Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Four major Japanese chemical makers have projected profit increases for fiscal 2026, thanks to structural reforms for petrochemical operations and revenue diversification into semiconductor materials. However, two of the four companies did not consider the current turmoil in

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch 15 television models equipped with generative artificial intelligence in stages from May 23. The televisions, expected to be priced between about 275,000 yen and 935,000 yen, will allow users to

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for gender equality policy, will visit Shanghai for two days from Thursday, the Japanese government said the same day. In the Chinese city, Kikawada will attend the Women and Economy Forum, a minister-level conference

(Adnkronos) – Ways of bolstering cooperation between Italy and Saudi Arabia including over the oil state’s multi-billion dollar Vision 2030 diversification blueprint and a bilateral strategic partnership signed last year were the focus of talks on Thursday between envoy Carlo Baldocci and

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a major U.S. venture capital firm, at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Thursday. During the meeting, Horowitz said that the firm, officially AH

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain and Italy ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France in June, government sources said Thursday. This will be Takaichi’s first visit to Europe since taking office

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed a draft outline of an emergency clause that may be included in the Constitution as part of a planned amendment to the country’s fundamental law. The House of Representatives Commission on

(Adnkronos) – Italy has underlined its solidarity and wish to boost economic and political relations with Kuwait, which has come under repeated attack by Iran during the US-Israel war against the Islamic republic that began in late February and during the shaky

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for better bilateral ties, the Japanese government said Thursday. Takaichi and Lee are

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8 pct in the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted real terms to mark the second consecutive quarter of expansion, according to average estimates

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–The U.N. Development Program’s Africa director has said that African countries should lead the development of critical mineral resources, such as rare earths. In a recent interview with Jiji Press, Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP assistant administrator and regional director,

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Honda Motor Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of 423.9 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, amid sluggish demand for electric vehicles in North America. Honda fell into the red

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–An oil tanker owned by a group company of Japanese oil distributor Eneos Corp. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Thursday. The Eneos Endeavor is expected to arrive in Japan late this month or early

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu said Thursday that the central bank should raise its policy interest rate as soon as possible unless the economy shows signs of slowing down. “If statistical data do not indicate clear signs

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished lower Thursday after rewriting its record intraday high in the morning, with some shares losing ground after their earnings announcements. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

(Adnkronos) – The former British deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has been cleared by tax authorities in relation to proceedings opened for wrongdoing concerning the payment of house taxes, a circumstance that could pave the way for her to run for the

(Adnkronos) – A Kyiv court has requested pre-trial detention for Andriy Yermak, the former powerful right-hand man of President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is accused of corruption. Local media report that the judges decided to place Yermak in pre-trial detention for 60 days

(Adnkronos) – China will “open its doors even wider” to the world. This is the promise Chinese leader Xi Jinping made while meeting with executives of major US companies during talks in Beijing on the occasion of Donald Trump’s visit. “China’s doors

New York, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The ongoing Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, is expected to adopt an outcome document that addresses nuclear disarmament education, as proposed by Japan, it was learned

Koka, Shiga Pref., May 14 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday for the 42 people who died in a train collision in Shigaraki, currently part of Koka, in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, 35 years ago. The ceremony took place in

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Honda Motor Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of 423.9 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, amid sluggish demand for electric vehicles in North America. Honda fell into the red

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burglarize a house in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, the site of a high-profile family murder case in 2000. The two men, Luong Van Hai, 32,

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering providing electricity and city gas subsidies from July to September, when energy demand for cooling is expected to grow, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. Electricity and city gas fees are likely

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s LY Corp. said Thursday it and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital have jointly proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., in a move to counter Swedish investment fund EQT AB’s tender offer for the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially approved on Thursday a draft criminal procedure law amendment stipulating a basic ban on public prosecutors’ appeals against court orders granting retrials in the main text of the law. The government draft

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–An oil tanker owned by a group company of Japanese oil distributor Eneos Corp. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Eneos Endeavor became the second Japan-related oil tanker to

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police issued 2,147 “blue tickets” to fine cyclists for minor traffic violations in the first month since the blue ticket system was introduced April 1, National Police Agency preliminary data showed Thursday. The system allows bicycle riders

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–A team including Takashi Shichita, a professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo’s Medical Research Laboratory, has developed a drug candidate to suppress a type of protein that causes the rehabilitation-induced partial recovery of motor functions lost from

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research group has said that it identified the scientific mechanism that explains why crows are black. The study by the team led by Okayama University professor Sakae Takeuchi shows that the “switch that produces black color”