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TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposal for a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has not received a reply from Pyongyang, government sources said Tuesday. Takaichi had broached the idea to North Korea immediately after she took office on Oct. 21, they said. The revelations came after the prime minister said she made the proposal at a gathering on Monday in Tokyo to call for the resolution of the past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. TOKYO - Nintendo Co. on Tuesday revised upward its net profit forecast for fiscal 2025 to 350 billion yen ($2.28 billion) from 300 billion yen on strong demand for its Switch 2 gaming console. The revised outlook for the current business year ending March represents a 25.5 percent rise from a year earlier. The company also said it aims to sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles, up from the previously forecast 15 million, and 48 million copies of game software for the new device, compared with a projection of 45 million units. Japan PM seeks opposition cooperation on economic steps in Diet questioning TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday called for cooperation from opposition parties in formulating economic measures to address rising living costs and advance other policy goals, as parliament began questioning the new leader's agenda. Takaichi, who leads a minority government, was also pressed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan over her stance on a fundraising scandal involving her Liberal Democratic Party, as she appointed some scandal-tainted members to government posts in a departure from her predecessors. Former U.S. Vice President Cheney, architect of Bush's "war on terror" dies WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney, who served as vice president from 2001 to 2009 in George W. Bush's administration and was an architect of the Republican president's "war on terror," has died, U.S. media reported Tuesday. He was 84. Cheney died Monday of complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to the Associated Press. China's Xi, Russian PM push for more investment, energy cooperation BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday called for an increase in mutual investment and boosting cooperation in areas such as energy, trade and technology, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. During their talks in Beijing, Xi hailed firm China-Russia ties, which have "forged ahead this year despite the turbulent external environment," the Chinese ministry said. Mishustin stressed the importance of creating favorable conditions for mutual investment, according to Russia's Tass news agency. Global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 hit record high: U.N. report TOKYO - A U.N. report on Tuesday stated that global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 increased by 2.3 percent to a record high 57.7 billion tons. The emissions fall short of the target made in the 2015 Paris climate accords to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, with the organization warning temperatures could rise by up to 2.8 degrees this century unless swift action is taken. Kodansha to open Hollywood studio for manga live-action adaptions TOKYO - Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd. said Tuesday it will establish its first-ever production company in Hollywood to support live-action adaptations of its manga and novels overseas. The establishment of Kodansha Studios comes as the publisher seeks to take a more proactive role in such adaptations. Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao will serve as the chief creative officer and oversee project development. Central Japan pref. to use drones emitting dog barks to repel bears GIFU, Japan - The Gifu prefectural government said Tuesday it will begin using drones emitting the sound of dogs barking as well as the sound of fireworks in a bid to drive away bears from residential areas. The drones will be deployed later this month in Takayama, the village of Shirakawa and other areas in the central Japan prefecture where humans have recently been attacked by bears. In Shirakawa, a Spanish male tourist was attacked by a bear cub early last month, sustaining a minor injury. VIDEO: MLB champion Dodgers parade
