Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as parliamentary affairs chief of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in an upcoming reshuffle of the party’s leadership team, it has been learned.

Shizuoka, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, said Monday that it will charge off-season Mount Fuji climbers for rescues using its helicopters, aiming to implement this measure in September 2027. The measure has been requested by mayors of local municipalities

(Adnkronos) – Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (Alternative fuer Deutschland, AfD), has called for new general elections, emphasizing that her party is ready to govern.  “Given the disastrous situation of the coalition (between conservatives and social democrats),

(Adnkronos) – China has denied sharing satellite images with Iran of the American base in Jordan hit in a raid last July 17 that caused the death of three US soldiers. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun during

(Adnkronos) – At least 50 Malian soldiers and five Russian mercenaries from the Africa Corps were killed in a jihadist attack launched last week against a military base in Dioura in central Mali. Local security sources told AFP.  The attack, claimed by

Beijing, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–A delegation of young Japanese lawmakers from a suprapartisan parliamentary group promoting friendship with China met with a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official in Beijing on Monday. After meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin, Masahiro Komura, who

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Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. faces a difficult predicament as its earthquake-risk data fraud has left the power utility with no clear outlook for restarting its Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. An investigative committee report released Monday highlighted

Nagoya, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Monday that President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno will step down Sept. 30 to take responsibility for an earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan. Senior

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese men’s volleyball team has won the AVC Men’s Volleyball Asian Championship 2026, earning a spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. On Sunday, Japan defeated Iran 3-0 in the Asian championship final at Kitakyushu City General

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja, who defeated incumbent Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki in Sunday’s gubernatorial election in the southern Japan prefecture, won votes from 33.2 pct of voters who supported Tamaki in the previous 2022 election, according to a

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for stronger cooperation between Japan and the International Energy Agency amid disruptions to crude oil supplies caused by instability in the Middle East. “I hope to make the global supply-demand

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government welcomed the first parliamentary election held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday, following decades of Tokyo’s support for the peace process there. The election was “a historic

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Eisuke Mori, speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, on Monday visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, the secretariat of the Lower House said the same day. During his stay through Tuesday,

(Adnkronos) – Tightening of drone regulations in Beijing: the authorities of the Chinese capital, where flights of these devices were already prohibited, have announced an absolute ban on possessing them starting from November, in order – it was stated – to “protect

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Gold bar scam losses amounted to 8.13 billion yen in Japan in the first half of 2026, already topping the 6.02 billion yen lost in all of last year, police data have shown. The National Police Agency estimates

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his son, Prince Hisahito, on Sunday and Monday visited areas in northeastern Japan that were hit hard by a massive earthquake and tsunami 15 years ago. It was Prince Hisahito’s first

(Adnkronos) – The results of the Swedish national elections show a slight lead for the center-left opposition over the right-wing government. According to what was communicated by the polling stations, the left-wing bloc, led by the Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson, is

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday in several Brazilian cities in support of leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will run for a new term in the October elections. Authorities did not release figures on participation in the rallies

(Adnkronos) – Three people were killed and 15 injured yesterday in a shooting in the Philippines, in a Muslim-majority autonomous region where the first local electoral consultation after decades of separatist violence is scheduled for today.  The vote represents the culmination of

Nagoya, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Monday that President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno will step down Sept. 30 to take responsibility for an earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan. Senior

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Policy officials from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation to promote peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. In a policy dialogue held at the LDP’s headquarters in

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government reiterated on Monday that relocating the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to the Henoko district of Nago in the southwestern Japan prefecture is “the only viable solution” to problems involving

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. executives had criticized engineering division officials over a delay in regulatory screening of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, according to a report released by the company Monday. Some Chubu Electric departments

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai as parliamentary affairs chief of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party in an upcoming reshuffle of the party’s leadership team, it has been learned.

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja, who won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture, vowed on Monday to reform the prefectural administration. “I will work to improve people’s lives, shore up the local economy and enhance support for child-rearing families

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his son, Prince Hisahito, visited on Sunday the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by major tsunami from the March 2011 powerful earthquake. They visited the

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Genta Koja won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, meaning that the southernmost Japan prefecture will have a leader tolerant of the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air station within Okinawa for

Jakarta, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Self-Defense Forces will soon begin work to extinguish forest fires in western Kalimantan, Indonesia, in its first firefighting operation abroad. The Maritime SDF’s Kunisaki transport vessel, carrying three CH-47 large helicopters of the Ground SDF, arrived at

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gave up over 1,200 points at one point on Monday morning, due to artificial intelligence-related concerns. At 9:20 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime