(Adnkronos) – A Maltese-flagged oil tanker has reportedly been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia. Maritime security firm Vanguard – the BBC reports – stated that the ‘Hellas Aphrodite’ was attacked by people on board an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel.

(Adnkronos) – Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall in central Vietnam after causing approximately 140 deaths in the Philippines. This was reported by the Vietnamese online newspaper VnExpress, explaining that the typhoon has just hit the coast of Vietnam, with winds up to

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it fell into the red in April-September for the first time in five years, weighed down by higher U.S. tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, as well as lackluster

(Adnkronos) – Foreign under-secretary Maria Tripodi on Thursday attended the inauguration of Italy’s trade agency ITA’s pavilion at the 8th China International Import Expo taking place in the business hub of Shanghai.  “At China International Import Expo. The inauguration of the @ITAtradeagency

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has concluded with “Palestine 36,” directed by Annemarie Jacir, winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the highest prize, in the competition section. The film explores Palestine during the British Mandate. Carlo Chatrian, chairman

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–LY Corp. said Thursday that it will ban game software being listed on its flea market website Yahoo! Japan Flea Market for sale at a higher price than the retail price until about a month after its release.

Nara, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Seven guns made by Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were all lethal, a police witness said at Nara District Court on Thursday. The witness is a researcher at the Nara

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni has agreed with her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to “work towards” a visit to Tokyo in early 2026, Meloni’s office said in a statement.  “Prime minister Giorgia Meloni had a telephone conversation today with Japan’s new

(Adnkronos) – The government has appointed former minister plenipotentiary at Italy’s embassy in Egypt, Michele Quaroni, as diplomatic advisor to defence minister Guido Crossetto, the prime minister’s office said in a statement late on Wednesday.  Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Crosetto proposed

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will put on display records showing that China had historically recognized the Senkaku Islands in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture as islands outside its territory, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea

Akita, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court found on Thursday that the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, was held “in a state of unconstitutionality” because of large vote-value disparities. But Naoto

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government’s board of education on Thursday drafted an outline of proposed guidelines to help school teachers respond to unreasonable demands from parents and guardians, and presented it to an expert panel. The outline states that

Yokohama, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it fell into the red in April-September for the first time in five years, weighed down by higher U.S. tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, as well as lackluster

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s economy is projected to have shrunk for the first time in six quarters in July-September, hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, private think tanks said. The country’s inflation-adjusted gross domestic product is projected to have fallen

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will propose that the government quadruple its aid for the country’s content industry to around 100 billion yen, it was learned Thursday. The LDP’s Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy has drafted the

Osaka, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Osaka District Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to four years and six months in prison for swindling 1.45 billion yen in a real estate scam in the busy Minami area in Osaka, western Japan. Judge Akira

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it fell into the red in April-September for the first time in five years, weighed down by higher U.S. tariffs imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump, as well as lackluster

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref., Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The number of people who decided to repair their homes damaged by last year’s earthquake and heavy rain that hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan is half that of those who opted to demolish their

New York, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The cities of Bizen and Setouchi in the western Japan prefecture of Okayama kicked off an exhibition and sales event for Bizen pottery and other traditional crafts at a gallery in New York on Wednesday. With fostering

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly having a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage shop in Tokyo, in a suspected human trafficking case involving sexual exploitation of a child. The man, Masayuki Hosono, 51, was

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested the head of a fraud group believed to be linked to hundreds of fraud cases in Japan, along with six related people. The seven men, including the 40-year-old head, Munemasa Takahashi, allegedly took four

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance kept its economic assessments for all 11 regions unchanged in a quarterly report released Thursday, citing solid private consumption and reduced uncertainty following the Japan-U.S. tariff agreement. The ministry kept its overall assessment of

New York, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–High school students from Sendai, a northeastern Japan city hit by a massive tsunami in 2011, emphasized the importance of passing on disaster lessons to future generations and the significance of disaster prevention education at a meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Thursday to take strict action if a problem similar to the “slush funds” scandal occurs in her ruling Liberal Democratic Party again. Responding to a question from Democratic Party for the People

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–The National Police Agency on Thursday revised the rules of the National Public Safety Commission to allow riot police officers to cull wild bears with rifles amid a series of attacks on people across Japan. The police are

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches. At its meeting Wednesday, a subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council gave

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will sell its headquarters building in the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, for 97 billion yen as part of its turnaround efforts. The struggling Japanese automaker will continue to use

Osaka, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A group of 1,191 people across Japan has sent a petition to a court seeking the return of about 11.4 billion yen from a company based in the western city of Osaka over real estate investment, Jiji Press

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has reported a group net loss of 9.2 billion yen for April-September, against the year-before profit of 37.9 billion yen, due mainly to high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. According to

By Takayuki Ogawa Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of private-sector businesses are entering the space industry by launching small satellites, opening new frontiers across multiple fields but also giving rise to fresh challenges. Decommissioned satellites are adding to hazardous orbital