Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Police in Japan arrested nine individuals Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone, western Africa, as a base. It is unusual for Japanese police to crack down on a Sierra Leone-based special

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan have agreed to cooperate to prevent unreasonable eel trade restrictions, Japan’s Fisheries Agency said Wednesday. The agreement comes after a proposal to strengthen international eel trade restrictions was submitted by the European

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Tokyo on Wednesday, reaffirming Japan’s continued support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. “Japan will continue to support Ukraine’s permanent peace in cooperation with the international

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Wednesday that its Mobile Suica app system suffered a temporary glitch the same day that made it difficult for users to charge their smartphone-based smart cards. The glitch occurred around

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties are criticizing that the government’s bill to revise the Imperial House Law deviates from the Diet’s consensus reached in talks between ruling and opposition parties. On Tuesday, the government adopted the bill at a cabinet

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–New automobile sales in Japan from January to June rose 1.8 pct from a year before to 2,387,189 units, mainly driven by the launches of revamped models, industry data showed on Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co.

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Inbound tourism continued making contributions to rises in roadside land prices in Japan this year, according to National Tax Agency data released Wednesday. Prices of land facing roads in the country as of Jan. 1 rose 2.9 pct

New Delhi, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in a contribution published in The Times of India on Wednesday, said that Japan and India are “strategically aligned” partners. “The relationship between Japan and India is now a strategically aligned trusted

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The number of hibakusha survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had fallen to 91,105 as of the end of March this year, Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday. The number of hibakusha with victim

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliamentary leaders on Wednesday presented a draft supplementary resolution for the bill revising the Imperial House Law, calling for continued discussions on stable Imperial succession. The supplementary resolution, attached to the bill submitted by the government to

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. overwrote data after a regulatory investigation into its earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, the secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday. “We suspect

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Wednesday that it will dispatch an emergency medical team to Venezuela, recently hit by major earthquakes, as early as this week. The Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team will be made up of 42 members,

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left for India on a government jet Wednesday for a summit with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, where they are seen confirming the two countries’ cooperation in economic security. With China’s increasing economic

Tokyo/Beijing, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese nationals detained in the Chinese city of Dalian in May were arrested in mid- and late June, respectively, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. The two, both Fuji Electric Co. group employees, are believed to have violated

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Financial Services Agency has ordered Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. to report details of a personal data breach involving information on about 4.38 million customers, the unit of U.S. insurance giant Aflac Inc. said Wednesday. The order

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Construction firms and real estate developers need to work together to address surging labor and materials costs involving large-scale urban redevelopment projects in Japan, Masafumi Kiryu, president of Kajima Corp., a major Japanese construction firm, said in an

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Two Japanese nationals detained in the Chinese city of Dalian in May were arrested in mid- and late June, respectively, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. The two, both Fuji Electric Co. group employees, are believed to have violated

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori on Wednesday urged both ruling and opposition parties to return to normal parliamentary business, amid an impasse over bills submitted by the ruling bloc. In a meeting with secretaries-general and other senior

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Business Inc. plans to spend up to several hundred billion yen on acquisitions, Katsushige Kojima, president and CEO of the Japanese telecommunications company focusing on corporate clients, said in an interview. The company is constantly “looking

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Prices of land facing roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.9 pct from a year before on average, up for the fifth straight year, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday. The pace of increase was the

(Adnkronos) – At least 1,028 deaths were recorded in Spain in June due to the heatwave that affected numerous European countries, according to data published by the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid. This is more than double the 407 heat-related deaths

(Adnkronos) – The clashes in Myanmar have caused a total of 100,114 deaths, after five years ago the army ended a decade of democratic experience in the Southeast Asian country, overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and arresting the

(Adnkronos) – United States President Donald Trump earned 1.2 billion dollars last year from commercial activities in the cryptocurrency sector. According to the 927-page document published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Trump reportedly received nearly 550 million dollars in 2025

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. continued to commit earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan even after regulators opened an investigation into the scandal, the secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday.

Japan Automobile Dealers Association July 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 1,530,413 units Up 2.0 pct Over-2,000-c.c. Cars 880,089 Down 2.0 Smaller Cars 455,569 Up 6.5 Trucks 188,670 Up 11.9 Buses 6,085 Up 8.0 -Brand- Daihatsu 15,072 Up 23.6 Honda 183,370 Up 1.9 Lexus

Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association July 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 145,312 units Down 0.2 pct Passenger Cars 112,496 Up 0.6 Trucks 32,816 Down 2.9 -Brand- Suzuki 48,373 Up 0.5 Daihatsu 42,553 Down 10.8 Mitsubishi 6,584 Down 4.6 Subaru 1,025 Down

Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association July 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 856,776 units Up 1.3 pct Passenger Cars 660,458 Down 0.5 Trucks 196,318 Up 7.9 -Brand- Suzuki 281,135 Down 5.5 Daihatsu 265,535 Up 6.3 Mitsubishi 37,957 Up 7.0 Subaru 7,711 Down

Japan Automobile Dealers Association July 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 281,571 units Up 13.7 pct Over-2,000-c.c. Cars 166,501 Up 15.2 Smaller Cars 81,455 Up 11.9 Trucks 32,507 Up 10.0 Buses 1,108 Up 65.9 -Brand- Daihatsu 2,808 Up 17.6 Honda 32,676 Up 20.9 Lexus

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan cut passport issuance fees on Wednesday, lowering the cost of a 10-year passport for adults to 8,900 yen from 15,900 yen if an application is filed online. The five-year passport is no longer available for adults. Minors

Sao Paulo, June 30 (Jiji Press)–Members of the Mercosur trade bloc in South America formally announced the start of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement with Japan at a summit in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion on Tuesday. If realized, the EPA