1st Japan-Hosted Asian Games in 32 Years Officially Kick Off

The opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games was held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the 2026 ...

EXCLUSIVE: 15 Pct of Municipalities Willing to Replace Sewers with Septic Tanks

About 15 pct of municipalities in Japan are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey by Jiji Press. The survey was conducted after ...

Soy Sauce Maker Kikkoman Opens 3rd U.S. Plant

Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. on Friday held an opening ceremony for its third U.S. plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. During the ceremony at the new plant, Yuzaburo Mogi, honorary CEO of ...

Member of Boy Band Timelesz Arrested for Alleged Assault

Tokyo police arrested Shuto Inomata, a 25-year-old member of the Japanese boy band Timelesz on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a woman in her 20s. Inomata is suspected of punching the victim in the ...

Chinese Survey Ships Seen Operating in Japan EEZ

Two Chinese research vessels were spotted operating in Japan's exclusive economic zone off Kubashima, an island in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, this week, the Japan Coast Guard said. Ac ...

Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Security Cooperation

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held phone talks on Friday night and reaffirmed their countries' commitment to advancing a wide range of security coo ...

PM Takaichi, Trump to Meet in N.Y. on Tues.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday and to deliver a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day. The U.S. government sai ...

Yen Rebounds past 157 per Dollar after Possible BOJ Rate Check

The yen rebounded past 157 per dollar in New York on Friday, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may have conducted a "rate check" with financial institutions before potential yen-buying market ...

Udinese-Cagliari 0-1, Maldini lancia i sardi in testa alla classifica. Bologna-Torino 1-1

Nell'altra partita delle 15 del sabato, il Toro va sotto, reagisce e conquista un punto prezioso in trasferta contro il ...

Il monito di Harris (Ue): Unione Mercati Capitali cruciale per investimenti AI e crescita

Il ministro delle Finanze irlandese sollecita l'Unione ad azioni concrete per aumentare gli investimenti nell'intelligenza ...

Prodi e i 'giovani dem disertori in guerra': "Non è la linea del Pd, è un errore"

"Una posizione di questo tipo non so come possa conciliarsi con la politica del partito". Romano Prodi, ex presidente del ...

Millwall-West Ham, dopo 15 anni torna il 'derby dell'odio': Londra blindata e match finisce 2-2

La sfida, valida per la Championship, la Serie B inglese, rappresenta il centesimo confronto ufficiale tra due club ...