Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill designed to stabilize rice supply and demand. The bill to revise the staple food law was approved at a plenary session of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that its consolidated net profit in 2025 fell 36.7 pct from the previous year to 121.5 billion yen, hit by reduced shipments caused by a system failure last September. The Japanese beverage

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to provide relief to surviving civilian victims of the Pacific War to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, on Wednesday. Jointly submitted by seven opposition parties,

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–An international conference to discuss the management of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks started in Nagasaki, a city in southwestern Japan, on Wednesday. Japan is seeking a total 25 pct catch quota increase for large tuna weighing 30 kilograms

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Mexico want to boost “already excellent relations” between Italy and Mexico, foreign under-secretary Massimo Dell’Utri stated on Wednesday after talks in Rome with Mexico’s ambassador Genaro Lozano.  “I had the pleasure of meeting the Ambassador of Mexico to

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Five Japanese mobile phone carriers said Wednesday that they will postpone offering mobile phone numbers with the new prefix of 060, initially slated to be introduced in July or later. NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp., SoftBank Corp., Rakuten

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–All Nippon Airways has opened a new facility in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to manage flight operations in the event of large-scale disasters and terrorist attacks. The major Japanese airline moved part of its operations from

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 29-year high of 2.87 pct in Tokyo trading Wednesday. JGBs faced selling pressure

(Adnkronos) – Italy and the Gulf Cooperation Council – comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) creating a “structured mechanism” for political consultations on maritime security, counter-terrorism, energy security

Hiroshima, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Representatives from 127 countries and regions plus the European Union are expected to attend this year’s Aug. 6 ceremony in Hiroshima to honor the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, the municipal

Nara, July 8 (Jiji Press)–As Wednesday marked four years since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara, about 1,000 visitors paid their respects to him at a floral tribute stand at the shooting

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–NEC Corp. said Wednesday that it has rolled out the first service under its strategic collaboration with Anthropic, a U.S. artificial intelligence startup, that the Japanese electronics maker announced in April. The service, which utilizes Anthropic’s Claude generative

Los Angeles, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career home run in U.S. Major League Baseball on Tuesday, becoming the first Japanese MLB player to achieve the milestone. In his ninth year in MLB, Ohtani achieved

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi paid tribute to her late predecessor, Shinzo Abe, whom she sees as her mentor, on Wednesday, exactly four years after his assassination. “I will never forget that day for the rest of my

(Adnkronos) – Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday underscored Italy’s unwavering support for Ukraine and achieving a “just and lasting peace” during talks with the war-ravaged country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.  During the talks, held on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Ankara,”Italy’s

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Regional banks across Japan are facing risks of their loans to credit card payment processing service firm Zentoshin, which has gone bust, becoming irrecoverable. The company based in the western Japan city of Osaka filed for bankruptcy with

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a current account surplus of 3,968.3 billion yen for May, supported by robust export growth, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The current account balance, the broadest indicator of a country’s international trade and investment flows, remained

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to add six islands to the country’s list of inhabited border islands eligible for state aid to promote settlement. The revised special measures law for the preservation of inhabited border islands calls

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that it expects to post record consolidated sales and net profit for this year after a recovery from the fallout of last year’s system failure. The Japanese beverage maker said that its

Beijing, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese companies operating in China have been urged to exercise caution over exports of dual-use goods to Japan, after Chinese authorities arrested two Japanese nationals for suspected export control violations. The Japanese Embassy in Beijing called on businesses

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan with debts of at least 10 million yen in January-June surpassed 5,000 for the first time in 12 years on a first-half basis, reflecting labor shortages and inflation, Tokyo Shoko Research

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan received reports of 19,417 personal data breach cases in fiscal 2025, the second-highest annual total on record, only eclipsed by the previous year’s 21,007 cases, according to a report by a government commission. Data breaches reported by

Nara, July 8 (Jiji Press)–As Wednesday marked four years since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara, visitors paid their respects to him at a floral tribute stand at the shooting site. The

Washington, July 7 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday credited his high-tariff policy with prompting Toyota Motor Corp. to decide to move production of its Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to the United States. “A really big deal,” Trump said in

Washington, July 7 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday credited his high-tariff policy with prompting Toyota Motor Corp. to decide to move production of its Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to the United States. “A really big deal,” Trump said in

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–NATO and its Indo-Pacific Four partners agreed in a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen their coordination in areas such as defense industry cooperation and cybersecurity. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte convened the roughly 30-minute meeting with the IP4–Japan, South

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–NATO and its Indo-Pacific Four partners agreed in a meeting on Tuesday to strengthen their coordination in areas such as defense industry cooperation and cybersecurity. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte convened the roughly 30-minute meeting with the IP4–Japan, South

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly climbed to a new 29-year high of 2.865 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Wednesday. JGBs faced selling

Ankara, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea shared concern over the recent launch of a ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered Chinese navy submarine at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister

Nagoya, July 8 (Jiji Press)–A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has cleared a major hurdle with much-awaited consent from a prefectural governor.