Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The share of university students in Japan graduating in March who have accepted informal job offers increased 0.3 point from a year earlier to 84.6 pct as of Dec. 1, the labor and education ministries said Friday. By

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–A memorial service was held Friday morning at a Tokyo railway station to mark nearly 25 years since the death of a South Korean student who was hit by a train while trying to save a Japanese man.

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that it will accept up 1,231,900 foreign workers for five years through the end of fiscal 2028 under specified skilled worker residency and skill development programs. The government added linen supply, distribution and

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, was stopped early Friday morning following a problem. The reactor was reactivated only on Wednesday

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted a package of measures Friday to address problems related to foreign nationals, including planned stricter rules on their acquisitions of Japanese land and nationality. The government will decide an outline of legal rules relating

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police are investigating a fatal accident in Tokyo on Thursday involving an official vehicle of the Cabinet Office, suspecting the driver ignored a red light. The six-car accident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday at an intersection

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will raise basic public pension benefits by 1.9 pct in fiscal 2026 from the previous year, the welfare ministry said Friday. Benefits under the “kosei nenkin” public pension program for corporate employees, paid on top

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Change from Prev Year Total 5,675,452 M. Yen Down 1.5 pct Clothing 1,505,820 Down 2.2 Personal Articles 937,494 Down 7.5 Sundry Goods 1,255,143 Up 2.2 Household Goods 187,225 Down 1.0 Foodstuffs 1,457,354 Down 0.4 Note: Year-on-year

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Change from Prev Year Total 1,680,607 M. Yen Down 2.9 pct Clothing 441,094 Down 2.0 Personal Articles 294,737 Down 9.1 Sundry Goods 417,674 Up 0.2 Household Goods 67,271 Down 0.1 Foodstuffs 375,323 Down 1.6 Note: Year-on-year

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 190,465 M. Yen Down 0.2 pct Clothing 46,790 Down 1.1 Personal Articles 29,394 Down 6.6 Sundry Goods 44,280 Up 4.4 Household Goods 6,329 Down 3.8 Foodstuffs 54,384 Down 0.0 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Japan Department Stores Association Jan. 23 Yr/Yr Change Total 654,272 M. Yen Down 1.1 pct Clothing 157,697 Down 4.5 Personal Articles 99,264 Down 4.3 Sundry Goods 133,677 Up 3.9 Household Goods 19,090 Down 3.8 Foodstuffs 207,943 Down 1.2 Note: Year-on-year changes are

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said that his party will question the newly formed Centrist Reform Alliance’s ability to govern during the campaign period for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. In

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry Friday certified the Institute of Science Tokyo as the second university eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at supporting universities. The Institute of Science Tokyo is expected to receive over 10

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan dissolved its House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, at the start of an ordinary parliamentary session Friday. At a cabinet meeting later, the government decided to hold the Lower House general election on Feb.

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Friday to keep its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its growth outlook for Japan’s gross domestic product in fiscal 2026, which starts in April. At its two-day policy-setting meeting through the day,

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Sanseito aims to boost the number of its House of Representatives seats by 10-fold in next month’s election for the all-important parliamentary chamber in Japan, in order to gain momentum to realize its policies, Sohei Kamiya, leader of

Los Angeles, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s box-office hit “Kokuho” made the Oscar nominee list in makeup and hairstyling, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday. Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu became the first makeup staff of a

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan dissolved its House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, at the start of this year’s ordinary parliamentary session Friday. The government plans to hold the Lower House general election on Feb. 8, with the official

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Friday to keep its policy interest rate unchanged while raising its growth outlook for Japan’s gross domestic product in fiscal 2026, which starts in April. At its two-day policy-setting meeting through the day,

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core consumer prices in 2025 rose 3.1 pct from the previous year on average, the fourth consecutive year of growth, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices,

By Nobutoshi Kobayashi Commentary Writer Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Several years ago, when Yuichiro Mori, an associate professor of legal philosophy at Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Law, was approved to conduct research in the United States, he and his partner decided

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corp. said it has started operating a large-scale data center specifically designed for generative artificial intelligence in Sakai in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka. KDDI acquired the site of Japanese electronics maker Sharp

(Adnkronos) – Tunisian authorities have announced the elimination of a “terrorist cell” composed of four people in the west of the country, not far from the border with Algeria. The operation was conducted near Majel Ben Abbes, a wooded area where security

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People announced Thursday its pledges for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, vowing to increase people’s take-home pay. The pledges include lowering the consumption tax rate to 5 pct, increasing

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–With Thursday marking the fifth anniversary of the effectuation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and antinuclear advocates pledged to build momentum toward the abolition of nuclear arms. “This year, we

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. decided Thursday to halt the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station as a new problem was discovered, after the unit was brought back online only on Wednesday following a

(Adnkronos) – Two people have died and several are feared buried due to landslides on New Zealand’s North Island, the BBC reports. The deaths were reported in Welcome Bay, while rescuers are still searching through the rubble at another site, a popular

(Adnkronos) – The German Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Berlin, announcing the “expulsion” of an embassy diplomat for espionage activities. The decision comes the day after the arrest of a German woman of Ukrainian origin suspected in the same dossier

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan is expected to post a primary budget deficit of about 800 billion yen in fiscal 2026, a government estimate showed Thursday. The estimate for the primary budget balance at the central and local governments in the year

(Adnkronos) – During Donald Trump’s speech today in Davos, photographers did not miss the large bruise the American president had on his left hand when he addressed world leaders and officials after the Board of Peace signing ceremony at the World Economic