Aomori, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co. has suspended all services on the Hachinohe line in the northeastern prefectures of Aomori and Iwate as a powerful quake Monday night inflicted damage to elevated bridges. The company has not said when it

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Chinese and Russian bombers have conducted their first joint flight off the Shikoku region in western Japan, according to the Defense Ministry’s Joint Staff Office. “It should be taken as a coercive action against Japan,” Chief Cabinet Secretary

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was firmer above 156.50 yen in Tokyo trading on Wednesday ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve the same day local time. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 156.65-65 yen, up from

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday drew up a set of proposals to address crimes by foreigners. The package, among other things, calls on the National Police Agency to secure a list of interpreters

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese national public servants received winter bonuses Wednesday, with the average amount, excluding for those in managerial posts, coming to 702,200 yen. The figure for the workers with an average age of 32.9, including performance-based allowances, fell about

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s fiscal 2025 supplementary budget bill is now set to be enacted during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session, which ends on Dec. 17, as two opposition parties are expected to support it. “We’ll vote in favor

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese startup Eams Robotics Co. tested a delivery service using a drone that flew over a railroad track in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday. It was the first drone flight above a railroad track out of

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that China did not provide the Japanese side with any specific prior notice regarding the training of aircraft deployed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, during which Japanese fighter jets were

Stockholm, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Nobel Prize Museum on Tuesday showcased chairs signed by past Japanese laureates, along with items donated by prize winners, ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony Wednesday evening. The museum, which opened in 2001, invites Nobel laureates

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The mother of a 10-year-old killed in a hit-and-run incident near Tokyo in 2009 submitted a petition with about 190,000 signatures on Tuesday calling for the abolition of the statute of limitations for the offense. Yoriko Koseki, whose

Sapporo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Wednesday announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear power plant in the northernmost Japan prefecture. Suzuki made the announcement at a meeting

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday that its sales fell at a faster pace in November than in the previous month, as shipments were delayed following a computer system failure due to a cyberattack on its parent company in

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, at a parliamentary meeting Wednesday, avoided answering a question about an opposition-sponsored bill to toughen rules on donations to political parties from companies and organizations. At the House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting,

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling coalition are considering capping tax-free holdings at 6 million yen for a new investment program planned to be launched for minors under the country’s new Nippon Individual Savings Account tax exemption framework, according

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning is now capable of operating around Japan for some one month, as a replenishment ship joined the flattop battle group on Monday, according to Japan’s Defense Agency. The supply vessel became part of

Washington, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan should not be sacrificed for U.S.-China reconciliation, Daniel Kritenbrink, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said in his lecture at a think tank on Tuesday. Kritenbrink said that China is “trying

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s producer price index rose 2.7 pct from a year before in November, up for four years and nine months in a row, pushed up by higher prices of food and agricultural products and rises in nonferrous metal

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan Exchange Group Inc., the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, on Tuesday launched a service enabling users to search corporate disclosure materials using artificial intelligence. The J-Lens service, whose prototype version was released by JPX Market Innovation

Washington, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. State Department criticized Beijing on Tuesday over the Chinese military’s use of radar on Japanese fighter jets. “China’s actions are not conducive to regional peace and stability,” a State Department spokesperson said in the first comment

Stockholm, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A projection mapping show celebrating past Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, is being presented at Stockholm City Hall, where a banquet will be held following the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Wednesday. The roughly eight-minute

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–In the final stages of World War II, as Japan braced for desperate fighting on its main islands and prepared to mobilize civilians for combat, the former Imperial Japanese Army’s Noborito Laboratory manufactured weapons for guerrilla warfare. A

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Disinformation regarding a powerful earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region Monday night is being spread on X and other social media platforms, including a claim that the temblor was created

Suita, Osaka Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese researcher Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has voiced hope to develop effective cancer immunotherapy using regulatory T cells he discovered. In an interview with

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from a fire that broke out in a seven-story building in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is worsening. The latest news confirmed by the police and reported by Kompas Tv speaks of 22 dead, including 15 women. It

(Adnkronos) – At least seven people have died in Russia when a military transport plane crashed in the Ivanovo region, about 200 kilometers northeast of Moscow. Local authorities confirmed this. The causes of the incident are currently unclear. According to what was

(Adnkronos) – Initially postponed, the press conference scheduled for today in Oslo with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has finally been cancelled. A spokesperson for the Nobel Institute confirmed this to Agence France-Presse. “Maria Corina

(Adnkronos) – A federal judge in New York today granted the Department of Justice’s request to publish grand jury documents related to the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, the pedophile financier’s former partner sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in

Beijing, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese media outlet on Tuesday released what it claims is audio data showing the country’s navy notifying Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force in advance of training of aircraft deployed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. The prior notice

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–A massive earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region Monday night has caused impacts on local economic activities, such as delays in parcel delivery services and temporary closures of convenience stores.

Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, resigned from the post Tuesday. “We cannot underestimate the fact that we have caused deep pain to some people,”