Timur Turlov Elected FIDE President, Becomes First Kazakh to Lead World Chess

Businessman and Kazakhstan Chess Federation President wins runoff vote at FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, pledges digital ...

Chinese Brands Going Global — Worldwide Tour (Europe Stop) holds events in Switzerland, Italy

On September 23, 2026, local time, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Milan hosted a reception ...

MAYPHARM Unveils HYALMASS AQUATOX, a Next-Generation Multi-Active Skin Solution for the Global Aesthetic Market

MAYPHARM, a global aesthetic and cosmeceutical company, has announced the upcoming launch of HYALMASS AQUATOX, introducing a ...

Japan's Takaichi Confirms Cooperation with Trump over China

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that their countries will continue working together to address China-related issues including economic ...

U.S. Govt Paper Also Calls China WWII Ally

The U.S. White House has released a fact sheet on the results of Thursday's summit with China, calling the Asian country a World War II ally in line with a recent remark by President Donald Trump. "Th ...

Japan's Yamashita, 11-Year-Old Kurihara Win Asian Games Golds

Japanese runner Ichitaka Yamashita won the men's marathon gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, while 11-year-old Yuki Kurihara, Japan's youngest delegation member, topped an esports event ...

Heavy Rain Gives Blow to Fish, Rice Farmers in Chiba Pref.

Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, has caused breaches of embankments at Inbanuma, a major lake in Chiba Prefecture, which neighbors Tokyo, severely damaging fish farms and ...

U.S. Seeks Mexico Probe into Yokohama Rubber Plant Labor Rights

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Friday that it has asked the Mexican government to investigate alleged labor rights violations at a Yokohama Rubber Co. tire plant in Coahuila. The UST ...

EXCLUSIVE: Japan to Lend Mongolia 150 B. Yen for Airport Expansion

Japan will provide Mongolia with about 150 billion yen in soft loans to expand Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar, Jiji Press learned Saturday. The loans are expected to be agreed on ...

Japan Defense Min. to Support Startups in UAV Development

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to introduce a new contract system to support startups in developing unmanned aerial vehicles and other products to tap their advanced technologies. Under the system, th ...

NTT Docomo to Raise Monthly Fees in Dec.

Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. will increase monthly fees for over 50 rate plans by 110 to 550 yen starting Dec. 1, affecting over 30 million subscribers, or about 75 pct of its total.

U.S. Sec. Bessent Says Strong Yen Desired in Talks with Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that he and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama discussed the desirability of a strong yen in online talks. "We discussed the desirability of a ...