Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday disclosed a fourth set of documents related to a scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen. About 25,000 pages of the documents in electronic form were provided to the widow of a MOF

(Adnkronos) – China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is “extremely interested” in the possibility of direct flights from Beijing to Venice to boost tourism, his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “With regard to tourism, I have requested that we work together

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Japanese who died in detention in Siberia under the former Soviet Union after World War II. About 130 people, including former detainees and bereaved family members, attended the

(Adnkronos) – After eight years of continuous health assistance to the migrant population in the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is closing its activities in the cities of Reynosa and Matamoros due to a decrease in migratory flows.

(Adnkronos) – The United States reaches its eighth day of shutdown and begins to experience problems and delays in air traffic, due to the lack of security personnel and air traffic controllers. In the last two days, reports the Federal Aviation Administration,

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–House of Representatives lawmaker Takashi Kawamura submitted on Wednesday a letter of resignation from the opposition Conservative Party of Japan to the party’s leader, Naoki Hyakuta. “It was very difficult to close the gap between us over how

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Suzuki Motor Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a prototype of its Vision e-Sky electric minivehicle, for which it aims to begin mass production in fiscal 2026. The Vision e-Sky, with a range of over 270 kilometers per charge, is

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued on Wednesday afternoon emergency warnings for strong winds and high waves for the remote Tokyo islands of Hachijojima and Aogashima. The warnings were issued at 4:50 p.m., with very strong Typhoon Halong moving

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday disclosed a fourth set of documents related to a scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen. About 25,000 pages of the documents in electronic form were provided to the widow of a MOF

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The number of corporate bankruptcies involving liabilities of 10 million yen or more in Japan in April-September hit the highest level in 12 years, partly due to labor shortages, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Wednesday. In the first

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Sentiment among so-called economy watchers, or people whose jobs are sensitive to changes in economic trends, improved for a fifth straight month in September, thanks to increased spending by foreign visitors and brisk home sales, a government survey

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Wednesday that it has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Japan’s Susumu Kitagawa, 74, professor at Kyoto University, and two other researchers “for the development of metal-organic

(Adnkronos) – Italy and China on Wednesday took stock of their relations and looked at opportunities to bolster bilateral cooperation in an array of areas – especially trade and economic ties – at a inter-government meeting in Rome.  “Today’s meeting provides an

(Adnkronos) – Confirmation of the priority, for Russian commands, of the advance in the directions of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, comes from the record number of casualties recorded in the area from last January to August.   According to leaked Russian

(Adnkronos) – Russia and India have launched joint military exercises in the Indian state of Rajasthan, in the northwest of the country. The “Indra 2025” maneuvers will take place around the Mahajan base until October 15 and will be dedicated to coordinating

(Adnkronos) – The Governor of the State of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, announced that “the elite of the Texas National Guard” has arrived south of Chicago, as part of the troop deployment ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce his immigration

(Adnkronos) – At least 18 people have died and three others have been rescued in the Bilaspur district, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, after a bus was engulfed by a landslide. The vehicle, which was carrying about thirty passengers,

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The dollar surged to eight-month highs above 152.50 yen in Tokyo trading Wednesday, buoyed by receding speculation for an early interest rate hike in Japan. The yen remained under selling for the dollar, as market players expect a

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday that it will acquire the robotics business of major Swiss heavy electric machinery maker ABB Ltd. for 5,375 million dollars. The two companies signed a definitive agreement on the deal the same day.

Osaka, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Discussions should be held on how new technologies and ideas showcased at the World Exposition in Osaka, a city in western Japan, will be put to practical use, local business leader Masayoshi Matsumoto said in a recent interview

(Adnkronos) – Diplomats are tracking the cases of around a dozen Italians arrested overnight by Israeli forces after they intercepted a second aid flotilla off Gaza’s coast, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Wednesday on X.  “The Italian embassy and Consulate in Tel

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that they will launch an additional Michibiki positioning satellite aboard an H3 rocket on Dec. 7. The launch is scheduled to take place between

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is in talks to acquire naming rights for Japan’s National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The acquisition is

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A hacker group calling itself “Qilin” has claimed to have stolen 27 gigabytes of data from Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., it was learned Wednesday. The holding firm of major beer maker Asahi Breweries Ltd. will carefully analyze the

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday proposed to opposition peer Democratic Party for the People that the non-government camp back DPFP head Yuichiro Tamaki as a unified candidate to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru

Saga, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency on Wednesday started a special inspection of the Saga prefectural police department over falsified DNA analyses involving a former analyst at its crime laboratory. A team of about 10 investigators, including the NPA’s chief

(1st para should have read “… bid …,” instead of as sent) Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s education ministry Wednesday proposed a system to integrate undergraduate and graduate programs in a bid to increase the number of graduate school students and master’s

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s current account surplus fell 4.8 pct from a year before to 3,775.8 billion yen in August, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The current account balance, the broadest indicator of a country’s international trade and investment flows, marked

Washington, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–A U.S. Defense Department nominee reiterated his call for Japan to significantly expand its defense budget in his confirmation testimony to the Senate Committee on Armed Services on Tuesday. John Noh, nominated by President Donald Trump to be

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has shown his intention to release a statement marking 80 years since the end of World War II around Friday, according to Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.