INTERVIEW: Nobel Winner Soai Recalls Research behind Namesake Reaction

Kenso Soai, co-winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in an interview with Jiji Press on Friday looked back on his research that led to the discovery of the reaction now known as the "Soai ...

ICC Chief Akane Welcomes Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane on Friday welcomed the selection of former ICC judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African jurist, as this year's winner of the Nobel Peace ...

U.S. Sanctions May Cause Divide with Pro-ICC Japan, Europe

The latest U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court may drive a further wedge between the country and the camp of Japan and Europe over international order. On Friday, the ...

Anti-Sexual Assault Certification Set for Japan Cram Schools

A Japanese public-interest association has established a system to certify "juku" cram schools taking sufficient measures to prevent sexual violence against children, with requirements including the i ...

Japan Flu Cases Exceed Alert Level

The average number of new influenza cases per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan stood at 11.35 in the week through Sunday, exceeding the alert level of 10, the health ministry said ...

ICC Denounces U.S. Sanctions, Vows to Continue Activities

The International Criminal Court on Friday denounced the United States' designation of The Hague, the Netherlands-based court ...

PM Takaichi Voices Deep Concern over U.S. Sanctioning ICC

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday expressed her deep concern over the U.S. government's decision to add the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, to its ...

Documentary 'Voices of Hehe' to Premiere Soon

To mark the 55th anniversary of the restoration of the People's Republic of China's lawful seat in the United Nations, the five-episode documentary Voices of Hehe, planned and produced by the program ...

Vietnamese Arrested over Illegal Employment Assistance in Japan

Tokyo police arrested a 31-year-old Vietnamese woman by Friday on suspicion of facilitating illegal employment of a Vietnamese man who lacked permission to engage in activities outside his visa status ...

Tax Cut to Bring 36,000-Yen Benefit per Citizen: PM Takaichi

The planned consumption tax cut for food is expected to reduce household financial burdens by about 36,000 yen per citizen, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday. "The tax rate cut will ...

ONLYOFFICE 10.0 brings AI tools, modular apps, and stronger security to its open-source office suite

ONLYOFFICE presents the major autumn update 10.0 with context-aware AI tools directly in the editors, new modular Apps, and a ...

More Japanese Firms Hit by Large-Scale Data Breaches

More Japanese companies revealed Friday that they had experienced major customer data breaches due to cyberattacks. East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said that about 6.09 million customer accounts ...