Sydney, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Monday that she will visit Japan, China and South Korea this week to seek cooperation for stable fuel procurement amid supply disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. While exporting natural gas,

(Adnkronos) – Geopolitics and finance are increasingly interconnected. This is the picture that emerges from a Financial Times article after the ‘sudden’ return to the United Arab Emirates by Pakistan, which is attempting difficult mediation between the US and Iran, of a

(Adnkronos) – Russia and North Korea have agreed to make their military cooperation “stable and long-term”, with an understanding covering the period 2027-2031, as announced by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, after a meeting with his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang, on

Taipei, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A Taiwanese court on Monday sentenced a former employee of Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s Taiwan unit to 10 years in prison for stealing secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip foundry. The court also imposed a

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–South Korea’s Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk on Monday emphasized the need for stable security cooperation between the two East Asian neighbors. At an event hosted by the Research Institute of Japan, a Jiji Press affiliate, in Tokyo,

Seoul, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Foreign medical tourists to South Korea, including for esthetic treatment, surged 71.9 pct in 2025 from the previous year to some 2.01 million, an all-time high, with Japanese ranking second after Chinese, the South Korean government has said.

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(Adnkronos) – A situation of precarious calm in the Malian capital Bamako and in Kati, the ‘stronghold’ of the junta in power since 2020, after two days of intense clashes between military and jihadists allied with Touareg separatists. The Minister of Defense,

(Adnkronos) – A 37-year-old man has been arrested by London’s counter-terrorism police in connection with attacks on Jewish places of worship in the British capital. Sky News reports this, citing the Metropolitan Police. The man was arrested at a property near Barnstaple,

(Adnkronos) – A Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant employee was killed by a Kyiv drone. This was reported by the Russian administration of the site. The Zaporizhzhia plant, the largest in Europe, has been occupied by the Russians since March 2022. It

(Adnkronos) – Approximately 2,400 seafarers remain stranded on over 105 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, an area closed to maritime traffic. Tim Wilkins, general manager of the tanker transporters’ trade association ‘Intertanko’, told the BBC. On board, Wilkins explained, there is

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–The yen’s real effective exchange rate, an indicator of Japan’s international competitiveness, has plunged to historically low levels, bringing about soaring import prices in the country. The Bank for International Settlements’ REER index for the yen came to

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency and the Cabinet Office on Monday lifted a special advisory on a possible subsequent earthquake off the northern prefecture of Hokkaido or the Sanriku northeastern region following last week’s 7.7-magnitude quake off Sanriku. The

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested a Vietnamese man for allegedly causing a hit-and-run accident in the Japanese capital in January, investigative sources told Jiji Press. The suspect, a 32-year-old demolition worker living in the city of

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Experts commissioned by the Japan Tourism Agency met on Monday to launch a review of dual pricing for tourist sites, in which charges for nonresidents, including inbound tourists, are set higher than those for residents. Based on their

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose on Monday to close above 60,000 for the first time ever, led by gains in semiconductor- and artificial intelligence-related stocks. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that she currently sees no need for the government to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to implement economic measures in response to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. During

Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref., April 25 (Jiji Press)–A memorial ceremony was held Saturday to mourn more than 100 victims of a fatal train derailment accident that occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, exactly 21 years ago. Bereaved families and others, including those

Morioka, Iwate Pref., April 27 (Jiji Press)–Wildfires in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate have spread further, scorching about 1,600 hectares by 6 a.m. Monday. Local firefighters and other responders in the town of Otsuchi are working to contain the blaze. Evacuation

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose on Monday to close above 60,000 for the first time ever, led by gains in semiconductor- and artificial intelligence-related stocks. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its parent-only global vehicle sales reached a record high in fiscal 2025, thanks to the popularity of its hybrid vehicles, especially in the North American market, despite higher tariffs imposed by the

New York, April 26 (Jiji Press)–Hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, called for the abolition of nuclear weapons in a demonstration in New York on Sunday, yelling “No more Hiroshima, No more Nagasaki.”

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake rocked the Tokachi region in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Monday morning, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will tighten regulations on the sale of certain over-the-counter drugs in May as part of efforts to prevent overdoses that have been spreading in the country mainly among young women. The revised pharmaceutical and medical

Morioka, Iwate Pref., April 27 (Jiji Press)–Wildfires in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate continued to spread, scorching about 1,370 hectares by 6 a.m. Sunday. The blazes in the town of Otsuchi have drawn roughly 1,500 local firefighters and other responders, but

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average reached a new record intraday high on Monday morning, led by gains in technology stocks. At 10:04 a.m., the index of 225 issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime top-tier section

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry has launched a training program to help people with visual impairments use white canes to navigate railway station platforms safely, as part of efforts to prevent falls and other accidents. With more time needed to

Tokyo, April 27 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, rocked the Tokachi region in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Monday morning. The earthquake with an estimated magnitude of

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 26 (Jiji Press)–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki faces wavering support ahead of the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election due to changes in the political landscape as a result of the February general election. While the 66-year-old is aiming to secure