Kagawa Governor Ikeda Wins Re-election

Toyohito Ikeda, governor of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, secured re-election in Sunday's gubernatorial poll, which was held due to the expiration of his term. Ikeda, 65, ran as an independent can ...

Kagawa Governor Ikeda Certain to Win Re-election

Toyohito Ikeda, governor of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, is certain to secure re-election in Sunday's gubernatorial poll, which was held due to the expiration of his term. Ikeda, 65, ran as an in ...

Japan-S. Korea Panel Launched to Address Low-Birthrate Issues

Business leaders from Japan and South Korea on Sunday launched a bilateral exchange committee to address falling birthrates and population decline, challenges common to both countries. The committee's ...

Color Photos of Occupied Japan Face Fading Future

Color photographs of Japan under Allied occupation are vanishing more than 70 years after U.S. service members captured vivid scenes that may hold lost pieces of history. From 1945 to 1952, when Allie ...

Level 5 Heavy Rain Warnings Briefly Issued for 3 Fukui Cities

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency rain warnings for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Sunday, but later downgraded them. Level 5 ...

45 Japan Prefectures Cite Vehicle Evacuee Tracking Issues: Survey

Of Japan's 47 prefectures, 45 regard tracking the location and number of people evacuating in their vehicles during disasters as a challenge, a Jiji Press survey showed Sunday. In large-scale ...

YFORE Debuts ODMS In-Cabin Sensing System to Enhance Cockpit Safety

Marking the official opening of its North American manufacturing facility in Georgia, global Tier-1 supplier YFORE Technology ...

Japan Emperor, Empress Send Condolences on Norwegian King's Death

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent a condolence telegram to Norway's new King Haakon VIII over the death of King Harald V, Japan's Imperial Household Agency said Saturday. The Imperial F ...

CASIO Presents European Premiere of Akiko's Piano Digital Sound Source at Martha Argerich Festival 2026 in Germany

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announces that the digital sound source created through Casio's 'Akiko's Piano' Digital Instrument Sound Project, managed by its European subsidiary CASIO Europe GmbH, made it ...

Huawei He Tingbo Named to TIME'S Fourth Annual List of The TIME100 AI

SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2026 – TIME named He Tingbo, President of HiSilicon, Huawei’s ...

Niutech Signs Agreement with Global Energy Major for Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Line to Produce SAF

Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as 'Niutech'), a global supplier of industrial continuous pyrolysis solutions, has signed a sales contract with a global energy major for an Industrial ...

Disorderly Yen Markets Could Raise U.S. Borrowing Costs: Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned in a letter released on X on Friday that disorderly movements in the yen market could lead to higher borrowing costs in the United States, signaling ...