Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Kenso Soai, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri Kagan, who is affiliated with Universite Paris-Sud in

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan Exchange Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will add 35 companies, including 100-yen store operator Seria Co., to the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s TOPIX index as part of a component reshuffle starting at the end of this month.

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering including in its three key security-related documents, slated to be revised by the end of this year, a plan to study whether the country should possess nuclear-powered submarines, government sources said Wednesday. The

Seoul, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–South Korea’s Korean Sports & Olympic Committee said Wednesday that it has received an apology letter from the Japanese organizing committee of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games over operational problems involving the South Korean delegation during the event,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering compiling a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 to cover about 300 billion yen in additional personnel costs and prepare for an increase in spending on recovery efforts following recent major natural disasters,

By Yuka Moriyama Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Past Japanese laureates of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, widely regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize, were honored at an event hosted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday, featuring a special exhibit and a panel

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Kenso Soai, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri Kagan, who is affiliated with Universite Paris-Sud in

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–IDC Frontier Inc., a Tokyo-based subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., announced Wednesday that a glitch occurred in its IDCF Cloud service for local governments and companies on the day, due to unauthorized access from a third party. While

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi touted her plan to cut the consumption tax on food and pay support payments to workers at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Wednesday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators fell 1.9 points from the previous month in August, marking its first decline in six months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, stood at

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should resolve the issue stemming from her parliamentary remark regarding a possible Taiwan contingency, former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told Jiji Press on Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry will start supporting local governments working to attract foreign tourists by unique food cultures and local specialties in an effort to revitalize local economies by expanding consumption through inbound tourism. A team of two ministry

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors sought a 12-year prison term Wednesday for a man accused of attempted murder for allegedly attacking Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing NHK, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., in March last year. Tokyo

Washington, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed concern over soaring long-term interest rates in Japan and the United States in a speech in Singapore on Wednesday. Georgieva described recent interest rate hikes by the central banks in

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Nippan Group Holdings Inc., a Japanese book wholesaler, has confirmed that it had sold books to U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. In a letter addressed to the Japan Book Publishers Association,

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture has said that all U.S. troops stationed in the southernmost Japan prefecture will observe a 48-hour operational pause from noon Wednesday, following the alleged murder of a local woman by

Baku, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ryuga Tanaka and Akari Omori won the men’s 73-kilogram and women’s 57 kg categories at the 2026 World Judo Championships on Tuesday, securing gold in their world championship debut. Tanaka, 22, advanced through the tournament held in

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Genta Koja, at a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday, lodged a protest following the murder and robbery allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in the southernmost Japan prefecture earlier this month. At

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided four major Japanese brewers Wednesday for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to adjust shipment prices for beer and other products, sources familiar with the matter said. The four–Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co.,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Water treatment technologies for Japanese aquariums, which go through gallons upon gallons of water, have been evolving. The seemingly inconspicuous technologies developed by Japanese companies, such as breaking down impurities without the use of chemicals and preventing seawater

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese digital transformation minister Toshiharu Furukawa has expressed determination to promote the development of so-called narrow artificial intelligence systems, in order to compete better with powerhouses such as the United States and China. As examples, Furukawa named vertical

Chiba, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese professors have expressed their joy after University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Francis Halzen, who led an international project they participated in, was named winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. “We were able to catch a

By Yurina Osaki Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopened to the public last week after a yearlong closure in a special viewing event for visitors to “directly” enjoy the charm of the architecture and its ornaments from the

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided four major Japanese brewers Wednesday for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to manipulate shipment prices for beer and other products, sources familiar with the matter said. The four–Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co.,

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index rose 1.5 pct in August from a year before, up for the eighth consecutive month, labor ministry data showed Wednesday. The rise came as inflation slowed from a year earlier, with salary growth

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen a spate of cyberattacks targeting companies that resulted in breaches of personal information. While affected companies are scrambling to pay compensation and prevent recurrences, corporate Japan faces mounting challenges as the widespread adoption of artificial

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. has unveiled a prototype of a dog-shaped social robot that helps elderly people’s life at home. Leveraging physical artificial intelligence, the robot, Home Leo, can talk to people, recognize its surroundings, make appropriate decisions

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–University students in Japan have rushed to participate in an event allowing them to experience government intelligence jobs, at a time when the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to boost the country’s intelligence capabilities. The Public

(Adnkronos) – The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), which at the end of April had taken control of the strategic locality of Kidal, in northern Mali, announced on Tuesday a “strategic withdrawal” of forces in the face of Army operations to regain control

(Adnkronos) – War of numbers on participation in student demonstrations in France. According to the French Interior Ministry, 256,000 people marched across the country today, including 56,000 in Paris. Previously, student and high school organizations estimated the number of demonstrators across the