Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese education ministry on Thursday released results from this fiscal year’s national achievement test, highlighting persistent weaknesses in proportional reasoning among elementary school students and reading comprehension among junior high school students. The annual national assessment of

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering reviving naphtha stockpiling amid concerns over supply disruptions stemming from the Middle East tensions. Naphtha was once subject to mandatory stockpiling like oil. This practice was scrapped in 1993 at the request of

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to which he belonged, announced Thursday. Tonegawa, from the central Japan

Yokohama, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday started domestic sales of the new Elgrand luxury minivan equipped with the company’s third-generation “e-POWER” hybrid system. Nissan aims to revive its sluggish sales with the Elgrand, which underwent its first full

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plummeted over 2,200 points Thursday morning as semiconductor-related issues met with heavy selling following overnight falls in U.S. peers. At 10:13 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to which he belonged, announced Thursday. Tonegawa, from the central Japan

Chiba, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Police have arrested a former nurse for allegedly killing a male inpatient of a hospital in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, in January by mixing excrement in his intravenous drip. Apprehended by the Chiba prefectural police department Wednesday was

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. technology giant Nvidia Corp., has thanked major Japanese game company Sega Corp. for its support during his company’s financial difficulties in the 1990s. Without Sega’s financial aid, “Nvidia would be out of business

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi plans to visit India in mid-August for talks with his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, it has been learned. They are expected to discuss cooperation regarding defense equipment, including the export to India from

Seoul, July 16 (Jiji Press)–The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has come up with a draft recommendation urging Japan to reform exhibits at gold mines on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture in the central part of the country. The draft, which has been

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to which he belonged, has announced. Tonegawa received the Nobel prize

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday said it is “unacceptable” that Nicaragua is sheltering former Red Brigade member and convicted killer Alessio Casmirri, who was handed a life sentence in absentia in 1985 for the March 1978 murders in Rome of then-premier Aldo

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to extend the current Diet session beyond Friday to ensure that bills, including one to establish a secondary capital in the country, will be enacted during the session,

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to extend the current Diet session beyond Friday to ensure that bills, including one to establish a secondary capital in the country, will be enacted during the session,

(Adnkronos) – The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office will not appeal to the Court of Cassation against the Court of Appeal’s ruling that definitively convicted Marine Le Pen and some officials of the Rassemblement National (RN) for misappropriation of public funds. This was

(Adnkronos) – The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office will not appeal to the Court of Cassation against the Court of Appeal’s ruling that definitively convicted Marine Le Pen and some officials of the Rassemblement National (RN) for misappropriation of public funds. This was

(Adnkronos) – The United States House of Representatives has approved with a broad bipartisan majority the bill that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 passed with 308 votes in favor and 117 against

(Adnkronos) – The United States House of Representatives has approved with a broad bipartisan majority the bill that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 passed with 308 votes in favor and 117 against

(Adnkronos) – Riots broke out overnight in Paris and Lyon after France’s defeat to Spain (0-2) in the World Cup semi-final. According to an initial assessment by the Paris police prefecture, reported by Bfmtv, 141 people were arrested in the capital and

(Adnkronos) – Riots broke out overnight in Paris and Lyon after France’s defeat to Spain (0-2) in the World Cup semi-final. According to an initial assessment by the Paris police prefecture, reported by Bfmtv, 141 people were arrested in the capital and

(Adnkronos) – The main war reparations committee for Caribbean nations (Caricom) has asked the United Kingdom to return the British Virgin Islands and King Charles to commit to the decolonization of the remaining British overseas territories, warning of the risk of a

(Adnkronos) – The main war reparations committee for Caribbean nations (Caricom) has asked the United Kingdom to return the British Virgin Islands and King Charles to commit to the decolonization of the remaining British overseas territories, warning of the risk of a

(Adnkronos) – The President of the United States Donald Trump has gathered the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room to discuss a new large-scale offensive against Iran, intended to go beyond the current attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

(Adnkronos) – The President of the United States Donald Trump has gathered the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room to discuss a new large-scale offensive against Iran, intended to go beyond the current attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

(Adnkronos) – Democratic senators have blocked the start of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) process in the United States Senate, the annual defense policy bill worth a record $1.15 trillion, contesting President Donald Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. The

(Adnkronos) – Democratic senators have blocked the start of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) process in the United States Senate, the annual defense policy bill worth a record $1.15 trillion, contesting President Donald Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. The

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court of Cassation’s confirmation of the convictions of five family members of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old Pakistani woman who was the victim of an ‘honour killing’ in the northern Emilia-Romagna region

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court of Cassation’s confirmation of the convictions of five family members of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old Pakistani woman who was the victim of an ‘honour killing’ in the northern Emilia-Romagna region

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-June fell 2.0 pct from a year before to 21,084,800, down for the first time in five years, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Although the first-half visitor

(Adnkronos) – Amman, July 15. (Adnkronos/Afp)  The Jordanian army announced on Wednesday that it had “shot down three missiles coming from Iran”, as Tehran intensified attacks against US allies in response to American raids.  “Air defense systems intercepted and shot down three