Yame, Fukuoka Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Three people were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest in a possible plane crash in the city of Yame in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Tuesday. Around 10:40 a.m., a local resident made

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged more than 1,600 points to slip below 49,000 on Tuesday, as a broad range of stocks were sold following overnight declines in U.S. shares. The Nikkei index ended down 1,620.93 points,

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Many opposition party lawmakers at a meeting held on Tuesday voiced reluctance over a proposal to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives. At the meeting of a council on the all-important lower parliamentary chamber’s

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese economic security minister Kimi Onoda has stressed the need to swiftly create a system that enables the government to grasp the actual situation regarding land acquisitions by foreign nationals in Japan. “The biggest problem is that we

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. Princess Kako will cancel her official duties until Friday and stay home. She

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is ready to hold a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. “The Japanese side is open

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party will consider specific measures to make the income tax threshold adjustable in accordance with consumer prices, the LDP tax leader has said. “I think it’s natural to establish a link with consumer prices, which

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday that her government will cope with the country’s falling population in a comprehensive way. “The biggest challenge to our country is a population decline,” Takaichi said at the inaugural meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese business leaders have called for constructive dialogue with China amid tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. “As many (Japanese) companies are active in China, both sides should engage in

Sapporo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The mayor of the village of Tomari in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido has indicated his plan to approve the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear power plant. Tomari became

Osaka, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Monday that it will sell an 80 pct stake in Panasonic Housing Solutions Co., a housing equipment unit, to YKK Corp. for an undisclosed sum. The sale is part of a restructuring effort by

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled more than 1,200 points to sink below 50,000 on Tuesday morning, with selling hitting a wide range of issues on the heels of overnight falls in all three U.S. major

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government program that sends volunteers to developing countries, marking its 60th anniversary this year, now faces a challenge in securing personnel as public interest in development assistance is declining. The cumulative number of people dispatched under

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Amid a continuing shift toward nuclear families, demand for postnatal care services that support mothers and newborns after childbirth is rising across Japan. Provided by midwives and trained caregivers, such services offer hands-on child care assistance or short-term

New York, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The yen came under selling in New York on Monday morning, briefly falling to 180 versus the euro for the first time ever. At 5 p.m. the euro stood at 179.86-96 yen, up from 179.55-65 yen at

New York, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The yen came under selling in New York on Monday morning, falling to 180 versus the euro for the first time ever. At 11 a.m. the euro stood at 179.90-180.00 yen, up from 179.55-65 yen at 5

(Adnkronos) – The British government has threatened a Trump-style visa crackdown on three African countries if they refuse the repatriation of illegal immigrants. Specifically, Great Britain stated that it will stop granting visas to citizens of Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic

(Adnkronos) – At least 45 Indian Muslim pilgrims died while returning from Mecca this morning, after the bus they were traveling on had an accident, colliding with a tanker truck near the Saudi city of Medina. The police chief of the Indian

(Adnkronos) – The left-wing coalition Unity for Chile emerged as the most voted movement yesterday in the legislative elections for the partial renewal of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (seven senators out of 16 Senate districts and all 155 members

(Adnkronos) – Armed men have kidnapped 25 female students from a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria, in Kebbi state. Local police announced this, explaining that the armed men, with “sophisticated weapons and firing shots, broke into the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School”

(Adnkronos) – A controversial auction of Nazi propaganda items, concentration camp documents, and other Holocaust-related objects has been canceled in Germany. Local authorities announced this: the disputed lots disappeared from the online preview of the Neuss auction house in western Germany after

Nanjo, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The city assembly of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, adopted a no-confidence motion against Mayor Keishun Koja for the second time on Monday over his alleged sexual harassment. Following the adoption of the motion at an

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Indonesia at a so-called two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo on Monday agreed to strengthen their security cooperation, mainly through transfers of defense equipment. The foreign and defense ministers of the two countries also confirmed that they will

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–A bilateral meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has not been arranged on the sidelines of the two-day Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Beijing, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–At least two Japanese movie releases have been postponed in China amid tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency, according to Chinese media reports on Monday. The two movies–“Crayon Shin-chan the Movie:

Fukui, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Kansai Electric Power Co. said Monday that it has received 32 assemblies of plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel produced in France. A cargo ship carrying MOX fuel arrived at a port at the company’s Takahama nuclear power

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and defence minister Guido Crosetto were set to take part in ‘2+2’ consultations on Monday with their UK counterparts Yvette Cooper and John Healey, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  The consultations, which include

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Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Executives of the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery, and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, plan to demand a pay scale hike of 17,000 yen or more a month in next year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations, Jiji Press learned Monday. The

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday to hold a parliamentary debate among party leaders on Nov. 26, which will be the first since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took