Nihon Hidankyo Urges Loan, Investment Ban on Nuke Makers

Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said Friday that it will launch a campaign urging financial institutions not to invest in or give loans to companies that ...

LDP's New Vision Says Constitutional Revision "Critically Needed"

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled its new policy vision on Friday, recognizing the party's goal of revising the Constitution as "critically needed" to respond to the changing ...

Japan Trade, Agriculture Ministries to Cooperate for Export Aid

The Japanese trade and agriculture ministries said Friday that they will establish a new cooperation framework aimed at bolstering support to expand exports of agricultural, forestry, fishery and food ...

U.N. Official Concerned over Possible Hollowing-Out of NPT

High-ranking U.N. official Izumi Nakamitsu voiced concern Friday that "hollowing-out" of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, may begin if no outcome document is adopted onc ...

Transformation From Thailand’s Premier Tourist Hub to a Global 'Heaven City' and World-Class Living, With Dusit Ajara Hua Hin

HUA HIN, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 April 2026 - Hua Hin is undergoing a historic transformation. Long recognized as Thailand's elite seaside retreat, this coastal gem is now ranked among ...

Japan to Release More State Oil Reserves

Japan will start releasing additional state oil reserves equivalent to about 20 days of domestic consumption as early as the beginning of May, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday. "We will ...

Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.6-Plus to Accelerate Agentic AI Deployment for Enterprises and Alibaba’s AI Applications

The latest Qwen 3.6-Plus model will be integrated into Alibaba's ecosystem, including Wukong, an AI-native enterprise platform that automates complex business tasks using multiple AI agents, and Qwen ...

Polish PM Tusk to Visit Japan Next Week

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit Japan for three days from Monday to hold his first talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese government said Friday. "Poland is an im ...

Japan Diet Begins Substantive Debate on Intelligence Bill

The Diet, Japan's parliament, began substantive deliberations Friday on a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the government's intelligence capabilities. At the day's ...

Self-Proclaimed Fan Takaichi Welcomes Deep Purple

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who proclaims herself a big fan of Deep Purple, met with members of the legendary British hard rock band at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Friday. Ente ...

Nikkei Average Briefly Hits 57,000 on Rosy Hopes over Middle East

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly topped 57,000 on Friday, thanks to market optimism over the ceasefire in the Middle East. The Nikkei index finished 1,028.79 points, or 1.84 pct, ...

Tosoh to Restart Ethylene Facility at End-April

Japan's Tosoh Corp. plans to restart its ethylene production facility in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, at the end of this month, following suspension for routine maintenance work, it was ...