Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Outstanding Japanese government debts grew by 1,670.6 billion yen during the first three months of the year to a record 1,343,842.6 billion yen as of the end of March, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The total translates into

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its net profit in the current business year is expected to fall for the third consecutive year amid the harsh business environment due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. For

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel has said he welcomes Japan’s plan to establish a national intelligence bureau by reforming the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. Japan’s initiative would “greatly enhance our shared partnership,” Patel

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. said Friday that it did not pay tolls for three ships linked to the Japanese shipping company that have passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is said to be collecting fees from vessels

Chitose, Hokkaido, May 8 (Jiji Press)–The remains of seven Ainu indigenous people, returned to the Japanese side from the Natural History Museum in Britain, arrived at New Chitose Airport in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday. “I am moved to tears

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Friday projected a record net profit for fiscal 2026, which began in April, reflecting its robust gaming, music and other entertainment operations. The Japanese technology and entertainment conglomerate’s consolidated net profit is forecast to

Kyoto, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Nintendo Co. said Friday that it will raise the suggested retail price of its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console by 10,000 yen to 59,980 yen on May 25. The Japanese game giant said it expects sales of

By Hiroki Shimoo Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–With a cooling material powered by water, not electricity, a Taiwan-born U.S. entrepreneur says she hopes to “help all types of people” in Japan struggling with summer heat that is getting increasingly severe every year.

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday emphasized the importance of privacy protection during parliamentary discussions on a government bill to set up a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the country’s intelligence capabilities. On medium- to long-term

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its net profit in the current business year is expected to fall for the third consecutive year amid the harsh business environment due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. For

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday denied a magazine report that her team had created and spread videos defaming her rivals in recent elections for her ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives, the lower

Akita, May 8 (Jiji Press)–A town assembly in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, passed a no-confidence motion on Friday against its mayor, who has been unconscious for months following a brain hemorrhage. The passage means that the 72-year-old mayor of Hachirogata, Kikuo Hatakeyama,

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in March rose 1.0 pct from a year earlier, up for the third consecutive month, government data showed Friday. The increase was partly attributed to slower inflation due to the impact of government

Berlin, May 7 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese restorer is playing a major part in a project at a state museum in the historic German city of Dresden to shine a spotlight again on ukiyo-e traditional woodblock print and other long-buried Japanese artworks. The

Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 8 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Thursday. It was the first intrusion by Chinese official ships into Japanese waters off the

Brussels, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supplies amid tensions in the Middle East. The agreement was reached at an online meeting between Japanese Minister

(Adnkronos) – Two attacks in central Mali claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have caused the death of over 30 people. Local, security, and administration sources reported this to Afp. “At least 35 people were killed yesterday in almost simultaneous attacks” in Korikori and

(Adnkronos) – Nineteen Kenyan citizens have died fighting on the Ukrainian front and another 32 are missing. This was stated by Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, specifying that the number of Kenyans enlisted in the Russian army has risen to 291, compared to

(Adnkronos) – British counter-terrorism police have arrested a nineteen-year-old in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month. This is the third arrest in the investigation, according to law enforcement. The man was arrested on suspicion

(Adnkronos) – Bosnia and Herzegovina will hold national elections on October 4th. This was announced by the electoral commission of the Balkan country, divided into two entities since the end of the inter-ethnic conflict that bloodied it between 1992 and 1995, causing

(Adnkronos) – Hamas has officially confirmed that Azzam, son of the leader of the terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, has been eliminated in the Gaza Strip. Al-Hayya spoke on the phone with Jibril Rajoub, who expressed his condolences for

(Adnkronos) – Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety, has indicated that approximately 1,500 ships and their crews remain “trapped” in the Gulf due to the blockade imposed by Iran in the

Gosen, Niigata Pref., May 7 (Jiji Press)–A 17-year-old male high school student was killed in a microbus crash that happened on the Ban-Etsu Expressway in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Wednesday. The incident involved multiple vehicles, including the

(Adnkronos) – Europe and the United States need each other, the US is a “key” ally of Italy’s and the government has “excellent” relations with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on the eve of Rubio’s talks

(Adnkronos) – Pedro Sanchez had said, “Spain will never stop protecting its citizens.” And after strongly denouncing in recent days the “kidnapping” of two activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, taken in international waters and transferred to Israel, Madrid announced that it

(Adnkronos) – Iran’s closure of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway in retaliation for the United States-Israel attacks against the country that began in late February is “a global issue” that poses “risks of further serious instability and new migration patterns” besides

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday forwent approving a modified draft of a Justice Ministry bill that bars public prosecutors from appealing court orders to start retrials “in principle.” The modified draft of the criminal procedure law

(Adnkronos) – Mediterranean, western Balkan and Arab countries meeting on Thursday at the foreign ministry in Rome are teaming up to tackle the pressing global issue of food security and availability of fertilisers, which are being imperilled by the current United States-Israel