Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese marine survey vessel has been spotted within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture for the fifth time since late last month, Japanese Coast Guard officials said. The Xiang Yang

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, has conveyed concerns among its supporters to Sanae Takaichi, who was elected leader of the LDP on Saturday. Following Takaichi’s win in the LDP leadership election, Komeito leader

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Following Sanae Takaichi’s election as president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday, opposition parties are expected to consider their responses to a parliamentary vote to choose the next prime minister. Speaking to reporters in the eastern

Taipei, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te “exuberantly” congratulated former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on her victory in the leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday, calling her a steadfast friend of Taiwan. In a post

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, vowed to focus on efforts to cope with rising prices at her inaugural press conference on Saturday, noting that she will not rule out a consumption tax

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi as its new and first female president on Saturday, making it likely that she will become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, beat agriculture

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, vowed to focus on efforts to cope with rising prices at her inaugural press conference on Saturday, noting that she will not rule out a consumption tax

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for “solidarity and tolerance” on Saturday after Sanae Takaichi was elected as his successor as leader of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “All countries are struggling with conflict and division,” Ishiba

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi is on course to make history as Japan’s first female prime minister, after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election on her third attempt. She expanded her support among conservatives by adopting the policy direction

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Saturday started operating trains decorated with designs of two past Yamanote Line models, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the line’s circular operation on Nov. 1. The two commemorative trains,

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi as its new and first female president on Saturday, making it likely that she will become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, beat agriculture

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi as its new president on Saturday, making it likely that she will become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, beat agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)–Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi are set to face off in a runoff in Saturday’s leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. In the first round of voting, Takaichi won 183

(1st para should have read “… turned lower …,” instead of as sent) Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s job-to-seeker ratio turned lower in August, hitting the lowest level in over three years, the labor ministry said Friday. The seasonally adjusted ratio of

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed at a record high in Tokyo trading on Friday. The Nikkei index rose 832.77 points, or 1.85 pct, to end at 45,769.50. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] 

Fukushima, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese lawmaker Yoshitami Kameoka pleaded not guilty Friday over his alleged distribution of cash to voters just before the official campaign period for the October 2024 House of Representatives election. “It’s not me who donated the money.

Osaka, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the central bank will make appropriate decisions on possible additional interest rate hikes without preconceptions. The bank “will carefully examine the likelihood” of its baseline economic and price forecasts

Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–A minivehicle fell sideways in the city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, in the small hours of Friday, killing five of the six people aboard. Around 12:10 a.m., police received an emergency call from

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week ended Sunday fell 35 yen from the previous week to 4,211 yen per 5 kilograms, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. The average

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks rose in Tokyo trading Friday morning, backed by buying of issues linked to artificial intelligence and semiconductors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average climbed 647.81 points, or 1.44 pct, to end the morning session at 45,584.54.

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. has said that it will tie up with U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI mainly over data centers. Hitachi will provide OpenAI’s data centers with cooling equipment as well as power transmission and

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter told Jiji Press on Thursday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Suzuki Motor Corp. has launched the revamped Xbee compact SUV, which has a stronger front design, a characteristic aimed at broadening its customer base. The vehicle underwent the first redesigning in eight years. The revamped Xbee, while maintaining

Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–A minivehicle fell sideways in the city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, in the small hours of Friday, killing five of the six people aboard. Around 12:10 a.m., police received an emergency call from

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The parents of a man arrested for allegedly killing an elderly woman in Machida, Tokyo, have expressed wishes for their son to atone for his crime. “We are sorry that our son took the life of an innocent

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. is set to acquire CCC MK Holdings Co., the operator of the “V Point” loyalty program, in March 2026, it has been learned. Through the move, the credit card company affiliated with Sumitomo Mitsui

(Adnkronos) – The new Russian-North Korean alliance is on display in Moscow, at the Museum of Decorative Arts, adorned for the occasion with grandiose tributes from North Korean artists to the partnership born in the midst of the battle in Ukraine. Vivid

(Adnkronos) – The Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, confirmed the death of three people during the unprecedented violence that shook several cities in the country last night, on what was the fifth day of street protests demanding improvements to the health and

(Adnkronos) – The German Foreign Ministry has summoned Georgia’s chargé d’affaires in Berlin, Ani Abuladze, to protest against criticism from Tbilisi of Germany’s ambassador to Georgia. “We sent a clear message: the unfounded accusations and aggressive rhetoric of the Georgian authorities against

(Adnkronos) – 85,000 people have, so far, taken to the streets in France for the national strike against the budget policy of the new Lecornu government. This was announced by the Interior Ministry, stressing that these figures exclude Paris, where the demonstration