Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Tourism Agency said Friday that travel discounts for earthquake-stricken Kumamoto and neighboring prefectures in the Kyushu southwestern region will start on Oct. 1 to support tourism in areas affected by the tremblor. Discounts will be 60 pct

Seoul, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan, the United States and South Korea will conduct a five-day joint military exercise from Sept. 7 in international waters east and south of South Korea’s Jeju Island, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday. The three

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to launch a model project in fiscal 2027 to utilize artificial intelligence in handling 119 emergency calls for firefighting, rescue and ambulance services. The agency will introduce an AI-powered speech recognition

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Core inflation in central Tokyo rose to 1.8 pct in August, accelerating for the third straight month, driven by higher costs for dining out and prepared foods and rising medical fees, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in July dropped 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 2.4 pct, a level unseen in one year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The jobless rate fell for the first time in

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The number of children on nursery waiting lists in Japan as of April 1 rose by 181 from a year earlier to 2,435, up for the first time in nine years due largely to a sharp increase in

Saitama, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino has indicated the possibility that the central bank will raise interest rates in September. At a press conference in the city of Saitama, near Tokyo, on Thursday, Himino said the BOJ

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed with Nippon Steel Corp. to raise steel procurement prices by about 12,000 yen per ton from October, marking the first increase in four years, according to informed sources. Toyota negotiates steel procurement prices

Sapporo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–A Hokkaido University graduate student in his 20s died after being exposed to hydrofluoric acid at a facility belonging to the Faculty of Science of the university in Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. At

Kumamoto, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Nearly 2,500 people are still staying in evacuation centers amid scorching heat one month after a powerful earthquake hit the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. While efforts toward recovery and reconstruction are underway, challenges remain numerous, with water

(Adnkronos) – The number of deaths caused by the forest fires that have hit Algeria in recent hours has risen to 12 – including an eight-year-old child. The victims – local media report – were registered in the provinces of Jijel (5),

(Adnkronos) – The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks, will begin on June 5, 2028. This was stated by a spokesperson for the US military court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where Mohammed is detained. 

(Adnkronos) – Currently, 540 foreigners and 127 Nepalese are reported missing. This was announced by the Nepalese Authorities. In total, the number of missing stands at 667. Two Italians are still reported missing by the Nepalese authorities. 

(Adnkronos) – The White House aims to keep the war with Iran out of the headlines before the November midterm elections, as the conflict drags on, energy prices remain high, and fear grows among Republicans of losing control of Congress. According to

(Adnkronos) – Asylum applications in the United Kingdom between June 2025 and June 2026 totaled 85,89, a 21% decrease compared to the 108,585 applications in the same period of the previous year. This is the lowest figure since June 2022. 40% of

(Adnkronos) – The Parliament of Taiwan has approved a plan of 240 billion Taiwanese dollars, approximately 6.5 billion euros, to boost national drone production and strengthen the island’s defenses against the threat of a possible Chinese attack. The proposal, supported by opposition

New Delhi, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–More than 1,400 people, including five Japanese tourists, are unaccounted for following deadly flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Wednesday, authorities in the Himalayan country said Thursday. The five Japanese are members of the

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to defer a proposed merger with two other opposition parties, the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito, officials said Thursday. The policy was conveyed by CDP Secretary-General Masayo Tanabu to her counterparts

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese memory chip maker Kioxia Corp. said Thursday that it will build a new production facility on the premises of its plant in the city of Kitakami in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate. The company will invest

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to designate record rainfall in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in mid-August as a disaster of extreme severity, paving the way for increased state aid for recovery projects, including farmland restoration, Prime Minister

New Delhi, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–More than 1,400 people, including five Japanese tourists, are unaccounted for following deadly flash floods in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Wednesday, authorities in the Himalayan country said Thursday. People whose whereabouts cannot be confirmed include

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Thursday announced a package of measures to support recovery from the recent earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, such as a travel discount program to revitalize tourism in the Kyushu southwestern region including Kumamoto. The package was

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Thursday announced a package of measures to support recovery from the recent earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, such as a travel discount program to revitalize tourism in the Kyushu southwestern region including Kumamoto. The package was

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–More than 180 toy makers are exhibiting new products and flagship items, including those targeting so-called kidults, or adults who enjoy playing with toys, and inbound tourists, as an annual Japanese toy show kicked off in Tokyo on

Uki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The earthquake-hit municipal library in the southwestern Japan city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, is moving step by step toward reopening after closing late last month. A mobile library, part of Uki City Library, has already resumed

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat plans to seek 65.2 billion yen in its fiscal 2027 budget request for the planned disaster management agency, informed sources told Jiji Press Thursday. The planned budget request is nearly triple the 21.8 billion yen

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency temporarily issued Level 5 heavy rain emergency warnings to some municipalities in the central prefectures of Toyama and Ishikawa on Thursday. The Noto Peninsula area in central Japan started to have heavy rain early

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government highlighted the need to closely monitor the impact of recent natural disasters in a monthly report released on Thursday, while keeping its basic economic assessment unchanged. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace,

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. will build a new production facility within the premises of its plant in the city of Kitakami in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate, it was learned Thursday. The company is

Nagoya, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. has improperly billed costs for decommissioning the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, for fiscal 2024, company officials said Thursday. The related costs