Kumamoto, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Searches for those still missing after Tuesday’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continued in extreme heat Friday as the 72-hour window crucial for survival was nearing an end. The death toll from the quake, which recorded

Kumamoto, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Searches for those still missing after Tuesday’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continued in extreme heat Friday as the 72-hour window crucial for survival was nearing an end. The death toll from the quake, which recorded

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted effective ratio of job openings to job seekers rose 0.01 point to 1.18 in June from the previous year, the first rise in four months, the labor ministry said Friday. Job offers increased mainly in

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted effective ratio of job openings to job seekers rose 0.01 point to 1.18 in June from the previous year, the first rise in four months, the labor ministry said Friday. Job offers increased mainly in

Washington, July 30 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday suggested that Japanese authorities may have intervened into foreign exchange markets to support the yen. “We think that excess volatility in the yen isn’t healthy,” Bessent told Fox Business. “The Japanese

Washington, July 30 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday suggested that Japanese authorities may have intervened into foreign exchange markets to support the yen. “We think that excess volatility in the yen isn’t healthy,” Bessent told Fox Business. “The Japanese

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Immigration Services Agency on Friday unveiled its second basic plan for immigration control and residency management, including measures to promote smoother adaptation of foreign residents to local communities. Seven years have passed since the first version was

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Immigration Services Agency on Friday unveiled its second basic plan for immigration control and residency management, including measures to promote smoother adaptation of foreign residents to local communities. Seven years have passed since the first version was

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged while raising its gross domestic product growth outlook for fiscal 2026. At its two-day meeting through the day, the BOJ’s Policy Board decided by a

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Global vehicle sales at eight major Japanese automakers fell 2.3 pct from a year earlier to 11.92 million units in January-June, data from the companies have shown. Six of them incurred a decline due to sluggish overseas sales,

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly soared over 3,400 points to top the 65,000 line on Friday morning, buoyed by overnight gains in U.S. technology stocks. At 10:22 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)–The dollar tumbled below 160.50 yen in Tokyo trading Friday morning amid speculation that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling intervention in the foreign exchange market. Reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–A huge earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday has forced semiconductor-related plants across the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan, a major chip production hub, to suspend operations. In response to the earthquake, companies are rushing to restore

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have been deeply concerned about the extensive damage caused by a major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. According to an aide, the Imperial couple

New York, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plunged below 160 yen for the first time in about one and a half months in New York on Thursday. The drop came after the dollar had traded above 163 yen earlier Thursday, its highest

(Adnkronos) – Russia has added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to a blacklist of “terrorists and extremists,” days after declaring its intention to arrest him on charges of allowing his platform to be used by Ukrainian intelligence. Earlier this week, the FSB security

(Adnkronos) – The ten-year prison sentence for French citizen Martin Ryan in Azerbaijan has been confirmed on appeal. He was found guilty last March of espionage in favor of France, charges rejected by Paris. The trial against Ryan, a businessman who had

(Adnkronos) – Three Wildberries warehouses have been hit in recent hours by Ukrainian drones in Russia. In addition to centers in the Pensa and Udmurtia regions, Kyiv’s forces today also targeted a hub of the Russian e-commerce giant in the Perm region,

(Adnkronos) – Only 17% of German citizens believe that the state is able to fulfill its obligations, according to the latest survey commissioned by the Federation of Civil Servants (Dbb, Deutscher Beamtenbund und Tarifunion), Germany’s largest public sector union. In previous years,

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Fukuoka, July 30 (Jiji Press)–It remained unclear Thursday when services will be restored on all sections of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train line in southwestern Japan after a suspension caused by a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in the region Tuesday.

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday officially announced a plan to cut the consumption tax rate on food to 1 pct for two years starting next April. The government plans to lower the food tax rate to

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Princess Aiko will visit the western Japan prefectures of Osaka and Shiga on Aug. 20-21, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. The daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will attend a special exhibition on “Girl with

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Three Japanese opposition parties–the Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito–will aim to reach a conclusion at the end of August over their proposed integration, it was learned Thursday. A draft interim plan on

Brussels, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government signed an agreement Thursday to become an associated country of the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program. The move is aimed at encouraging Japanese companies, universities and research institutions to take part in

Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Pref., July 30 (Jiji Press)–A consortium mainly comprising Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. on Thursday held a ceremony to mark the first shipment of a new high-speed train to Taiwan. Featuring orange and black lines on a white body,

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has displayed unwavering commitment to reducing the consumption tax rate to 1 pct for food for two years beginning next April as a measure to fight inflation. On Thursday, the prime minister instructed

Taipei, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will donate 200,000 Taiwan dollars, or about 1 million yen, to support areas affected by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, the presidential office said Thursday. The presidential office also

Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Sumo Association said Thursday that it will double the top-division championship prize to 20 million yen and raise wrestlers’ pay and grand tournament ticket prices from January 2027. The winner’s purse in the makuuchi division will

Yokohama, July 30 (Jiji Press)–A third-party investigation by three lawyers has confirmed workplace harassment by the sitting mayor of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, according to their report submitted to the city on Thursday. The report found that Takeharu Yamanaka, 53, yelled at