Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has begun cutting ethylene production in anticipation of potential raw material supply shortages amid rising tensions in the Middle East, company officials said Tuesday. The Japanese company is now operating an ethylene plant in Chiba

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–A recent survey found that 69.2 pct of the respondents have taken no or only insufficient measures to prepare for possible future disasters similar to the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami. According to the Japanese Red Cross

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–The Defense Ministry plans to deploy long-range surface-to-surface missiles designed to defend remote islands at a Ground Self-Defense Force base in central Japan on March 31, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. According to the ministry, the Hyper Velocity Gliding

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. aims to earn group insurance premium revenues of 5 trillion yen in fiscal 2026, up from 4.3 trillion yen forecast for fiscal 2025, President Hideki Nagashima has said. “Yen-denominated savings insurance products

Beijing, March 10 (Jiji Press)–China has been using its restrictions on fishery product imports from Japan as a diplomatic card against Tokyo, ever since a triple meltdown occurred at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan 15 years ago.

Fukushima, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Supermarket operators are opening new stores in parts of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where residents had been forced to evacuate following a severe nuclear accident caused by a major tsunami that followed a powerful earthquake 15 years ago.

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis. The bill to revise the law on local public transportation systems calls on municipalities

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average bounced back Tuesday after the previous day’s tumble, reflecting hopes for an early end to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted gross domestic product in October-December last year rose 0.3 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, posting annualized growth of 1.3 pct, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday. The results

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese household spending in January fell 1.0 pct from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms as entertainment spending plunged, internal affairs ministry data showed Tuesday. The average consumption spending by households with two or more members totaled

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted gross domestic product in October-December last year rose 0.3 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, posting annualized growth of 1.3 pct, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday. The results

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government-chartered flight carrying 281 people, including Japanese nationals, from the Middle East arrived at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Tuesday morning. It followed the first such flight, which arrived at the airport in Chiba Prefecture

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday adopted a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for foreigners’ applications related to residence status by up to 30-fold and create a prearrival electronic travel authorization system. The revision to the immigration control

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., March 10 (Jiji Press)–The return of the bone fragments of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami came as a welcome surprise to her family in October last year, more than 14 years

London/Washington/Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies Monday issued a statement vowing to address surging crude oil prices amid the continued U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. “We stand ready to take necessary measures, including to support global

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average rebounded strongly Tuesday morning, aided by growing hopes for an early end to the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Just two days after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, then Miyagi prefectural police chief Naoto Takeuchi made a chillingly accurate prediction: “The number of bodies will inevitably reach into the tens of thousands.” At a time

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–The Nikkei 225 average rose more than 1,600 points in early stock trading in Tokyo on Tuesday after losing some 2,800 points the previous day. At 9:10 a.m., the benchmark Japanese stock gauge was up 1,669.89 points, or

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December 2025 grew an annualized 1.3 pct from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, the Cabinet Office said in a revised report Tuesday. The figure was revised up from the 0.2 pct

(Adnkronos) – Tommaso Cerno debuts with his ‘2 of Spades’, the new daily strip airing from today at 2 PM on Rai 2, and after having ‘explained’ to viewers the meaning of the program’s title (“We feel like the ‘2 of Spades’

(Adnkronos) – Cem Ozdemir firmly rejects the proposal of a shared leadership between his ecological party and the CDU at the top of the Baden-Wuerttemberg government, the day after the vote that saw the ecologists assert themselves with 30.2% of the preferences

(Adnkronos) – An incident that occurred over the weekend in New York, during an anti-Islam demonstration held near the residence of Mayor Zoran Mamdani, is at the center of an investigation into terrorism inspired by the Islamic State. During the protest, led

(Adnkronos) – Norwegian police today released photos of a person suspected of having placed an explosive device at the entrance of the American embassy in Oslo on the night between Saturday and Sunday, causing material damage but no injuries. The images show

(Adnkronos) – The Lebanese Parliament has postponed the legislative elections, which were scheduled for May, by two years. This was announced in a statement by the Speaker of Parliament, explaining that the decision was made due to the new conflict between Israel

(Adnkronos) – A mega-trial against 400 defendants, including the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, began this morning in Istanbul. The charges are related to corruption, but the case is, according to critics of the regime, politically motivated, with the aim of preventing İmamoğlu

(Adnkronos) – While Donald Trump continues to reiterate that the communist regime in Cuba has its days numbered, the Trump administration is preparing an economic agreement that could be announced soon. Usa Today writes this, citing two informed sources who, however, do

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies discussed a possible joint release of their countries’ oil reserves at an online meeting on Monday, in light of surging crude oil prices amid continued conflict between the U.S.-Israel

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, over the phone on Monday, condemning Iran for its attacks on private-sector facilities in neighboring countries and for threatening the safety of navigation in the Strait

Beijing, March 9 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday criticized Japan over Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai’s visit to Japan, saying that the Japanese government would “bear all responsibility” for the consequences of the visit. At a press conference, Guo Jiakun

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people in Tehran square for “the oath of allegiance” to the new Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Local media report that the ceremony is taking place simultaneously in several cities and provinces.