Today's News Headlines from JIJIPRESS

Trump's Border Czar Announces Withdrawal of 700 Federal Agents from Minneapolis

Basketball: Alvark Tokyo Beat New Taipei to Reach East Asia Super League Finals

TSMC to Mass-Produce Advanced 3-Nanometer Chips at 2nd Kumamoto Plant in Japan

3 People Linked to Momuri Resignation Assistance Service Referred to Prosecutors

Trump Says Relationship with Xi Is "Extremely Good" after Speaking by Phone

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Kicks Off with Curling Ahead of Opening Ceremony

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 53,898.35

337 Japan Police Members Given Disciplinary Action in 2025

Washington Post to Cut One-Third of Its Workforce, Including Over 300 Reporters

Japan Eyes 3.6-Fold Increase in Squid Catch Quota in Next Fishing Season

Switzerland's Bid to Host '38 Winter Olympics May Be Finalized in April '27: IOC

Man Convicted of Attempting to Murder Trump Sentenced to Life in Prison

US-Russia Nuclear Disarmament Pact Expires on Thursday

Japan Basic Industries Union to Seek 15,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike, Matching Record

IOC Mulling Migrating Some Sports from Summer to Winter Olympics

JAXA Aims to Launch Improved Epsilon S Rocket in Fiscal 2026

US-Iran Nuclear Talks to Be Held in Oman on Friday

NY Stocks : Dow 49,501.30 ; Nasdaq 22,904.58

Panasonic Lowers Annual Profit Projections Again as Restructuring Costs Weigh

Kanagawa Gov. Kuroiwa Hospitalized for Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma

BOJ Begins Century-Long Task of Unloading ETFs Raised as Part of Easing Policy

Japan Eyes Convening Diet Session on Feb. 18 after Sunday's General Election

Baseball: Red Sox Fielder Yoshida Last to Join Samurai Japan for WBC in March

Sakie Yokota, Mother of N. Korea-Abducted Megumi, Voices Sadness as She Turns 90

Tokyo Forex : U.S. Dollar=156.42-44 Yen; Euro=1.1831-1832 Dollars

UK Labor Party Shaken by Bigwig Mandelson's Ties with Jeffrey Epstein

Soccer: "King" Kazuyoshi Miura Voices Readiness Prior to J. League Comeback

Pop Band Def Tech Member Yuki Nishimiya Arrested for Cannabis Possession

Qantas to Sell All Shares in Jetstar Japan, Which Will Then Shift to New Brand

Campaign for Sunday's General Election Lacks Debates on Defense Capabilities

Rugby: Japan to Focus on Preparations for 2027 World Cup, Says Head Coach Jones

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 54,293.36

Former First Lady Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged with Murdering Current Wife

Trump Adviser Stephen Miran Resigns from White House Post to Stay on at Fed

Snowboarder Remi Yoshida Added to Team Japan for Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Walmart Becomes First Retailer to Hit $1 Trillion in Market Valuation

Sapporo Snow Festival Opens for 8-Day Run, Featuring 210 Ice, Snow Statues

US, South Korean Foreign Ministers Agree to Work Together on Nuclear Submarines

Soccer: Augsburg Sign Japanese Striker Ryota Onoda, 18, to Contract through 2030

Prudential Life Insurance to Suspend Sales of New Contracts for 90 Days

Clintons to Testify in Congressional Probe into Late Sex Offender Epstein

Israel Lets Only 12 People into Egypt from Gaza for Medical Treatment

Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn Eager to Compete in Olympics despite Knee Injury

Tokyo Stocks : Nikkei Average 54,391.58

Defense for Ex-Japan PM Abe's Killer Appeals Indefinite Prison Term Ruling

Trump, Colombian Pres. Petro Meet at White House, Affirm Cooperation

Yamaha to Launch Moped Meeting Japan's New Emissions Regulations in March

Oketani Appointed as Head Coach of Japan Men's National Basketball Team

JR East Given Administrative Guidance over Recent Service Halts

Fed's Miran Resigns as US CEA Chairman