TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The majority of respondents to a Jiji Press poll held this month have expressed support for the Japanese government 's plan to sharply raise fees for residence procedures for foreign nationals. Support stood at 56.0 pct, far exceeding the 20.8 pct opposed to the plan,...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan 's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag, despite concerns that it could infringe on freedom of thought and expression guaranteed by the Constitution. At a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors,...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections to what he called the “overstretching” of national security concerns. Speaking at a conference in Shanghai, Xi...
Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. launched its regulated online casino platform as the country’s brick-and-mortar gaming giants increasingly pivot to the digital space. In a statement, PhilWeb Corp. said the integrated resort operator controlled by billionaire Andrew tapped the...
The Philippine Blu Girls split their two matches, including a stunning come-from-behind 5-4 victory over world No. 3 Puerto Rico, to keep their campaign alive in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage in Lima, Peru on Friday, July 17. The Blu Girls stormed back in the bottom of the...
Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina 's detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.” The Argentina superstar responded to critics who have been bashing the reigning World Cup champions over perceptions of beneficial officiating and favoritism by the soccer establishment. He said the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of President Donald Trump 's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz....
Natus Vincere Philippines swept Team Rey Young from Malaysia, 2-0, to advance to the semifinals of the 2026 MLBB Women’s International in the Esports World Cup at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in France in the wee hours of Friday, July 17 (Manila time). The Filipinas were dominant from start...
GENOA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy 's main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian...
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were continuing to search on Thursday for 24 people missing after a passenger boat sank off Indonesia, authorities said. At least one person is known to have died after the KM Nurul Salsa experienced engine failure and sank about 43 nautical miles (79 kilometers)...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom the already shrinking imperial family. The revisions include adoption of distant male relatives...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that 's previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK 'd on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging...
