Kyoto, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–The head of Doshisha, which operates Doshisha International Senior High School, has apologized over a boat accident in Okinawa Prefecture that killed a female student, at his first press conference since the March 16 accident. “I offer my

Atlanta, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday demanded the immediate release of a reporter for Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper detained by Russian authorities, in a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said. The meeting

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)–Final preparations are underway to reopen the main hall of Shuri Castle in Okinawa Prefecture in November, as Saturday marked the seventh anniversary of the fire that destroyed the landmark in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

(Adnkronos) – Almost six million people in Haiti, including over 2.2 million children, face critical levels of food insecurity. This situation is expected to worsen by mid-2027, when the number of affected people could reach 6.35 million, an increase of about 400,000

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump’s in-person rallies scheduled for Sunday in Kansas and Iowa are back on the agenda. Fox News reported this, citing an informed source. Today, meanwhile, the president will address his supporters in Daytona Beach, Florida. 

(Adnkronos) – Tens of thousands of young Germans are preparing to demonstrate tomorrow in about thirty cities across Germany, including Berlin, Frankfurt, and Cologne, to denounce the high cost of living, school conditions, and public spending cuts affecting sectors ranging from education

(Adnkronos) – There is a ”significant risk” that ”violent actions” will be committed tomorrow, a new day of mobilizations in France, ”especially in the evening, coinciding with Halloween”. This was stated by French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, who reiterated his call to

(Adnkronos) – The night curfew returns to Paris. The Police Prefecture has ordered restrictions in the areas of Place de la République and Châtelet-Les Halles for the nights between Saturday and Sunday and between Sunday and Monday, when the curfew will be

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente has ruled out resignation, stating that his way of “being responsible is to face the situation”. During a press conference on the Urda railway accident at the Ministry of Transport, Puente said that “my duty

(Adnkronos) – Scottish police have received “information” and have “launched an investigation” into the period spent by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral, the King’s private estate in Scotland. British media report this. The convicted pedophile, who committed suicide

(Adnkronos) – The routes for tomorrow’s demonstration in central Paris proposed by the Cgt and the Yellow Vests against “the high cost of living” have been banned by the police prefecture, which has authorized the march only in the suburbs, between Porte

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will launch the first driverless taxis in Japan in 2027, in partnership with Waymo LLC, a unit of U.S. technology giant Alphabet Inc. The taxis will operate at Level 4 autonomous

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Top Vietnamese leader To Lam will address the Diet, Japan’s parliament, in the House of Representatives plenary chamber on Nov. 9. The Lower House steering committee made the decision at an executive meeting on Friday. To Lam, general

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Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Kioxia Holdings Corp. forecast Friday that its April-December net profit will surge about 24-fold from a year earlier to 3,557.8 billion yen. The net profit for the nine-month period would hit a record high

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will raise the target price of regular gasoline by 1 or 2 yen per liter per week in December under its gasoline subsidy program, the industry ministry said Friday. The government plans to raise the

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the central bank will adjust its monetary policy to stabilize the country’s underlying inflation at 2 pct. Ueda also said that underlying consumer price inflation is “generally consistent” with

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The latest cyberattack on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange operator, has not affected the assets of its customers in Japan, its Japanese unit said Friday. Binance announced the same day that crypto assets worth about 6.3 billion

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–About 3,600 sets of personal information may have been compromised following unauthorized access to a network at Japan’s Foreign Ministry, the ministry said Friday. The records contained names and email addresses, including those of some 900 individuals not

(Adnkronos) – The independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced its closure due to pressure from authorities. “‘Novaya Gazeta will cease to exist,’ editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a statement published on YouTube. ‘The Russian authorities, the Russian secret services, have forced

(Adnkronos) – Two helicopters collided and crashed into a farm field in the state of Oregon, United States, near a small airport southwest of Portland. All three people on board the helicopters died in the accident: Maddy Esbo, a 22-year-old flight instructor

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that it is considering providing around 5,000 yen a year to low-income workers under a proposed income-linked benefit program. Under the program, a fixed amount is expected to be given to people in

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday reiterated her cautious stance toward the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. On the day, Takaichi met with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki at the prime

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that it is considering providing around 5,000 yen a year to low-income workers under a proposed income-linked benefit program. Under the program, a fixed amount is expected to be given to people in

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–A public opinion poll by the Cabinet Office showed Friday that 37.5 pct of Japanese want the government to strengthen disaster reduction measures, up 6.4 percentage points from last year. The proportion was highest since 1992, when this

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is weighing how to respond to Germany’s interest in joining a Japan-Britain-Italy project to develop a next-generation fighter jet, having acknowledged that Berlin’s participation could cause delays and jeopardize plans to begin deployments in 2035.

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–The 10 newly appointed Japanese ministers held an average of 99.81 million yen in assets, excluding ordinary and current account deposits and shareholdings, as of Sept. 17, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launched her second cabinet, government data

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Friday that the Senate, the upper house of parliament, will establish a special committee to discuss bills to cut the consumption tax. The Senate

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii said Friday that deputy leaders of local governments can initiate the resignation process for their leaders who have become incapacitated due to illness or other factors, based on doctors’ diagnoses. At a

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the underlying consumer price index inflation is “generally consistent” with the BOJ’s 2 pct target. His statement, made at a press conference after the end of a two-day monetary