering serious electricity shortages, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Cuba has been hit by large-scale blackouts due to lack of fuel following the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to start talks this fiscal year on easing so-called firewall regulations that prohibit the sharing of customer information between banks and securities companies within the same financial group, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The government

(Adnkronos) – For almost two days, the Cité Soleil district in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been the scene of violent clashes between armed groups. At the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital, located in Cité Soleil, medical teams had to cope with an influx

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday to discuss their countries’ relations and strategic investments, as well as critical minerals and U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China. In the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed cooperation regarding foreign exchange market developments at their meeting in Tokyo the same day. “We shared the view that Japan and the

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ”weighing options” ahead of this morning’s important government meeting following growing calls, from 73 Labour MPs and some within the executive, for him to step down. Among these calls, that of Home Secretary Shabana

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–A tanker carrying some 45,000 kiloliters of crude oil from Azerbaijan has arrived at an Eneos Corp. refinery in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, officials at the Japanese energy company said Tuesday. The shipment of Central Asian

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito conferred Grand Cordon honors on 14 recipients, including four foreigners, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. The conferment ceremony was held in the “Matsu-no-Ma” hall of the palace. Recipients of the Grand Cordon

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday instructed her government to implement cybersecurity measures as soon as possible amid improving artificial intelligence capabilities. Takaichi gave the instruction at an informal meeting of cabinet members, in response to rising

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed cooperation regarding foreign exchange market developments at their meeting in Tokyo the same day. “We shared the view that Japan and the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Commission fees paid by local governments to intermediary website operators for Japan’s “furusato nozei” hometown tax donation program reached 11.5 pct of the donated amount in fiscal 2024, an internal affairs ministry survey showed Tuesday. The ministry plans

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese household spending fell 2.9 pct in March from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, as consumers cut food spending amid inflation concerns linked to the war in Iran, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. The average

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker at the latest monetary policy meeting said that it would be possible for the central bank to raise its policy interest rate as early as its next policy-setting meeting in June, according to

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to as high as 2.545 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Tuesday morning. The reading was the

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make official visits to the Netherlands and Belgium as state guests from June 13 to 26. The schedule was decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday. The Japanese Imperial Family has long-established

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy agenda. As a first step, the government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make official visits to the Netherlands and Belgium as state guests from June 13 to 26. The schedule was decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday. The Japanese Imperial Family has long-established

Funahashi, Toyama Pref., May 12 (Jiji Press)–A local railway operator in central Japan has been selling the right for people to have their originally created music played in its trains, as part of local revitalization efforts. In a project launched in response

New Delhi, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan and India in the second round of bilateral economic security dialogue have agreed to further facilitate cooperation in the field. In the talks held in New Delhi on Monday, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Asian investment fund MBK Partners is set to acquire major Japanese aluminum can maker Altemira Holdings Co. for about 117.5 billion yen, it has been learned. MBK Partners has already passed Japanese authorities’ prior screening required under the

(Adnkronos) – Moscow has approved the new history education model to be implemented over the next five years, based on what Vladimir Putin requested in two decrees in 2022 and 2024. War veterans will be called into schools to share their frontline

(Adnkronos) – Italy should stay within the World Health Organisation, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday as it spearheads efforts to contain a hantavirus outbreak on Dutch cruiseship MV Hondius with passengers from 23 countries on board. Three passengers have died

(Adnkronos) – “Although the public health risk from the virus currently remains low, it is important that international health efforts ensure the safety of everyone, including passengers and crew of the cruise ship Mv Hondius”, on which an hantavirus outbreak has been

(Adnkronos) – The proposal Iran presented to the United States, which suggests ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, is “legitimate and generous.” This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, adding that Washington continues to support unreasonable and

(Adnkronos) – China has declared itself ready to collaborate with the United States to pursue “greater stability” globally, in view of this week’s meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. “High-level diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic role in China-US relations,” said Foreign

(Adnkronos) – Six former passengers of the cruise ship where an Hantavirus outbreak occurred – four Australians, one person with permanent residency in Australia, and one New Zealander – will be quarantined in Australia for at least three weeks, in a facility

(Adnkronos) – A French citizen tested positive for Hantavirus after being evacuated from the MV Hondius. This is the first confirmed case of Hantavirus in France, as confirmed by Health Minister Stéphanie Rist in an interview with France Inter. ”Her condition worsened

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Bulgaria want to strengthen their already “very solid” relations and to collaborate more closely at European level, especially in the areas of European Union competiveness, efficiency and managing migration, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Monday on X after

Tokyo, May 11 (Jiji Press)–A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok Co. has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage, it was learned Monday. The Tsukiji police station of Tokyo’s

Nagoya, May 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will build its fourth factory in India, planning to start production there in the first half of 2029. At the new plant in an industrial area in Maharashtra, western India, the Japanese