Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. plans to build a new rare earth factory in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, in order to increase domestic supplies, thereby helping reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imports from China, it was learned Thursday. The

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average ended slightly higher Thursday after turbulent trading in which the key indicator lost over 1,800 points. The index of 225 major issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section closed at 64,217.27,

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to propose three principles on energy security at the upcoming Group of Seven summit in France, which opens Monday, informed sources said Thursday. With the proposal, Takaichi aims to seek support from

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese financial institutions, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., will participate in a strategic collaboration between NEC Corp. and U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Thursday. Under the collaboration announced in April, NEC and Anthropic aim to

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Business sentiment among major Japanese companies fell in April-June, marking the first negative figure in four quarters, a government survey showed Thursday. According to a joint survey by the Finance Ministry and the Cabinet Office, the business sentiment

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency instructed the country’s 47 prefectural police departments Thursday to set up cooperative frameworks with rental storage and parcel delivery businesses to fight lone offender terrorism. The NPA hopes to collect information from the industries

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–U.S. coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp. is considering selling its Japanese business, Bloomberg has reported. The deal, if realized, may stand at around 400 billion to 500 billion yen, according to the report. A sale of Starbucks’ Japan

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–U.S. asset management company Apollo Global Management Inc. is seeking to buy a life insurer in Japan to gain market share in the country, according to the Financial Times. Apollo has considered buying life insurance subsidiaries of T&D

Nagoya, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda received 2,113 million yen in executive compensation in fiscal 2025, the highest pay for a Toyota executive for the third year running, the leading Japanese automaker has said. Toyoda’s pay rose about

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–NPB+, a Japanese professional baseball live-updating app officially approved by the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, was launched this season, offering fans access to advanced tracking data such as exit velocity and pitch movement. “We hope to increase opportunities

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, have agreed that their countries will cooperate in various fields, including the energy sector. In their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, Motegi told Bayramov that Japan wants

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily gave up over 1,800 points in early trading Thursday. At 9:10 a.m., the index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section plunged 1,827.92 points, or

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s political parties adopted Wednesday a proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members but postponed substantive discussions on a difficult issue–how to ensure stable Imperial succession. The proposal, drawn up by the leaders

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Consul General in Benghazi, Francesco Colombo on Wednesday paid a further visit to two Italian Gaza land flotilla activists who have been held in the eastern port city since their arrest on 24 May on suspicion of entering Libya

(Adnkronos) – At least 30 people have been killed and 92 injured in air raids conducted by the Israeli Defense Forces (Idf) in the last 24 hours in Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health stated this in a note. This brings the

(Adnkronos) – A 30-year-old Sudanese immigrant identified as Hadi Alodid, suspected of the attack in the north of the city, on Kinnaird Avenue, in which forty-year-old Stephen Ogilvie was injured, has been charged by a Belfast court with attempted murder, possession of

(Adnkronos) – Graham Platner, the anti-establishment oyster farmer, will be the Democratic candidate in the Maine election challenge, which is shaping up to be one of the most important battles for control of the Senate next November. And the Democratic leadership, which

(Adnkronos) – He was welcomed as a hero upon his return to Somalia, referee Omar Artan, excluded from the World Cup due to the refusal by US authorities to allow him entry into the country. Artan, currently considered the best African referee,

(Adnkronos) – “Tonight we will be on the streets in even greater numbers than last night.” The head of the Northern Ireland police, Jon Boutcher, announced the strengthening of security forces engaged in containing the protest in the streets of Belfast, also

(Adnkronos) – A federal judge in Alabama has banned state authorities from using nitrogen inhalation for the execution of Jeffrey Lee, which had been set for tomorrow. In her ruling, Judge Emily Marks states that Alabama’s introduction of nitrogen hypoxia as a

(Adnkronos) – Canada intends to participate as an observer in the joint project of Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy for the development of the sixth-generation fighter jet (Gcap). Japanese government sources reported this, stating that Tokyo’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is

(Adnkronos) – Boosting exports of Italian wines is a key priority for the foreign ministry, Italy’s top diplomat Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday at the Italian Federation of Industrial Producers, Exporters and Importers of Wines and Spirits (Federvini) taking place at the

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political parties on Wednesday approved a proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members as the consensus of the country’s legislative branch. The proposal, drawn up by the leaders and vice leaders of

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was hospitalized for treatment of a liver cyst infection on Tuesday and is expected to miss the central bank’s next two-day policy-setting meeting from Monday, the BOJ said Wednesday. Ueda is expected

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Yohei Kono, former speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, who is also known to have written a landmark 1993 statement over wartime comfort women, died on Monday at the age of 89, people

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s suprapartisan National Council on Social Security agreed at a working-level meeting Wednesday to consider the tax credit part of a proposed refundable tax credit system in the future after implementing its refund part first. A draft of

(Adnkronos) – Ways of bolstering bilateral economic and trade collaboration were at the centre of talks in Baghdad on Wednesday between Italy’s ambassador Niccolo Fontana and Iraq’s new trade minister Mustafa Nizar Al-Ani, the embassy wrote on X.  “Amb @niccoloffontana met with

Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard vessels briefly entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday, according to the Japan Coast Guard. This was the first such incursion since May 26. According to

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Yohei Kono, former speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, who is also known to have written a landmark 1993 statement over wartime comfort women, died on Monday at the age of 89, people

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)–Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed his country’s utmost commitment to the stable supply to Japan of liquefied natural gas and oil-related products, such as medical gloves, at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo