Manila, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Jiji Press Ltd. and the Manila Bulletin newspaper on Friday signed a memorandum to exchange English news articles. During the day’s signing ceremony at the Philippine newspaper’s headquarters in Manila, Yoshiki Kishida, executive director for international affairs at

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is attending a ceremony at the Ardeatine Caves monument in Rome on Saturday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Italy’s Liberation Day marking the end of the World War II Nazi German occupation and fascism, the

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered U.S. videoconferencing technology firm Zoom Video Communications Inc. and its sales agent in Japan to pay a total of about 182 million yen in damages for violating the trademark of Japanese electric

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s communications ministry Friday presented a draft report deeming the blocking of access to illicit websites an effective measure against online casinos. At the same time, the panel warned that blocking access could infringe

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry has released an estimate finding that a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line to Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, could fall to a level at which the project should be suspended. The

(Adnkronos) – International flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport will resume tomorrow, a few days after the reopening of Iranian airspace. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Isna. The first flights to resume will be those to Istanbul and Muscat.

(Adnkronos) – A double epidemic of measles and type C meningitis is affecting eastern Chad, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, operate in a context already marked by the growing influx of refugees fleeing the

(Adnkronos) – A US Special Forces soldier involved in the military operation that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro has been arrested on charges of betting on the January 3 raid against the Venezuelan leader before the information became public. The

(Adnkronos) – Almost two years after the presentation of Mario Draghi’s report, the presidencies of the EU Council, the European Parliament, and the Commission signed the “One Europe, One Market” roadmap, on the sidelines of the informal European Council in Nicosia, which

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that it will postpone the restart of its experimental fast reactor Joyo from the middle of fiscal 2026. This is the second delay for the restart of the reactor, located in

(Adnkronos) – A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale was recorded today off the coast of the Greek island of Crete. This was reported by the American geological institute USGS. The tremor was detected at 6:18 local time, 5:18

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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni, her Greek and Maltese counterparts Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Robert Abela and the president of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides looked at possible joint action late on Thursday to avert a 2015-style migrant influx to Europe sparked by the

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that it will launch an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 10. It will be the first launch attempt since a

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabanks and the government-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation plan to provide 250 billion yen, or about 1.5 billion dollars, in loans for the first round of projects in the United States under the Japan-U.S. tariff

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–A letter written by the late Japanese historical novelist Ryotaro Shiba praising Takeshi Kaiko as one of Japan’s foremost 20th-century writers was recently found, Jiji Press has learned. Kaiko, an Akutagawa literary prize winner known for works such

(Adnkronos) – Foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi on Friday represented foreign minister Antonio Tajani an international meeting focused on battling terrorism and crime syndicates in the Balkans, as part of the Aqaba Process launched by Jordan’s King Abdullah in 2015.  “Undersecretary @tripodimaria took

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese financial services minister Satsuki Katayama revealed a plan on Friday to set up a working group jointly with the financial industry to deal with risks from cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, including Claude Mythos. This plan was approved

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health minister Kenichiro Ueno said Friday he will call for nationwide vaccination to prevent measles. In the wake of recent outbreaks of the highly infectious disease in the country, Ueno told a press conference that he will

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Department store sales in Japan in March rose 3.2 pct from a year earlier on a same-store basis, up for the third consecutive month, the Japan Department Stores Association said Friday. All-store sales totaled 507.1 billion yen. Sales

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its record closing high on Friday, reflecting the popularity of artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related issues. The index of 225 issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime top-tier section rose 575.95

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Friday enacted a bill to effectively perpetuate a public fund injection system for regional financial institutions. In a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, approved the bill

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The number of so-called community reactivators, or people working to revitalize nonurban areas in Japan after moving from urban areas under a government-subsidized program, totaled a record 8,196 in fiscal 2025, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The

Japan Department Stores Association April 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 507,118 M. Yen Up 3.2 pct Clothing 138,045 Up 1.4 Personal Articles 85,827 Up 4.8 Sundry Goods 118,530 Up 6.9 Household Goods 19,152 Up 2.6 Foodstuffs 116,950 Up 0.7 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association April 24 Yr/Yr Change Total 153,570 M. Yen Up 4.7 pct Clothing 42,182 Up 4.4 Personal Articles 27,034 Up 6.7 Sundry Goods 40,706 Up 7.4 Household Goods 7,563 Up 5.6 Foodstuffs 29,005 Up 0.9 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday decided to invite Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a state guest from May 26 to 29. During the visit, Marcos is set to meet with Emperor Naruhito and Empress

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–One in two expectant or new mothers who need financial support in Japan said they cannot prepare sufficient child care products, a nongovernmental organization survey has found. When asked about concerns, 88 pct of respondents said they cannot

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation fees in Japan rose to an all-time high in March, reflecting ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Bank of Japan’s services producer price data showed Friday. The index on ocean freight transportation fees in

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Starting July, Japan will lower application fees for 10-year passports to around 9,000 yen. At a plenary session Friday, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, passed into law a bill to

Tokyo, April 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer price index in March rose 1.8 pct from a year earlier, marking the 55th straight month of increase, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at