Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially approved on Thursday a draft criminal procedure law amendment stipulating a basic ban on public prosecutors’ appeals against court orders granting retrials in the main text of the law. The government draft

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–An oil tanker owned by a group company of Japanese oil distributor Eneos Corp. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Eneos Endeavor became the second Japan-related oil tanker to

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police issued 2,147 “blue tickets” to fine cyclists for minor traffic violations in the first month since the blue ticket system was introduced April 1, National Police Agency preliminary data showed Thursday. The system allows bicycle riders

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–A team including Takashi Shichita, a professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo’s Medical Research Laboratory, has developed a drug candidate to suppress a type of protein that causes the rehabilitation-induced partial recovery of motor functions lost from

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research group has said that it identified the scientific mechanism that explains why crows are black. The study by the team led by Okayama University professor Sakae Takeuchi shows that the “switch that produces black color”

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average continued rising to rewrite its record intraday high Thursday morning. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section started the day’s session with a marginal

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has requested a related parliamentary commission to file a petition with the Judge Impeachment Court to seek the dismissal of a judge indicted for alleged habitual gambling through an online casino site. The behavior by

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Dassai Inc., a Japanese sake brewer with international acclaim, opened a pop-up store featuring the collaboration between artworks by Japanese artists and sake at Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.’s flagship Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi department store in Tokyo on Wednesday. The

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has indicated that the effects of foreign exchange market interventions will not last long. At an event held in Tokyo on Wednesday, Kuroda said that the BOJ’s recent yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average continued rising to rewrite its record intraday high in early trading Thursday. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section started the day’s session with

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party is poised to study a further hike in the country’s security-related spending by taking account of initiatives of other nations and regional alliances, including a plan by NATO to increase such outlays

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday urged Israel’s Knesset to revoke a law it passed in March which made hanging the standard punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of lethal terrorist attacks – legislation that has drawn international criticism and prompted the

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday approved a government-drafted bill to basically bar prosecutors from appealing court orders granting retrials. The LDP gave the approval at a joint meeting of its Judicial Affairs Division and Research Commission

(Adnkronos) – The first analyses on board the cruise ship anchored in Bordeaux have excluded the presence of norovirus, a category of infectious agents that cause gastroenteritis in humans, but supplementary analyses, whose results are expected today, are underway at the infectious

(Adnkronos) – The British Prime Minister reiterates his “full confidence” in his Health Minister, Wes Streeting, who, it was leaked today, would instead be ready to resign tomorrow and officially launch a challenge to Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. Downing Street

(Adnkronos) – Russian drones hit populated areas in Ukraine in broad daylight, killing at least 3 people and injuring 12. Residents of Kyiv sought refuge in metro stations after sirens sounded the alarm and air defense was activated. In Rivne, 3 people

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday that improper activities, such as changing materials, manufacturing processes and designs without customer approval, are suspected for some of the firm’s products. More than 1,000 such improper cases are believed

(Adnkronos) – “Iran has been annihilated.” Donald Trump’s words. The intelligence, however, contradicts the President of the United States and outlines a totally different picture. Tehran is still a threat because it has missiles in abundance. Trump, in recent weeks, has described

(Adnkronos) – Several gunshots were fired inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court sought refuge. The AFP reported this, stating that the sound of at least five shots forced journalists to flee for cover, just minutes

(Adnkronos) – A passenger train operating between the localities of Razumnoye and Tomarovka in Russia’s Belgorod region derailed due to two meters of missing tracks, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced. The driver was forced to make an emergency stop. And a carriage derailed.

(Adnkronos) – Religion must prevail over law. This is the opinion of 41 percent of young Muslims in Austria, as revealed by a study commissioned by the city of Vienna and based on interviews with 1,200 people aged between 14 and 21.

Yokohama, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it expects to return to profitability in fiscal 2026 after two years of substantial losses, thanks to its cost-cutting efforts. For the year ending in March 2027, Nissan projected a consolidated net

(Adnkronos) – The government has helped repatriate more than 25,000 Italian citizens and made assisting 90,000 in the Gulf region including 14,000 tourists “a top priority” since the United States-Israel war against Iran began 10 weeks ago, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of 5,002.2 billion yen for fiscal 2025, up about 4.3-fold from the previous year, marking a new record high for a Japanese company. The previous record of 4,987.9

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabanks are working to gain access to Claude Mythos, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, aiming to use it to enhance cybersecurity measures, it was learned Wednesday. On Tuesday, officials of MUFG

(Adnkronos) – For ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz freely and safely is “in the interest of the world”, Italy said on Wednesday, underlining that it will not send a military mission to the Gulf but could take part in an

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Major real estate companies in Japan are warning of possible delays in new condominium handovers due to supply disruptions of construction materials and housing equipment amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although no actual delays have

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will refrain from proposing a bill to legalize the post-marriage use of maiden names during the ongoing parliamentary session, it was learned Wednesday. The Cabinet Committees of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, which

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will urge regional banks and other local financial institutes to expand their investment banking services, such as providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The call was included in recommendations

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–South Korean automaker Kia Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its first Kia PBV store in Japan to the press, planning to open it Friday to sell its PV5 midsize electric van. Kia PBV Japan Corp., set up by trading