Tokyo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is trying to raise his profile, including by actively disseminating through social media and other means information on the military movements of countries around Japan and responses by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. With

Brussels, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, Canada and Europe issued a joint statement Saturday expressing their concerns over a U.S.-led draft new peace deal aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it proposes downsizing Ukrainian forces. “We are concerned by

Tokyo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)–International Sign is used as the official language at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics as a tool for communication with deaf people from various countries, but it is not well known in Japan and there is a shortage

Brussels, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, Canada and the European Union issued a joint statement Saturday expressing their concerns over a U.S.-led new peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it proposes limiting the size of Ukrainian forces.

Johannesburg, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The group of 20 advanced and emerging economies adopted a leaders’ declaration at a meeting that started Saturday, but without the participation of U.S. President Donald Trump, who boycotted the two-day summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, through Sunday.

Marugame, Kagawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese transport minister Yasushi Kaneko on Saturday underlined the importance of reviving the country’s shipbuilding industry partly by enlarging shipyards. “Unless the site of each shipyard is expanded, the Japanese industry will be left behind China

Miyakojima, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi toured some of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, marking his first visit to the southernmost Japan prefecture since taking office last month. At meetings with local leaders, Koizumi

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son, Prince Hisahito, visited the remote Tokyo island of Izu Oshima in the Pacific on Saturday partly to mourn victims of a natural disaster. After arriving in the island by ship, they

Vientiane, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has finished her six-day official visit to Laos from Monday, strengthening her resolve to serve as a “bridge” between the two nations. During her first overseas trip for

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries in central Tokyo earlier this month. Held by the

New York, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, has sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a letter over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency, China’s permanent mission to the world body said

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Foreign Ministry has rebutted China’s claim that the safety risk is increasing in Japan, by releasing data on recognized serious crimes in Japan in which Chinese nationals were victims. In January-October this year, the number of

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, returned home from her official visit to Laos on Saturday. A commercial flight carrying the princess arrived at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, in

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries earlier this month. Held by the Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–A large-scale economic package adopted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday has sparked worries about massive fiscal spending. The package, worth 21.3 trillion yen in terms of government spending, is the first under

Miyazaki, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Miyazaki prefectural government said Saturday that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Hyuga in the southwestern Japan prefecture. About 48,000 meat chickens at the farm

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries earlier this month. Held by the Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member belonging to Camp Asaka in Nerima Ward in the capital on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious

(Adnkronos) – The port city of Odesa, in southern Ukraine, was subjected to a heavy Russian drone attack this morning. According to the Kyiv military air force, at least ten drone attacks were launched from the Black Sea towards the city of

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu has offered his view that “the environment has already been prepared” for an additional interest rate hike by the BOJ in light of the economic and price conditions. The initial momentum of

(Adnkronos) – Italy continues to back a two-state solution to the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and to fully support civilians and efforts to rebuild the war-wrecked Gaza Strip, foreign undersecretary Maria Tripodi wrote Friday on X.  “On behalf of

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry decided Friday to invest 100 billion yen in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce cutting-edge chips domestically. In addition to becoming the chipmaker’s largest stockholder, the Japanese government will also hold a so-called golden share

Taipei, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Taiwan on Friday lifted its import restrictions on Japanese food products, which were imposed following the 2011 nuclear accident at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. Taiwan will no longer require certificates of

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–The government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi welcomed Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi’s announcement Friday of his tolerance of the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the central Japan prefecture. “It’s

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. has told business partners that it aims to fully recover as early as February from a system failure that disrupted shipments of beer and other products, it was learned Friday. The company plans to

Niigata, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi indicated Friday that he will accept the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in the central Japan prefecture. Announcing his stance at an extraordinary press conference, Hanazumi called

(Adnkronos) – The government is looking to attract up to 80 million tourists to their ancestral homeland under a pilot scheme being spearheaded by Italy’s foreign ministry with 200 million euros of post-Covid recovery funds, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. 

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is chairing a conference in Rome on Friday to boost ‘Roots Tourism’. Guests include national, local and regional officials, the CEO of state-run company Sport e Salute (Sport and Health) and the president of the National

Melbourne, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Signatory countries to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, decided at a ministerial meeting Friday to launch membership talks with Uruguay. The 12 signatories, including Japan, also agreed at the meeting in Melbourne, southeastern

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Friday expressed his country’s “rock-solid” support for Japan, which faces increasing economic coercion from China, in a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara. “What is beyond doubt right now