Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press)–Local governments in Japan are facing criticism over measures to attract foreign visitors, including subsidizing Shinkansen bullet train fares and waiving admission fees, which critics call “unfair.” This fiscal year, the prefectural government of Kagoshima in the Kyushu

Bangkok, June 6 (Jiji Press)–Thai police said Saturday that they have detained a 38-year-old Japanese man suspected of leading a special fraud group based in the northwestern Cambodian city of Poipet while living in Thailand. Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a harassment survey of prosecutors and other employees nationwide, following a sexual assault case involving a former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office. The supreme office issued related instructions

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is facing challenges due to a magazine report claiming that her campaign posted videos defaming her rivals on social media during last year’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election and this year’s House

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., June 6 (Jiji Press)–The key suspect in last month’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been placed on the international wanted list, it was learned Saturday. At the request of Japanese police, the International Criminal Police

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)–A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended adding the Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites in western Japan to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, UNESCO said Saturday. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is expected to adopt the recommendation at its upcoming

New York, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The dollar surged in New York trading on Friday, following the release of stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data, sending the yen back to levels prior to a series of yen-buying market interventions by Japanese authorities since late April.

(Adnkronos) – Italian major Eni has secured a licence to explore an deepwater block in the Atlantic under a deal signed with The Gambia’s government, Eni said in a statement on Friday.  Block A1 covers an area of 1,300 kilometres squared in

Sapporo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan will hold memorial services for their ancestors at sea and in the air between July 25 and Nov. 7, the prefectural government of Hokkaido, northern Japan, said Friday.

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgio Meloni will meet South Korea’s president Lee Jae Myung at Villa Doria Pamphilj on 12 June for talks starting at 12.30, according to a calendar of events on the government’s website.   Strategic partner South Korea is

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The leaders and vice leaders of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, adopted a draft proposal Friday to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members for stable Imperial succession. The draft, which would represent a consensus

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone will visit Japan for three days through June 12 to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese government said Friday. The two leaders are expected to exchange views on regional

(Adnkronos) – Two Italian activists from the Global Sumud Gaza land flotilla who were detained in Libya last month on suspicion of entering the the country illegally will appear before local prosectors in Benghazi on Tuesday after Italy’s Consul General in the

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese home electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co. and rival Edion Corp. said Friday that they have reached a basic agreement to integrate their operations with combined annual sales of around 2.5 trillion yen. They plan to establish a

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani has strongly condemned the deadly drone attack on Kuwait City International Airport, allegedly by Iran, expressing his sympathy for all the victims and their families.  “These attacks are totally unacceptable and are contrary to any

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry on Friday drew up a draft target to rebuild two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s as part of efforts to ensure stable electricity supplies. It is the first numerical goal for reactor

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Friday enacted a 3,113.5-billion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 to finance measures to address concerns over crude oil supplies from the Middle East. At a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Friday enacted a 3,113.5-billion-yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 to finance measures to address concerns over crude oil supplies from the Middle East. At a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the

Brussels, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Fourteen Japanese companies presented their defense-linked cutting-edge technologies to NATO members and European companies at a recent reception held by Japan’s independent mission to NATO. At the event hosted by Osamu Izawa, Japanese ambassador to NATO, in Brussels

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The Akita branch of Sendai High Court on Friday found the Feb. 8 election of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japanese parliament, constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. Presiding Judge Naoto Ogawa dismissed a petition

(Adnkronos) – The effect on Africa’s food security and agriculture of the over-three-month old US-Israel war on Iran and resulting Gulf crisis was a key focus of talks in Rome late on Thursday between Italy’s deputy foreign minister Edmondo Cirielli and UK

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to lower the country’s annualized real gross domestic product growth rate for the first quarter of the year to 1.4 pct from 2.1, according to the average forecast of 10 private think tanks.

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 1.1 points from the previous month in April, preliminary data by the Cabinet Office showed Friday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, reached 117.9 against the 2020 base

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Hitachi Ltd. said Friday it will use Claude Mythos, U.S. startup Anthropic’s advanced artificial intelligence model, to strengthen the security of its software and products provided for infrastructure sectors, including energy. Hitachi is believed to be the first

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The leaders and vice leaders of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, adopted a draft proposal Friday to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members for stable Imperial succession. The draft, which would represent a consensus

(The first sentence of the fifth paragraph should have read, “…additional investment will give the government…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japan Govt Invests More in Chipmaker Rapidus Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has invested 150 billion

(The first sentence of the fifth paragraph should have read, “…additional investment will give the government…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japan Govt Invests More in Chipmaker Rapidus Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has invested 150 billion

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–A manga mixing fiction with facts and actual tactics used by North Korea to kidnap Japanese nationals has been published in Japan, in order to draw attention to the abduction issue, which has seen little progress for more

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–A manga mixing fiction with facts and actual tactics used by North Korea to kidnap Japanese nationals has been published in Japan, in order to draw attention to the abduction issue, which has seen little progress for more

(Adnkronos) – Russian attacks have caused the death of three people in different regions of Ukraine. Regional authorities reported this. According to Yaroslav Shanko, head of the city’s military administration, a Russian drone attack last night in the southern Ukrainian city of