Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have referred a former Japan Post Holdings Co. employee to prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes linked to a post office rebuilding project in the Japanese capital, informed sources said Wednesday. Takahiro Kido, 54, is suspected of

Bangkok, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Lao police have detained 51 people, including five Japanese nationals, during a raid on a hotel in northern Laos suspected of serving as a base for an organized communications fraud ring, local media reported on Tuesday. Police seized

(The second sentence of the final paragraph should have read. “…in Osaka grew by…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Japanese Population Dips below 120 Million Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of Japanese people living in the country as

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday left its basic economic assessment unchanged in July while keeping a close eye on the fallout from the lingering tensions in the Middle East. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Headwinds are intensifying for Japan’s offshore wind power sector, with British oil giant BP PLC seen exiting a major project off northeastern Japan. Offshore wind power is regarded as a key element in the country’s renewable energy strategy,

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign residents in Japan grew 9.62 pct to 4,031,159 as of Jan. 1 from a year before, increasing in the country’s all 47 prefectures for four years in a row, the internal affairs ministry said

(Adnkronos) – The toll of five deaths has been confirmed in a paper mill damaged by the violent earthquake that struck Japan yesterday. A local official told AFP. Four other people are missing at the Nippon Paper Industries plant in Yatsushiro, where

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut to 1 pct

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut to 1 pct

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan the previous day. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that the death toll from the earthquake had

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan the previous day. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that the death toll from the earthquake had

Kumamoto, July 28 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday caused significant disruptions to economic and corporate activities in the prefecture and other areas in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region. An explosion occurred at retail giant Aeon Co.’s Aeon

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Local residents in Kumamoto Prefecture have fled to evacuation centers amid power and water outages after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on Tuesday, while medical institutions and stores are responding to the aftermath. In the

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Video footage released Wednesday by the National Police Agency shows extensive damage inside a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture where an explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture the previous day. The footage captured

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel on Tuesday recommended an increase of 55 yen, or 4.9 pct, on average in the minimum hourly wage in Japan for fiscal 2026. If the recommendation by the Central Minimum Wages Council, which advises

Nagoya, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Many restaurants in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, are preparing to greet visitors to this year’s Asian Games from Muslim countries by creating Muslim-friendly meals with support from local authorities. The Nagoya Meshi Promotion Council, which works on promoting

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, suspended all Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train operations on Wednesday to inspect tracks and other equipment a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. JR Kyushu canceled all

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Seismic activity remains active around the epicenter of Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, with a total of 169 tangible tremors having been observed by 9 a.m. Wednesday. The aftershocks included three measuring up

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s social security benefits for pension, medical and elderly care services under public insurance increased 2.0 pct from the previous year to 138,301.9 billion yen in fiscal 2024, data showed Wednesday. The amount rose for the first time

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force personnel continued search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan the previous day. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that the death toll from the earthquake had

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force personnel continued search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan the previous day, with at least two people confirmed dead and many remaining unaccounted for. While many

(Adnkronos) – The country with the highest number of young people in the world. A high youth unemployment rate. A prime minister in power since 2014. This is India where, as the New York Times summarizes, the government’s problems with young people

(Adnkronos) – A large number of people are reportedly trapped in Japan after the collapse of the second floor of an Aeon shopping center in the town of Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the south of the

(Adnkronos) – Several Russian regions have begun to ease fuel sale restrictions, imposed by almost all regions of the country in early June. This is learned from a series of announcements reported by local media and officials, which seem to indicate a

(Adnkronos) – A 31-year-old Polish citizen has been arrested on charges of vandalizing the statues of the Madonna of Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was announced by the police, according to reports from the Hina news agency. The suspect, born in

Kumamoto, July 28 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, registering a maximum intensity of 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, in the city of Uki and the town of Hikawa, with two

Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government panel recommended Tuesday an increase of 55 yen, or 4.9 pct, on average in the minimum hourly wage in Japan for fiscal 2026. The recommendation by the Central Minimum Wages Council, which advises the labor

Kumamoto, July 28 (Jiji Press)–A powerful earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday caused significant disruptions to economic and corporate activities in the prefecture and other areas in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region. An explosion occurred at retail giant Aeon Co.’s Aeon