Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court sentenced a former president of event management company Same Two Inc. to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, on Wednesday for bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021. The

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in July fell 3.7 pct from the previous month, following a 9.7 pct increase in June, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. Machinery orders are showing signs of picking up, the government agency

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of 1,105.6 billion yen in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of red ink, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. The figure was nearly four times larger than the

Washington, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and U.S. lawmakers Tuesday agreed that deterring China is important to prevent a contingency involving Taiwan. The view was shared at a meeting in Washington between a pro-Taiwan group of lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party

Brussels, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other major automobile and energy companies said Tuesday that they will work together to help spread large trucks that run on hydrogen in Europe. The eight will collaborate in a wide range

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, launched a reshuffled leadership team of the party on Wednesday. She kept key officials, including LDP Vice President Taro Aso, 85, and Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki,

Washington, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the U.S. side spent a “nominal amount” in its joint currency market intervention with Japan in July to rectify the yen’s rapid weakening against the dollar. In a testimony before

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of pork loin in Japan in September came to 293 yen per 100 grams, hitting the highest level since the survey started in August 2003, the agriculture ministry has said. Prices of a pack

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government in July set a target of replacing up to five nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 14 by the 2050s. In revising its nuclear energy policy guidelines, the government presented specific numerical

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, launched a reshuffled leadership team of the party on Wednesday. She kept key officials, including LDP Vice President Taro Aso, 85, and Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki,

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Eisuke Mori, speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, discussed energy support for Ukraine at their meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday, the presidential office said. Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–Growth in the prices of residential and commercial land around semiconductor plants in Japan as of July 1 decelerated from a year before, data from the land ministry have shown. Apparently behind the slower growth are factors such

(Adnkronos) – The number of centenarians in Japan has exceeded 100,000 for the first time in the country’s history. The Ministry of Health in Tokyo announced this, explaining that 107,677 centenarians currently live in Japan, the highest number in the world, 88%

(Adnkronos) – “The Supreme Court has truly disappointed our country, some judges are paralyzed in front of the crazy and depraved Democrats and are absolutely incapable of showing the courage necessary to save America.” Thus Donald Trump lashes out against the Supreme

(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected speculation of a split in his governing coalition before the end of the legislative period. “I consider it inappropriate to speculate now about a minority government,” Merz declared during a conference in Berlin, reiterating

(Adnkronos) – Denmark “has informed the Allies of an incident that occurred yesterday, in which a Russian frigate fired signal flares at a Danish military helicopter. This is another reckless action by Russia aimed at intimidating the Allies.” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart

(Adnkronos) – High-ranking military commanders from the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries met last week in Germany to discuss the war with Iran and, more generally, tensions in the region. This was reported by Axios, which cites two Israeli officials

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land Co. on Tuesday gave the press a preview of the Disney Halloween special event, which is set to run from Wednesday through Oct. 31. At Tokyo Disneyland, one of the

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has dismissed appeals against the guilty rulings of Taisei Corp. and Kajima Corp., as well as former executives of the two major general contractors, in a bid-rigging case involving the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation train

(Adnkronos) – New and stricter travel restrictions are in force in China starting today, including exit bans for individuals deemed potentially capable of compromising the country’s “industrial or technological security”. Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from

(Adnkronos) – The Zyuzinsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced the 61-year-old writer and historian of Russian and Soviet cuisine, Pavel Syutkin, to six years in prison for spreading false information about the military forces, specifically for a post published on April

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo-born Hiro Murai won this year’s Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, becoming the first Asian recipient of the prize. The award was presented at the 78th Emmy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that a Global Hawk surveillance drone had presumably crashed after a part of the drone was found in the sea following its disappearance earlier in the day. The ASDF lost contact with

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that a malware-infected USB memory stick used within the GSDF was brought in by a service member. The GSDF also said it was unable to determine how the USB stick had been

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Junichi Ishii, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the Senate will be replaced from his post, it was learned Tuesday. Ishii, 68, was informed of the replacement by Masaji Matsuyama, the LDP’s chairman in the upper

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said that it lost contact with a Global Hawk surveillance drone over waters some 50 kilometers off the coast of Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Debris believed to be from

Beijing, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official has told visiting Japanese lawmakers that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks last November on a possible Taiwan contingency are the main reason for difficulties in bilateral relations, it was learned Tuesday.

(Adnkronos) – Over 200 Israeli directors have signed a petition to express solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, authors of the documentary ‘Naza’ awarded at the Venice Film Festival. Abraham and Szor have been challenged by Israeli government ministers, who have

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it will add tougher measures against malicious host clubs in its action plan to fight human trafficking. Host clubs are bars where male companions entertain women. Malicious ones make customers heavily