(Adnkronos) – Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopened to the public on October 1st, after a year-long closure, with a special event allowing visitors to “directly” enjoy the charm of its 1930s architecture and ornaments. Jiji Press reports that in the event,

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it had taken enforcement action against an Asian food store that stocked and sold meat products from Vietnam and Indonesia, whose imports are prohibited in principle, in the first such crackdown. On

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a damages order against a website operator who made imitation band scores available for free. The top court’s Second Petty Bench thus finalized the Tokyo High Court order that the website operator

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The average number of new influenza cases per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan stood at 11.35 in the week through Sunday, exceeding the alert level of 10, the health ministry said Friday. The figure, based on reports

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to nine years in prison for attempting to murder Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., in March last year. Presiding

(Adnkronos) – Five people, including three children, died in yesterday’s collapse of a building in Istanbul, where the lower floors crumbled while the upper ones remained standing on the rubble. The collapse occurred in the Asian part of the metropolis, the city

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., both part of the U.S. Prudential Financial Inc. group, to suspend some operations for more than three months over fraud committed by

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her intention on Friday to keep embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in his post. “I want him to leverage his abundant knowledge and policymaking ability and work harder than anyone to strengthen

Manila, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan and the Philippines applied their Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA, for the first time during a joint exercise in the Philippines, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force said Friday. During the Doshin Bayanihan exercise with the Philippine

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The share of couples in Japan who arranged child support payments upon divorce rose to 74.7 pct in the second quarter of the year from 55.5 pct a year before, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The rise followed

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Friday called on financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures in response to a recent series of customer data breaches caused by unauthorized access. The agency asked financial institutions to examine their response

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–More than half of people in Japan lack confidence in their ability to evacuate during a disaster or believe they would be unable to do so, a survey by the Japanese Red Cross Society has shown. The survey

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government held a meeting Friday to thoroughly review special tax incentives, subsidies and funds in an effort to secure financial resources for a planned consumption tax cut and defense buildup. As preparations begin in earnest for

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese food manufacturers are coming up with plant-based alternatives for various seafood products such as octopus, bonito flakes and “mentaiko” spicy cod roe. The products may help widen food options because their supplies are not impacted by poor

Beijing, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. has announced the signing of a new three-way strategic alliance with two state-owned Chinese auto giants, China FAW Corp. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., each of which has a partnership with the leading Japanese automaker

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Okinawa prefectural assembly passed a resolution on Friday protesting to the U.S. military in response to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed in the southern Japan prefecture on suspicion of robbery and murder. The

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan expressed regret Friday over Russia’s request for the extradition of Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. At a press conference, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Russia’s request that

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Two more Japanese firms have disclosed unauthorized access to their systems that led to large-scale breaches of customer data. Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd., a secondhand goods retailer, said Friday that data on up to around 6.43 million customers

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan has seen a surge in approved compensation claims by medical workers for work-related mental disorders, a government white paper showed Friday. The annual report on measures to prevent death from overwork, endorsed at a cabinet meeting, highlights

Baku, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sanshiro Murao won the men’s 90-kilogram category at the 2026 World Judo Championships on Thursday, earning his second consecutive world title. This is the first time a Japanese judoka has won the title in two consecutive championships

Berlin, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Kaufhaus des Westens, or KaDeWe, Germany’s largest department store in Berlin, will sell high-end brand rice from Japan on a trial basis for about two weeks this month, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The move comes as the Japanese

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese household spending in August declined 3.1 pct from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, down for the ninth consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The average spending by households with two or more members

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Manila, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan and other member countries of the Asia Zero Emission Community framework have agreed on work plans designed to increase their oil reserves. The agreement was reached at an AZEC ministerial meeting in Manila on Thursday, held at

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to tackle soaring prices, the government of

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has held the first meeting across its ministries and agencies in response to a recent series of cyberattacks on private-sector companies that resulted in large-scale leaks of personal information. At the meeting Thursday, cybersecurity minister

Seoul, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has instructed his administration staff not to file for the country’s membership of a Japan-led free trade pact for the Asia-Pacific region this year, according to a spokesperson at the presidential office. The

New York, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese alcoholic beverage makers have entered the growing U.S. market for ready-to-drink, or RTD, products, including those known as “can chuhi” in Japan but not canned beer. While U.S. consumers are steering away from alcohol amid the