Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker warned against missing an opportunity to raise interest rates at a monetary policy meeting in January, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. After its decision to raise the policy rate

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have opened a website about “tokuryu” anonymous and transient criminal groups, which are involved in “yami baito” illegal jobs and online and other scams classified as special fraud in Japan. The website, launched Tuesday by the

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–There appears to be only a slim chance that the Japanese government’s fiscal 2026 regular budget will be enacted before fiscal 2025 ends on Tuesday, despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s strong push to do so. The draft budget

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–More than 90 pct of patients receiving Lecanemab, an Alzheimer’s drug, in hospitals across Japan have been able to continue treatment without strong side effects, a group of researchers in the country said. Lecanemab, developed by Eisai Co.

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has started discussing a possible easing of working-hour regulations, raising concerns among labor officials that work-style reforms introduced in recent years could be rolled back, with employees forced to work

Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gained over 1,700 points on Wednesday morning, as excessive concerns about the Middle East situation receded. Investor sentiment improved amid growing expectations for a ceasefire agreement between the U.S.-Israel side and

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Some market players are speculating that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan are considering the possibility of intervening in the crude oil futures market. The speculation comes as yen selling pressure is increasing amid expectations that

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed with leaders of Malaysia and the Philippines on Tuesday to cooperate in easing tensions in the Middle East. Takaichi reached the agreement in separate phone talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Police on Tuesday arrested a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member for breaking into the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo the same day. Arrested by the Public Security Bureau of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department was GSDF Second

(Adnkronos) – At least 1,072 people have been killed and another 2,966 injured since the start of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon on March 2. This was reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. 

(Adnkronos) – The American president Donald Trump has chosen the controversial Australian-American influencer Nick Adams as “presidential special envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values”, a role that takes on particular importance in the year in which the United States will host

(Adnkronos) – It’s still ‘digital darkness’ in Iran. NetBlocks, an internet observatory, reports that “the internet blackout in Iran has entered its 25th day after 576 hours” without connection. On X, NetBlocks denounces how the Iranian public opinion “is isolated” from the

(Adnkronos) – North Korea “will continue to firmly consolidate its status as a nuclear-armed country”: just confirmed in his role as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the supreme political leadership body of the North Korean state, North Korean leader Kim Jong

(Adnkronos) – Two days after the federal judge’s ruling declared unconstitutional the measure by which the Pentagon withdrew accreditation from hundreds of journalists, Pete Hegsteh’s Defense Department announced that it would ban journalists from accessing the entire building, moving the press room

(Adnkronos) – The first boat of the Flottila Nuestra America has arrived in Cuba, having sailed from Mexico with humanitarian aid for the island’s population, brought to its knees by the energy blockade imposed by Donald Trump. The old fishing boat ‘Maguro’,

(Adnkronos) – American citizen Dennis Coyle, detained since January 2025 on a general charge of violating laws, has been freed in Kabul. The United States welcomed the academic’s release but immediately called for the release of two other Americans imprisoned in Afghanistan.

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will start releasing national oil reserves equivalent to 30 days of domestic consumption, or about 8.5 million kiloliters, in stages from Thursday. The government also decided to additionally allocate 800.7 billion

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, all opposition parties, agreed Tuesday to join on Wednesday a recently launched suprapartisan forum to discuss consumption tax reductions and measures related to social security. The

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry held the first meeting of its expert panel on prostitution control Tuesday, with participants discussing making it a crime to pay for sex. The panel will talk about the introduction of punishments against those who

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Various aspects of generative artificial intelligence are set to be taken up in Japanese high school textbooks that will be used from fiscal 2027. The education ministry said Tuesday that a total of 220 textbooks for 11 subjects

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government stresses the need for an early de-escalation of the situation over military clashes between the U.S.-Israeli side and Iran in a draft of its planned Diplomatic Bluebook 2026 released Tuesday. “The peace and stability of

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed the seventh and final round of treated water release into the sea for fiscal 2025 from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The average monthly pay for full-time workers in Japan rose 3.1 pct from the previous year to 340,600 yen in 2025, posting a record high for the fourth consecutive year amid continued wage hikes, government data showed Tuesday.

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–A visit by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures has been postponed as the couple have persistent cold symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. They had been slated

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. and others said Tuesday that their tender offer for Toyota Industries Corp., the original company of the Toyota group, has been completed successfully. The Toyota camp offered to buy Toyota Industries shares at 20,600 yen

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, agreed Tuesday to cooperate to ease tensions in the Middle East. During their 15-minute phone conversation, Takaichi emphasized the need to work with the international community to

(Adnkronos) – The confirmed death toll from a plane crash yesterday in Colombia is 66, where a military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after takeoff. This was reported by Bogota’s Defense Minister, Pedro Sanchez, according to

(Adnkronos) – Polls open in Denmark for early legislative elections. Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is aiming for a third consecutive term. The spotlight is on Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, from the center-right, who emerged as the main rival during

(Adnkronos) – With 54 votes in favor and 45 against, the United States Senate has confirmed Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin, a representative in the House for 10 years and a senator

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a 47-year-old former MUFG Bank employee to nine years in prison for allegedly stealing customers’ assets worth 390 million yen from safe deposit boxes. The high court