Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry is stepping up preparations to send Self-Defense Forces aircraft to evacuate Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The ministry “is taking concrete steps,”

(Adnkronos) – A “real risk of conflict escalation” exists in the Middle East amid the daily air strikes on Iran begun by United States and Israel last weekend and Tehran’s reprisal attacks on US allies in the Gulf and elsewhere in the

(Adnkronos) – Republican senators have blocked a bipartisan measure that would have limited Donald Trump’s power to continue the war against Iran without congressional authorization, even, as is happening, with the extension of the conflict. The motion to transfer the resolution from

(Adnkronos) – An oil tanker was hit by a “large explosion” in waters off Kuwait, causing an oil spill. This was reported by Ukmto, the British maritime security agency, explaining that the affected tanker was anchored 30 nautical miles southeast of Mubarak

(Adnkronos) – Internet connection in Iran is “around 1% of ordinary levels”, with a communications blackout ongoing for five days, following the launch of the Israeli-American operation. This was stated by the monitor Netblocks.  “The internet blackout in Iran has now exceeded

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday raised its travel alert for six countries in the Middle East, in response to the worsening situation in the region following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The alert is now at Level 3, the

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–The number of teacher positions unfilled at publicly run elementary, junior high, high and other schools across Japan came to 3,827 as of May 1, 2025, an education ministry survey showed Thursday. The figure jumped from 2,065 in

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)– Japan’s Subaru Corp. said Thursday that it will launch the Trailseeker electric SUV in the domestic market April 9. The Trailseeker, developed jointly with Toyota Motor Corp., is the first EV to be produced by Subaru. The

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will sell two U.S.-built models in Japan starting in the second half of this year, a move that could help narrow the United States’ trade deficit with Japan as Washington criticizes the

Nagoya, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors on Thursday indicted a 69-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing a housewife in Nagoya in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi more than a quarter century ago. According to the indictment, Kumiko Yasufuku is suspected

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, will appoint Shinya Katanozaka, 70, chairman of ANA Holdings Inc., as chairman of its Board of Councillors, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The incumbent board chairman, Tetsuro Tomita, 74, adviser of East Japan

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Disaster orphans need a supportive environment where they can share their experience of losing family members with others, a Japanese survey has found. Published by Ashinaga Foundation on Wednesday, the survey covered 1,444 people who received support grants

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks rebounded on Thursday after three days of hefty losses, as concerns about the situation in the Middle East eased for now. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed at 55,278.06, up 1,032.52 points, or 1.9 pct,

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday urged the United Arab Emirates to maintain a stable oil supply even amid disruptions caused by Iranian attacks. In a meeting with his UAE counterpart, Sultan Al Jaber, in Tokyo, Akazawa

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission searched Eneos Wing Corp.’s Tokyo branch on Thursday, the second straight day of raids in a probe into an alleged cartel fixing prices of gas oil sold

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki said Thursday that the opposition party will now join the National Council on Social Security, which is considering the details of a proposed zero consumption tax rate for food products.

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–An umbrella organization for labor unions in the automotive, electronics and three other industries in Japan said that as of Monday, member unions were demanding an average monthly pay-scale increase of 14,638 yen per month in this year’s

Jakarta, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Indonesian immigration authorities arrested 13 Japanese nationals after uncovering a fraud base in Bogor in West Java, near Jakarta. The arrests announced on Wednesday mark the first such case involving Japanese citizens in Indonesia, according to the Japanese

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Consumer sentiment in Japan improved to the highest level in about seven years in February as rice and fresh vegetable prices paused their recent surge, a survey released by the Cabinet Office on Wednesday showed. The impact of

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s annualized real gross domestic product growth for last year’s October-December period is forecast to be revised up to 1.2 pct, according to estimates by 10 private think tanks. The figure, which represents the average among the research

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Kohei Otsuka, a former member of Japan’s House of Councillors, died of heart failure on Monday. He was 66. A native of the central city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Otsuka got a job at the Bank of Japan

(A typo in the fifth paragraph has been corrected.) Kairos No. 3 Rocket Launch Unsuccessful Kushimoto, Wakayama Pref., March 5 (Jiji Press)–The launch of Japanese startup Space One Co.’s Kairos No. 3 small rocket ended in failure on Thursday morning, following the

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese research team has uncovered a part of the mechanism by which a substance found in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s supplements containing “beni koji,” or red fermented rice, triggered kidney damage, it was learned Thursday. Although it had

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Automated voice guidance in devices such as water heaters and car navigation systems has become an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, yet few people may have stopped to consider why such services almost always use “female”

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average jumped over 2,300 points Thursday morning, rallying from a 4,600-point loss in its three-day slump through Wednesday. The key index reached 56,619.98 at 9:40 a.m., advancing 2,374.44 points, or 4.38 pct, from Wednesday’s

Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said in a recent interview that the government must review policies related to foreign nationals amid a surge in the number of foreigners in the country. In Wednesday’s interview, Hiraguchi said that the

Fukushima, March 5 (Jiji Press)–An “otagaisama” pass-on-kindness initiative is gaining popularity years after it was launched in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima, which accepted many evacuees from coastal municipalities following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear accident.

(Adnkronos) – There are more than 83,000 officially registered displaced people in Lebanon. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, as reported by the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient Le Jour, while the escalation in the Middle East continues. Official data indicates

(Adnkronos) – There are more than 83,000 officially registered displaced people in Lebanon. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, as reported by the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient Le Jour, while the escalation in the Middle East continues. Official data indicates

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday held the first meeting of an expert panel to discuss rules on land acquisitions by foreigners, aiming to compile a basic policy by summer. “We want the experts on national security, international relations