Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese labor productivity per worker in fiscal 2024, which ended in March this year, rose 0.2 pct from the previous year in inflation-adjusted real terms, up for four consecutive years, Japan Productivity Center data have shown. However, labor

Washington, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–An adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on China policies has said that the current U.S.-China ties are in a “Cold War-like environment.” “An increasing number of people across political and policy leadership in the United States

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics was held Saturday in the capital of Japan, which hosts the quadrennial international sporting event for people with hearing difficulties for the first time. For the 2025 games, a record

Niigata, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Saturday expressed his resolve to end the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago. “I should be the last minister in charge of the abduction issue,” Kihara said

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–China should withdraw its notice recommending its nationals not to visit Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Saturday. The notice is “incompatible” with the advancement of the two countries’ mutually beneficial strategic relationship, recently agreed on

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Ohkawara Kakohki Co., once falsely accused of illegal exports, has filed a resident audit request with the Tokyo metropolitan government, seeking three investigators’ personal liabilities for part of the damages awarded to the machinery maker. The three were

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry plans to establish a fund for high school education reform in each of the 47 prefectures, totaling some 300 billion yen. The ministry aims to strengthen financial support for public high schools through the new

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment. The LDP plans to approve at its next party convention, slated for next March, a new vision on the future of the country that

Beijing, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–China has urged its citizens not to visit Japan in an apparent retaliatory step against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remark about a potential Taiwan contingency. The Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a notice claiming that Takaichi

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese motor giant Nidec Corp. has said that its consolidated operating profit fell 82.5 pct from a year earlier to 21.1 billion yen for the six months to September, hurt by massive losses at its automotive products business.

Kobe, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–Takashi Tachibana, who heads a controversial political group criticizing Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, has decided to admit his guilt in a high-profile libel case, according to his lawyer. “He will admit his guilt and apologize where he

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)–With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of a 13-year-old Japanese girl by North Korea, time appears to be running out for Japan to resolve the abduction issue. There is no prospect in sight for a Japan-North

(Adnkronos) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated her readiness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in an attempt to improve bilateral relations and address the unresolved issue of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s.

(Adnkronos) – Friday prayers for rain in Tehran. Hundreds of men and women gathered today in a mosque in the north of the capital, invoking rain as one of the most severe droughts in decades continues, which has led to water rationing

(Adnkronos) – A police officer opened fire today at Montparnasse station in Paris against a man known for domestic violence, who was brandishing a knife. Bfmtv reported it, citing the prosecutor’s office. The terrorist lead currently seems to be ruled out, the

(Adnkronos) – Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has chosen an unusual approach to deal with the problem of haters who post hostile comments about him online. About two weeks ago, the former head of government and current leader of the Moderate

(Adnkronos) – The head of the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, Peter Skandalakis, announced that he will replace Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in leading the case against Donald Trump and other defendants for electoral interference. The Democratic prosecutor had been removed

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni is set to hold talks in Rome with her Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic at Palazzo Chigi on Wednesday, according to the government’s website. 

(Adnkronos) – The government is striving for the release of Alberto Trentini and all Italian prisoners detained in Venezuela, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Friday – almost a year to the day since the aid worker was arrested and held in

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–A new facility equipped with a three-screen display opened Friday at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan’s territory through immersive video presentations. The 300-square-meter facility,

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabank groups enjoyed a combined net profit of 2,916.4 billion yen in April-September, up 14.4 pct from a year before, thanks to higher interest rates, their earnings reports showed Friday. Net profit rose 2.8 pct at

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in about six months last week, as newly harvested rice fully hit the market, the agriculture ministry said Friday. In the week ended last

Beijing, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Thursday summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi and lodged a strong protest over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan, it was announced Friday. Sun said

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Friday hailed Italy’s 10.5% year-on-year increase in exports and a 2.852 billion euro trade surplus in September, saying the figures show the government’s policies “are working”.  “I am extremely satisfied with the export data, which

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida was hospitalized for leukemia treatment on Nov. 7, the central bank said Friday. The 63-year-old is expected to stay in the hospital for several weeks. During this time, he will carry

Nagoya, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–The suspect in the 1999 murder of a Nagoya housewife has told police that she disliked the way the victim’s husband thought about women and child-rearing, investigative sources said Friday. On the same day, the Nagoya District Public

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. will set up a labor-management committee regarding the planned termination of production at its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, at the end of fiscal 2027, Jiji Press learned Friday. The committee

(Adnkronos) – The government will reinforce Italy’s security personnel at the embassy in Senegal’s capital, Dakar in a concrete sign of its commitment to the rule of law, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a crime-busting event in Rome.  “I recently spoke with

(Adnkronos) – Pakistan today announced four arrests for last Tuesday’s suicide attack in Islamabad, which cost 12 lives. “Four members of the Pakistani Taliban have been arrested – the government said in a statement – The network was managed and guided at

(Adnkronos) – The home in Koil, Jammu and Kashmir, of the family of Umar Nabi, the doctor accused of driving the car that exploded in New Delhi on Monday, has been razed to the ground. Indian media reported this, specifying that the