Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Cases involving artificial intelligence-generated sexual deepfakes targeting children more than doubled in number in Japan in the first half of 2026, the National Police Agency said Monday. Police handled 123 such cases in the six months, exceeding both

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–A third-party panel of Shogakukan Inc. said Monday that the Japanese publisher has encouraged human rights violations by hiring a male manga artist who had committed sexual misconduct as an author for a new series under a different

Silicon Valley, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. federal district court in Texas has ordered two units of Kioxia Holdings Corp. to pay about 229 million dollars in damages for infringing on a patent held by U.S. satellite communications company Viasat Inc. The

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–More than 8,000 people remain at evacuation shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture as of Tuesday, a week after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that damaged over 12,000 residential buildings in the southwestern Japan prefecture. Daytime temperatures exceed 35 degrees

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food items grew 10.9 pct from a year earlier to 897.7 billion yen in January-June, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The export value marked a record high for the

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–A panel of experts at Japan’s land ministry has called on the government to establish nationwide rules to track large-scale groundwater extraction to prevent declines in groundwater levels and land subsidence, the ministry said Tuesday. Specifically, the proposal

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Ukraine’s relations with Japan are still at a level short of its high expectations prompted by major political changes in the Asian country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Making the remark at a meeting with Ukrainian ambassadors in

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government decided Tuesday to use 24,225 million yen out of the reserve funds under its fiscal 2026 budget to support areas afflicted by a major earthquake that struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto a week ago. The

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Immigration Services Agency on Tuesday released a draft revision to its guidelines on permanent residency permits mandating applicants to maintain an income exceeding the average for Japanese households. The revised guidelines would stipulate for the first time

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–People need to doubt social media posts and check primary information from administrative organizations after disasters because false information tends to spread following them, Reo Kimura, professor of disaster psychology at the University of Hyogo in Kobe, said.

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry emphasized the urgent need to prepare for what it calls new ways of warfare leveraging drones and artificial intelligence technology in an annual white paper adopted Tuesday. The 2026 report, submitted by Defense Minister Shinjiro

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government decided Tuesday to use some 20 billion yen out of the reserve funds under its fiscal 2026 budget to support areas afflicted by a major earthquake that struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto a week ago.

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Mexican counterpart, Roberto Velasco, at a meeting in Mexico on Monday, agreed to launch a high-level economic dialogue framework between their countries and aim to hold its first meeting by the

Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–More than 12,000 residential buildings have been found damaged by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, a week ago, with over 8,000 people being forced to stay at evacuation shelters. Daytime temperatures exceed

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Five major Japanese securities companies enjoyed sharp year-on-year growth in their consolidated net profits for April-June, according to their data released recently. Commission revenue expanded thanks to robust bond trading amid rising interest rates as well as active

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese authorities are believed to have bought around 5 trillion yen in a coordinated foreign exchange market intervention with the United States to prop up the Japanese currency Friday, according to market sources. The forecast is based on

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–A new base for Japan’s national team for e-sports, in which players compete in video games, has been completed and unveiled to members of the press. The Japan Sport Council set up the “esports lab” at the High

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday virtually approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years from next April. The LDP’s tax system

Kumamoto, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Variety store operator Habita Inc. said Monday that two employees returned to a shopping facility in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on the company’s orders after evacuating the facility following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on

Yokohama, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of 3,761 million yen for April-June, the first black ink for the first quarter in two years. The Japanese automaker improved from the year-before loss of 115,758 billion

Fukuoka, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The head of the group of Liberal Democratic Party members in the prefectural assembly of Fukuoka in southwestern Japan on Monday expressed his intention to resign amid criticism over a fundraising party held soon after a massive earthquake

Kumamoto, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the government will designate last week’s major earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto as a disaster of extreme severity to provide more state aid for efforts to restore infrastructure

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump will be in California tomorrow for a fundraiser, the first stop on a two-day West Coast tour that will take him to Nevada on Wednesday, a state traditionally oriented towards Democrats but where the tycoon secured a key

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Five major Japanese banking groups’ combined net profits increased 42.3 pct from a year earlier to 1,956.4 billion yen in April-June, according to their latest earnings reports released by Monday. The profit growth reflected improved lending margins on

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s two major air carriers saw their profits fall for April-June amid soaring aviation fuel prices due to tensions in the Middle East, although both posted record-high sales, according to their latest earnings reports. ANA Holdings Inc., the

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Seismic activity along the Hinagu fault zone remains elevated a week after a powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leading the Meteorological Agency to warn of possible strong shaking and tsunami waves. Five quakes measuring lower 5

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday virtually approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food from 8 pct to 1 pct for two years from next April. The LDP’s tax system

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering concluding an economic partnership agreement with Ecuador, officials said Monday. Japan expects an EPA with Ecuador, rich in crude oil and natural gas, to help strengthen supply chains as the war in the

Seoul, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of people in South Korea who have a good impression of Japan rose 1.9 percentage points to 54.3 pct in 2026 from the previous year, a survey by East Asia Institute, a think tank in South

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–“Furusato nozei” hometown donations to earthquake-hit municipalities in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto have exceeded 730 million yen, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. This figure represents the total amount of donations made through four major