Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Major opposition parties in Japan can hardly become united to pick a new prime minister, with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People uncooperative with the opposition leader Constitutional Democratic Party

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Shareholders of GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. voted down on Wednesday a proposal to dismiss director Kazuki Morishita, its president and CEO, which had been put forward by Tokyo-based investment company Strategic Capital Inc. At GungHo’s extraordinary general shareholder

Brasilia, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Brazil marked its first national celebration day for “ikebana,” the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, at its parliament in Brasilia on Tuesday. In January, Brazil enforced a law designating Sept. 23 as the national day of ikebana,

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Friday ruled a provision under a law on gender dysphoria requiring a change in the appearance of people’s genital organs to that of the preferred sex to change their legal gender as unconstitutional and

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high on Wednesday, backed by the popularity of high-tech issues, especially those related to artificial intelligence. The Nikkei gained 136.65 points, or 0.30 pct, from Monday to end

Nagano, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors Wednesday sought the death penalty for Masanori Aoki, 34, who has been accused of murdering four people in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in May 2023. Aoki has been indicted on charges of fatally stabbing two local

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Internationally renowned Japanese economist Takatoshi Ito, a professor at Columbia University, died on Saturday at the age of 74, his office said Tuesday. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. Ito, a leading researcher on

Silicon Valley, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–U.S. tech giants OpenAI and Oracle Corp., along with Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., on Tuesday announced plans to establish five new artificial intelligence data centers in Texas and other locations in the United States. The initiative is

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promoted the attraction of Japanese agricultural products and food at an event in New York on Tuesday. The country will promote food exports so that people around the world can enjoy Japanese

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of his country recognizing Palestinian statehood at an early date if Israel continues to shut the door on a two-state solution with Palestine. If Israel maintains

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Photo sticker machines known by the generic term “purikura” have marked 30 years since the first of its kind, “Print Club,” debuted in 1995 and continue evolving to offer features including eye-enlarging filters, handwritten messages and even cosplay

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies denounced Russia’s airspace violations in Estonia, Poland and Rumania. The most recent airspace intrusions by Russian warplanes are “unacceptable and risk undermining international security,” the ministers from Japan,

(Adnkronos) – The Global Sumud Flotilla – the group of boats sailing in the Mediterranean towards Gaza – has denounced attacks with “sound bombs, drones and suspected chemical substances” in the early hours of today, Wednesday 24 September, off the island of

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to release his view on World War II after the Oct. 4 leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, government officials said Wednesday. In order to prevent any impact on

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed improvements in bilateral relations following a tariff agreement between the two countries. Chatting at a reception hosted by the president and First Lady Melania

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japan has done all it can to achieve lasting peace in the world since the end of World War II 80 years ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday. Referring to the situation in the Middle

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday conveyed to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, Tokyo’s strong hope that the issue of Iran’s nuclear development will be resolved through dialogue. In their meeting in New York, the two

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Over 90 pct of scholarship recipients in Japan are in financial strain due to inflation, a nonprofit organization survey has shown. According to the online survey by Osaka-based DxP, 91 pct of respondents who are receiving grant-type scholarships

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from Japan, South Korea, Australia, Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday confirmed their cooperation on common security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and Europe, with China, Russia and North Korea in mind. They

New York, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday stressed the need to accelerate talks on reforming the U.N. Security Council, in a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Ishiba, who is visiting New York, said there was an

(Adnkronos) – The Lithuanian Parliament has approved a series of amendments to facilitate the downing, by its armed forces, of foreign drones that violate its airspace. The amendments obtained the favorable vote of all the deputies present in the Chamber while several

(Adnkronos) – A large demonstration against the war in Gaza will be held on Saturday in Berlin, with tens of thousands of people expected. The protest, dubbed ‘All eyes on Gaza’, is “expected to be the largest demonstration in Germany in solidarity

(Adnkronos) – The Russian foreign intelligence services of the SVR have accused the European Union of planning the “occupation” of Moldova with NATO forces after Sunday’s legislative elections. An accusation that the SVR had already made in view of the vote for

(Adnkronos) – Russian aircraft have violated Norwegian airspace on three separate occasions this year. This was stated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, stressing that these incidents have raised serious security concerns and increased tensions between Norway and Russia. “The incidents

(Adnkronos) – At least one thousand death sentences have been carried out in Iran since the beginning of the year. This was reported by Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based NGO that campaigns against the death penalty in the Islamic Republic, according

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump claims to have “ended” – since his return to the White House – six (or seven) conflicts, including one of the bloodiest on the planet, “resolved” with an agreement signed last June between the foreign ministers of Rwanda

(Adnkronos) – The United Arab Emirates has sent an emergency relief plane carrying 96 tons of medical supplies to Botswana, following the declaration of a public health emergency due to the shortage of essential medical supplies. The Wam agency reports this, emphasizing

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed a different stance on fiscal policy than her four rivals in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race. “Issuing government bonds would be compelling if necessary” to finance

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Two of the five candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race on Tuesday clarified their opposition to Japan accepting more foreign workers. “It’s important to establish a system that allows our country not to rely

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese victims of the Unification Church’s donation scheme have called for fundamental solutions to problems related to the controversial religious group after its leader was arrested in South Korea on Tuesday in a bribery case involving the previous