Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s core machinery orders rose 8.7 pct in April from the previous month after seasonal adjustment thanks to robust orders related to semiconductors, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. Private-sector orders excluding those for ships and power equipment, closely

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Wednesday to revise the Civil Code to overhaul the country’s adult guardianship system for people with dementia and others. The House of Councillors, the upper chamber, approved the bill at a

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan plans to support reconstruction in areas battered by the Middle East conflict following a final agreement between the United States and Iran to end fighting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. “After a final agreement is

Evian, France, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas including economic security and advanced technology development. The two leaders also discussed issues in Asia, including North Korea’s

Amsterdam, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, currently on an official visit to the Netherlands, arrived at the Royal Palace Amsterdam on Tuesday afternoon. The Imperial couple were greeted by Dutch royal officials upon their arrival at the palace.

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese businesses are stepping up efforts to promote “human capital management,” responding to government calls to regard human resources as capital and maximize their value in order to enhance medium- to long-term corporate value. A key focus is

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)–International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit Japan for four days starting Tuesday next week in connection with the release into the sea of treated water from the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in

(Adnkronos) – The United States will allow Iran to immediately resume oil and fuel exports immediately after the signing of the memorandum of understanding scheduled for Friday in Switzerland to end the war, offering Tehran a first and significant economic incentive to

(Adnkronos) – Warning shots fired by the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich’ reportedly exploded less than 500 meters from a British yacht sailing in the English Channel, about 30 kilometers south of the Isle of Wight. This was reported by the British Ministry

(Adnkronos) – The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has signed a decree calling for elections for the renewal of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on September 20. This was reported by the Ria Novosti

(Adnkronos) – Restoration work on the Dormition Cathedral – damaged by a Russian attack – and the famous Caves Monastery could take about two years. This was announced by Maksym Ostapenko, director of the architectural complex inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage

(Adnkronos) – The United States has rejected Israel’s request to view the text of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, which will be officially signed on Friday in Switzerland. This was reported by Israeli broadcaster Channel 12. Trump, engaged in G7 talks

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Chikage Koga, a lawmaker of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has been under fire for her recent remarks citing financial circumstances as a reason for joining the country’s Self-Defense Forces. Although she immediately retracted the remarks

(Adnkronos) – The ballroom that Donald Trump wants at all costs in the White House, by having the East Wing demolished, will ultimately cost 600 million dollars, over half of which will come from the coffers of money paid by American taxpayers.

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 jolted the Kanto eastern Japan region on Tuesday night. The temblor, which struck around 7:46 p.m., measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. said Tuesday that it will launch a domestic cybersecurity service to help companies detect vulnerabilities and take countermeasures. The service uses advanced artificial intelligence technologies developed by OpenAI, the U.S. developer of ChatGPT. SoftBank

Evian, France, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed the situation surrounding Iran during a brief conversation on the sidelines of the ongoing Group of Seven summit in France. The two leaders did

Evian, France, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Brazil agreed Tuesday to start negotiations on the conclusion of an economic partnership agreement for free trade between Japan and South American trade bloc Mercosur. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Japanese Prime

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called on Israel to “exercise maximum restraint” over the situation in the Middle East, expressing serious concern about the clashes between Israel and Lebanon. During his telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to raise its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to a 31-year high of around 1 pct while its governor, Kazuo Ueda, was absent due to his hospitalization for an illness.

Dallas, Texas, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Supporters of the Japanese national soccer team have won admiration for their cleanup activity at a recent FIFA World Cup match in the United States, showing the Japanese custom of leaving a place cleaner than they found

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 jolted the Kanto eastern Japan region on Tuesday night. The temblor, which struck around 7:46 p.m., measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to revamp the country’s retrial system. At a plenary meeting, the bill to revise the criminal procedure law was approved

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, held a ceremony Tuesday to kick off a project to remake Ueno Station in Tokyo as a cultural innovation hub. The project, which follows the completion of renovation work at the

(Adnkronos) – Consumer spending fell in China for the first time since December 2022, during the COVID pandemic era. The May figure is 0.6 percent lower than that of last May, according to new data released by Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics.

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Dutch counterpart, Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, agreed Tuesday to deepen security cooperation between their countries. At a meeting in Tokyo, the visiting Dutch minister expressed her interest in concluding a pact on the

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old Japanese man on suspicion of leading a special fraud group based in Cambodia while living in Thailand. The suspect, Yusuke Sasaki, was arrested by the prefectural police of Aichi, central Japan, after

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said Tuesday that the central bank will continue to raise its policy interest rate in line with economic and price conditions. Uchida was speaking at a press conference on behalf of

Osaka, June 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Tuesday that it will launch its first smartwatch and smart ring next month, marking a full-scale entry into the wearable device market. As the market is believed to have stronger growth potential

Evian, France, June 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi proposed Monday that the Group of Seven major industrialized countries jointly stockpile critical minerals including rare earths. The “Joint Stockpiling Cooperation Initiative” proposed by the Japanese leader at a working dinner on