Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her determination on Wednesday to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities amid the severe security environment, including China’s military buildup. “Unless we have the resolve to venture into a new world without fear

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he has called on Japan to end its reflationary policy, such as its massive monetary easing aimed at pulling the country out of deflation. While referring to “a

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies called for the elimination of nonmarket policies that fuel global imbalances, according to a chair’s statement published after their meeting closed Tuesday. “We

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan will discuss whether to raise interest rates at every meeting, including the next gathering on Sept. 17-18, Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday. “We’ll fully discuss (a rate increase) at every policy meeting,

Kumamoto, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–While a shopping mall explosion and areas struggling with water outages following a massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in late July have made major headlines, people in some quake-affected areas in the southwestern Japan prefecture are concerned about

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Japan is fully responsible for the deterioration of relations between Tokyo and Moscow, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported. Putin reportedly said that Japan’s reaction to his visit to a disputed

New York, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–SB Energy Inc., an artificial intelligence infrastructure developer backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., has filed for an initial public offering on the U.S. Nasdaq market, the company said Tuesday. SB Energy did not disclose the offering

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked a major shift in Japan’s fiscal management strategy with its first Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform, adopted in July. The government said it would tolerate a

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up more than 1,800 points Wednesday morning, as inflation concerns flared again following a fresh U.S. attack on Iran. At 9:41 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that he supports actions by Japanese authorities to tackle the undervaluation of the yen, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In talks with Ueda on

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–As Japan has been slow to introduce a system that allows married couples to have different surnames, matchmaking events for people with the same surname have emerged as a hack for circumventing surname changes upon marriage under the

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–The breakup of the Centrist Reform Alliance has become all but certain as the seven-month-old Japanese opposition party failed to forge unity. The party was launched in January, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the House

(Adnkronos) – Homemade explosive devices have been found near a power plant in eastern Germany, close to the Polish border. Brandenburg police told AFP. “They did not explode, no one was injured, and we had no problems with electricity supply,” a police

(Adnkronos) – Millions of Americans risk not receiving their mail-in ballots in time, or not receiving them at all, for the November 3 midterm elections due to the new IT system developed by the United States Postal Service (USPS). This is the

(Adnkronos) – “The government’s conclusion is that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on August 4” last. German Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, said this, specifying that the conclusion comes after an evaluation of the technology used and intelligence information. 

(Adnkronos) – Germany announces the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn, the last Russian one in the country, and a Russian cultural center in Berlin. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry after German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated that “the

(Adnkronos) – The United Kingdom will introduce measures against settler settlements in the West Bank in the coming weeks. British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband announced this in Parliament, explaining that the E1 settlement project “risks making a Palestinian state unfeasible.” But ”this

Kumamoto, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino on Tuesday visited two hospitals in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, which was hit hard by a powerful earthquake in late July, offering words of encouragement to staff workers at the institutions. The Crown Prince

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Russia has expressed concern to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow over joint defense drills among Japan, the United States and Australia scheduled for Sept. 8-24, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The foreign ministers from Japan and four Central and Eastern European nations forming the Visegrad Four, or V4, framework agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation between research institutions and companies from the countries over cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial

(Adnkronos) – US Vice President J.D. Vance sought to mend ties with the pro-Israel Republican community, speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) summit. According to Politico, Vance directly addressed what he called “the elephant in the room”: the sharp decline in

(Adnkronos) – Duane Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, has been found guilty by a Las Vegas court of the murder of Tupac Shakur, which occurred in 1996 at the height of the rapper’s popularity.  After a swift deliberation lasting a

(Adnkronos) – At least 12 people have been killed and another 18 injured in Kyiv and the region of the Ukrainian capital, following a ballistic missile attack launched by Russia, as part of a drone bombardment against the capital that has lasted

(Adnkronos) – US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump and will leave his post at the Pentagon in the coming days. American media reported this.   The Wall Street Journal was the first to report Driscoll’s departure. 

Kathmandu/Beijing, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese family of five remains missing after flash floods and mudslides struck the Nepal-China border last week, but a local tour company employee has not given up hope to find them safe. While Wednesday will mark a

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday asked for Nepal’s maximum cooperation in the search for five Japanese nationals who went unaccounted for after a massive flash flood that occurred in Himalayan country last week. She made the

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency and others are making arrangements for Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko to visit Norway to attend a funeral for the late King Harald V, it was learned Tuesday. The funeral is set

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–Dishes featuring unexpected fish-fruit pairings, such as tuna and mango, are gaining popularity in Japan for their colorful presentation and refreshing appeal. Tobu Store Co., which operates supermarkets mainly in Tokyo and neighboring Saitama Prefecture, began selling laver-wrapped

Osaka, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–USJ LLC, the operator of Universal Studios Japan, is set to expand the site of the movie theme park in the western city of Osaka for the first time since its 2001 opening. The Osaka municipal government said

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–A senior Bank of America official has indicated that there is room for further gains in Japanese stocks, as investors are rediscovering Japan’s competitiveness. “Japanese competitiveness was always there, but is being rediscovered by investors again,” Chris Oberoi,