Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plummeted more than 2,600 points on Wednesday afternoon, falling below 54,000 for the first time in about a month, due to risk-averse selling amid the tense situation in the Middle East.

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average tumbled more than 2,200 points Wednesday morning, falling below 55,000 for the first time since Feb. 6, due to risk-averse selling amid the tense situation in the Middle East. The Nikkei average

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–KDDI Corp. said on Tuesday that its smartphone code payment service will become available in South Korea, starting early this month, to accommodate Japanese tourists. South Korea will be the first overseas market for the Japanese wireless operator’s

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan will determine case by case whether to exercise its right to collective self-defense in the event of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz with missiles from Iran or elsewhere, an official has said. “The government will

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the dissolution of the controversial religious group Unification Church, stripping the organization of its status as a religious corporation. The Unification Church, formally known as the Family

Okuma, Fukushima Pref., March 4 (Jiji Press)–A Baptist church once emptied by evacuation following the massive earthquake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, 15 years ago has returned to its home, recasting itself as a

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Fifteen years after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japan is seeing growing momentum behind “phase free” design, a new approach to disaster preparedness that integrates emergency functionality into everyday items. As major quakes have continued to

Natori/Iwanuma, Miyagi Pref., March 4 (Jiji Press)–A grand piano damaged by the massive tsunami in March 2011 and later restored has been installed at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. On Saturday, its owner, 61-year-old piano instructor Yumi Sakurai, performed with

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Wednesday that it has evacuated two nationals living in Iran to neighboring Azerbaijan amid rising tensions in the region spurred by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The two Japanese nationals were evacuated by land, leaving

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Businesses in Japan are working to address increasingly complex demands and expectations related to workplace anti-harassment measures. This year marks four decades since the equal employment opportunity law came into force, and 20 years since employers were first

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average tumbled more than 1,500 points Wednesday morning to fall below 55,000 for the first time since Feb. 6. At 9:12 a.m., the key index of 225 issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has asked his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, for cooperation to ensure the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and the safety of Japanese nationals in the

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Governor Mika Yokota has underlined the need for local communities to develop “workplaces where women can fully demonstrate their abilities” to address the issue of an increasing number of young women in the countryside moving to urban

(Adnkronos) – President Donald Trump once again corrects his aim, not ruling out to Politico the possibility of dialogue with the new Iranian leadership. “No, it’s not too late. 49 leaders have been killed, a pretty deep blow – he stressed –

(Adnkronos) – The United States has closed its embassy in Beirut “until further notice” due to “ongoing regional tensions”. This is what is stated in a post on X by the diplomatic representation. 

(Adnkronos) – London strengthens its military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has confirmed the deployment to Cyprus of the destroyer HMS Dragon and helicopters equipped with anti-drone capabilities, following a conversation with the president of the Mediterranean

(Adnkronos) – The situation in Tehran is “critical” and the Italian government is looking at reducing staff at its embassy in the Iranian capital, as well assessing the best way to evacuate all Italian citizens wishing to leave the country, foreign minister

(Adnkronos) – Up to 2,500 Italians are being repatriated from the Gulf area after being stranded there amid the widening conflict in the region between Iran, the United States and its ally Israel, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  ‘Between 2,300

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat said Tuesday that he has asked Japan to “decisively confront” the latest U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran together with the international community. Seadat made the request during his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa will visit the United States for four days from Thursday for detailed investment talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The Japanese and U.S. governments are working to set

(Adnkronos) – A special flight was due to land in Italy’s northern city of Milan on Tuesday with 200 students on board who were stranded in Dubai at a United Nations event amid the widening conflict between Iran, the United States and

(Adnkronos) – Iran has banned the export of all foodstuffs as a wartime measure. This was announced by the Tasnim news agency, citing a government decree, according to which the export of agricultural products is also banned until further notice. 

(Adnkronos) – In recent days, Qatar reportedly carried out raids in Iran in response to retaliatory attacks that Tehran’s armed forces conducted against Gulf countries, after suffering the Israeli-American military operation. This was reported by the Israeli channel Channel 12, citing well-informed

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest an attack on a British air force base in Cyprus early on Monday by an Iranian-made drone as part of Tehran’s retaliation over attacks on Iran by the United States and

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a ruling bloc-backed plan aimed at securing Lower House passage of the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill on March 13, despite opposition objections. At the day’s meeting, the committee

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Nidec Corp. founder Shigenobu Nagamori bears the biggest responsibility for the major Japanese motor maker’s accounting fraud, which came to light last year, a panel of outside experts said in an investigation report Tuesday. “Numerous accounting irregularities have

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran will be a major focus of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first visit to the United States since taking office last October. Although the attacks have been heavily criticized by the international community

(Adnkronos) –   Italy is looking at ways of mitigating the effect on companies of the widening conflict in the Middle East between Iran and the United States and its allies – which is paralysing globally crucial energy shipments from the Gulf

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government started evacuating Japanese nationals in Iran by land on Tuesday, following the U.S.-Israeli strikes. They are expected to arrive in a nearby country Wednesday. According to informed sources, only some of about 200 Japanese people

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering establishing an expert panel in late April toward revising its three key national security-related documents by the end of this year, informed sources said Tuesday. The panel is expected to discuss new numerical