Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–After leading her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s historic victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi began full-scale preparations Tuesday for realizing signature policies. Takaichi held talks with her cabinet ministers relevant to key

(Adnkronos) – The ‘foibe’ killings of up to 15,000 Italian adults and children by Yugoslav partisans between 1943 and 1945 has shaped Italy’s national identity and foreign policy and are “a warning for our time”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. 

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that its group net profit in April-December last year fell 42.2 pct from a year before to 465,437 million yen. The major Japanese automaker has been hit hard by the slowdown of the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese households’ spending increased at a slower pace than income over the past five years, a report by the Cabinet Office showed Tuesday, indicating that people saved more amid inflation. According to the fiscal 2025 report on the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit Germany from Friday to attend the Munich Security Conference. Motegi announced his planned trip at a press conference Tuesday. At the annual conference in Munich, which

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday. It is the first time since Jan. 14 that a Chinese official ship has sailed

Berlin/Paris, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Germany seems to be considering participating in a joint project among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, as its collaboration with France and Spain faces challenges. In 2017, Germany and France came up with

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a third-party committee to investigate widespread fraud in which its employees scammed clients out of some 3.1 billion yen. “We’ve found it necessary to undergo a third-party

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, is set to be convened for a special session Feb. 18, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to be re-elected leader of the country and launch her second cabinet. The government presented the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry has completed notifications suspending a total of 3,333 delivery minivehicles at 1,862 post offices operated by Japan Post Co. over improper driver roll calls, including alcohol and health checks, transport minister Yasushi Kaneko said Tuesday.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s total debt as of the end of December 2025 rose by 8,580.6 billion yen from three months before to a record 1,342,172 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Of the total balance, general government

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to continuously boost its presence in Latin America and be a ‘reference point’ for the region – a goal that former under-secretary Giorgio Silli can help achieve as the International Italo-Latin American Organisation’s new secretary-general, according to foreign

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–More than 60 pct of Japan’s prefectural and municipal governments listened to opinions of children and young people in fiscal 2024 in an effort to reflect them in policies, a Children and Families Agency survey has shown. All

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday that he will visit the United States for four days from Wednesday to discuss Japanese investments in and loans to the United States as part of the two countries’ tariff deal.

(Adnkronos) – Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish student at Tufts University, will not be expelled from the United States. She won her legal battle after being detained by immigration officers near her home in Massachusetts. Her lawyers announced this, explaining that the immigration

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Gold and silver medals for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are about 10 pct lighter than those at Tokyo 2020, yet their metal value has climbed nearly fourfold as geopolitical tensions have driven precious metal prices higher. The silver

(Adnkronos) – The new death toll from the heavy snowfall that has hit Japan since January 20 is at least 46. The update was provided by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, as reported by local media. According to the Asahi Shimbun

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Production of fish paste products such as “chikuwa,” fried “kamaboko” and “hanpen” fish cakes has begun to rebound in Japan after decades of declines amid lower demand. Production of fish paste products in the country dropped by more

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, will hold a special session from Feb. 18 through July 17, Hiroshi Kajiyama, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief, said Tuesday. Kajiyama unveiled the plan at a meeting with his counterparts from

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high for the second straight day on Tuesday, as buying momentum continued after Sunday’s general election. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry has decided that there is no need to further toughen punishment for the crime of insults or to newly impose penalties for libel conducted via direct messages on social media. On Monday, the ministry held

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a third-party committee to investigate widespread fraud by its employees targeting customers. “We’ll fully cooperate with the independent investigation,” Hiromitsu Tokumaru, who became the company’s president on

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–An oral medicine used to treat chronic kidney disease and heart failure is also effective in treating premature ovarian insufficiency, a team of Japanese and other researchers has discovered. The discovery by the team including researchers from Juntendo

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Haraguchi said Tuesday that his ministry will set up a panel of experts to consider introducing punishments on paying for sex. The panel plans to hold its first meeting by the end of March.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The number of social media posts referring to national security and constitution revisions rocketed toward the end of the official campaign period for Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, Jiji Press analysis has shown. Online discussions on

Milan, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase won the gold medal in the women’s big air event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Monday, becoming the first Japanese to earn women’s snowboarding gold. Murase’s feat came after Kira Kimura, also from Japan,

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly jumped more than 1,500 points to hit a new all-time intraday high on Tuesday morning, boosted by broad-based buying following a rise in U.S. stocks Monday. At 10:29 a.m., the Nikkei

Washington, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the United States plans to enhance cooperation with the Asian ally in security and economic matters. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to