Today's News Headlines from JIJIPRESS

3 Workers Hospitalized after Fire at Nippon Steel Plant in Japan's Hokkaido

Miami Beats Mississippi to Reach College Football National Championship Game

Average Rice Price at Japanese Supermarkets Hit Record 4,416 Yen per 5 Kilograms

Record 45% Favor Reinforcing Japan's Self-Defense Forces, Govt Survey Shows

1,250 Officers from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police March during New Year's Exercise

Fukushima United Introduces 58-Year-Old Japanese Soccer Legend Kazuyoshi Miura

Tokyo Forex : U.S. Dollar=157.48-50 Yen; Euro=1.1650-1652 Dollars

Trump Says He Will Meet with Venezuela Opposition Leader Machado Next Week

Fire Breaks Out near Tsutenkaku Tower, Popular Tourist Attraction in Osaka

Ilia Malinin Leads Men's Short Program at US Figure Skating Championships

Ministers from G-7 Countries, Critical Mineral Producers to Meet in Washington

Trump Signals He May Let Last US-Russia Nuclear Weapons Treaty Expire

Wildfire That Breaks Out Thurs. Continues in Yamanashi Prefecture, West of Tokyo

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 51,939.89

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran Very Hard if Protesters Killed amid Crackdown

Japanese Astronaut Makoto Swa to Stay at ISS on His 1st Space Flight around 2027

Utsunomiya, Mikawa, Tokyo, San-en Reach Japan Basketball Championship Semifinals

China's Consumer Prices Stay Flat in 2025, Slowest Inflation in 16 Years

Trump Tells NYT That US Could Maintain Oversight of Venezuela for Years

Japan Govt Ordered to Pay 1.1 M. Yen in Damages over Suicide of SDF Member

US Snowboarder Chloe Kim, 2-Time Olympic Halfpipe Champion, Dislocates Shoulder

Japan's Household Spending Grows 2.9% in November, Led by 0.9% Rise in Food

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi to Meet with Hegseth in Washington on Thursday

2 People Injured after Being Shot by Federal Border Patrol Agents in Oregon

MLB: Cardinals, Lars Nootbaar Agree to $5.35-M. Contract to Avoid Arbitration

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 51,692.70

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Visit Japan Next Week, 1st Since 2024

Japan's Yui, Other Crew to Return from ISS over Fellow Astronaut's Medical Issue

S. Korean Pres. to Visit Nara in Western Japan Next Week for Talks with Takaichi

England Soccer: Defending Champions Liverpool Draw 0-0 with Arsenal

Ex-Itochu Pres., Japan Envoy to China Uichiro Niwa Dies of Natural Causes at 86

Household Spending in Japan Rises 2.9% in Nov. to 314,242 Yen on Average

Okinawa Gov. Voices Concern over Japan's Planned Revision of Security Documents

Japanese Pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura, 37, Announces Retirement from Pro Baseball

Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" to Make Rare Trip to Museum in Osaka

Japan to Create New Panel in Spring for Full-Scale Security Strategy Review

NY Stocks : Dow 49,266.11 ; Nasdaq 23,480.02

Male Teacher Nabbed for Indecent Acts against Elementary School Girl in Saitama

Japan Once Again Urges China to Revoke Dual-Use Goods Export Ban

BOJ Keeps Economic Views Unchanged for All 9 Regions in Japan

Residents Appeal Court's Rejection of Their Plea to Shut Down Fukui Reactors

Japan Govt Spokesman Emphasizes Importance of US Role in International Community

Japanese Marathon Runner Ai Hosoda to Retire from Competition in March

Tokyo Forex : U.S. Dollar=156.46-48 Yen; Euro=1.1677-1679 Dollars

Man Found Dead with Blood in Apartment in Tokyo's Ota Ward Thurs. Morning

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to Visit Rome, Paris in Feb.

Honda's N-Box Tops Japan's New Vehicle Sales Rankings for 4th Straight Year

Amber Glenn Leads after Short Program in 2026 US Figure Skating Championships

5th Retrial Plea Filed for 1979 Murder of Man in Osaki, Kagoshima Pref.

Venezuela Reports 100 Deaths Due to Saturday's US Military Operation

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 51,117.26

Japan's Shiro Aihara Withdraws from Men's Slalom Race at Alpine Ski World Cup

Power Being Restored in Berlin after Longest Blackout since World War II

Japan Protests China's Fresh Gas Field Drilling Move in East China Sea

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount's Revised Hostile Takeover Bid

Totsuka, 4 Other Japanese Snowboarders Move to Men's Halfpipe Final at World Cup

Dutch Court Invalidates Marriage over Use of AI-Written Wedding Vows

Trump Signs Memorandum to Pull US Out of 66 International Organizations

Japan's Inflation-Adjusted Wages Fall 2.8% in Nov., 11th Straight Month of Drops

Women's Golf: LPGA's Chevron Championship Moving to Houston's Memorial Park

ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Woman in Minneapolis during Immigration Crackdown

US Seizes 2 Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers, Including Russian-Flagged Vessel

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 51,660.50

Western Japan Village of Hidaka to Cosponsor Men's Senior Pro Golf Tour in May

Saitama Patrol Officer Arrested for Stealing Trading Cards from Police Storage

LDP's Hagiuda Seeks to Prioritize Coalition Expansion over Lower House Breakup

England Soccer: Kaoru Mitoma Scores as Brighton Draws 1-1 with Manchester City

4 Arrested in Japan for Allegedly Using Counterfeit Commemorative Silver Coins

Japan to Create Panel Modeled on Committee on Foreign Investment in US, or CFIUS

Rubio to Hold Talks with Danish Officials Next Week on US Interest in Greenland

Soccer: Japan Routs Syria 5-0 in U-23 Asian Cup Group B Opener in Saudi Arabia

Employee of Japan's Nuclear Regulator Loses Work-Issued Smartphone in China

Defense Min. Koizumi Seeks Local Support for Futenma Base Relocation in Okinawa

NY Stocks : Dow 48,996.08 ; Nasdaq 23,584.27

Hyogo Assembly Member Sues Anti-NHK Party, Leader Tachibana for Defamation

Israel, Syria Agree on De-escalation Mechanism in US-Brokered Talks in Paris

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion to Accelerate AI Infrastructure Development

Japan Postpones Launch of New H3 Rocket to Investigate December Failure

JIP Will Welcome DPFP's Entry into Ruling Coalition, Co-leader Fujita Says

Rugby: Toin Gakuen Achieves Three-Peat in Japan High School Championships

Tokyo Forex : U.S. Dollar=156.48-49 Yen; Euro=1.1681-1683 Dollars

Yamanashi Town Official Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl

Venezuela's Prosecutor General Calls for Immediate Release of Nicolas Maduro

JR Tokai Chief Vows to Promote Maglev Shinkansen Construction amid Soaring Costs

Japanese Female Ski Jumper Yuka Kobayashi to Retire at End of the Season

3 Men Arrested for Possessing Narcotics Worth 100 Million Yen in Japan's Aichi

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Warns of Fake Video Misusing His Image

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 51,961.98

Men's Tennis: Kei Nishikori Withdraws from Canberra Challenger 1st Round Match

100-Year-Old Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir hospitalized for after Fall

Ukraine's Allies Agree to Provide Robust Security Guarantees for Kyiv

Trump Says Venezuela Will Turn Over Up to 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US

Soccer: Chelsea Appoints Liam Rosenior as Head Coach on Contract until 2032

Japan's Top Nuclear Regulator Condemns Chubu Electric over Data Cheating

US Discussing Options to Acquire Greenland, Including Potential Use of Military

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical to Go Private in Management Buyout Worth 390 B. Yen

MLB: Toronto Blue Jays Formally Introduce Japanese Slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Ex-Fukui Governor Sugimoto's Sexual Harassment Recognized in Prefectural Probe

Tokyo Urges Beijing to Withdraw Ban on Exports of Dual-Use Products to Japan

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 52,257.11