North Korea sent directives to a secret organization including a former executive of South Korea's largest labor union, ordering it to incite anti-Japanese sentiment, according to sources at Suwon District Court near Seoul.時事通信社 による

Japanese nonlife insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. plans to promote Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Koike to president, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry will launch a project to send corporate employees to agricultural villages to maintain and energize those areas faced with depopulation and aging.時事通信社 による

Japan's current account surplus in November 2024 expanded 54.5pctfrom a year earlier to 3,352.5 billion yen, a preliminary Finance Ministry report showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves on Monday expressed eagerness to acquire industry rival United States Steel Corp., following U.S. President Joe Biden's order blocking an acquisition bid by Nippon Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan Monday night, triggering a tsunami warning for Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday agreed that the two countries plus the United States will continue to collaborate to counter threats from North Korea.時事通信社 による

Japanese police arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University, on Monday on suspicion of breach of trust involving fictitious payments of construction consulting fees by the university, people familiar with the investigation said.時事通信社 による

The leaders of Japan, the United States and the Philippines agreed that the three countries will continue to cooperate in maritime and economic security amid China's growing assertiveness in the region during a virtual three-way summit on Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to take steps to dispel concerns about investments in the United States following his rejection of the sale of United States Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are likely to meet in Washington on Jan. 21, a day after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Japanese government officials said Monday.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo metropolitan government will establish a program to support the repayment of student loans for those who will start working as teachers or technical civil servants in Tokyo in April or later, Governor Yuriko Koike said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife, Yoshiko, on Sunday moved into the prime minister's official residence from a dormitory for members of the House of Representatives, both in central Tokyo.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government extended until June 18 the deadline for Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. to complete the procedures to halt its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. as ordered by U.S. President Joe Biden, the two companies said Saturday.時事通信社 による

With many issues arising from the current electoral system adopted for Japan's House of Representatives, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is keeping a close eye on the idea of introducing a medium constituency plural ballot system.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said in a television program Sunday that he will visit the United States to attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo metropolitan government will provide up to 100,000 yen in subsidies from October to residents of Tokyo who opt for painless deliveries, Governor Yuriko Koike has said.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday agreed that Japan will provide the Southeast Asian nation with high-speed patrol boats.時事通信社 による

The Honda Civic Hybrid has been chosen North American Car of the Year for 2025 by journalists in the United States and Canada, according to an announcement in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is seen visiting Washington to attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, Japanese sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management Inc. is considering investing up to 1.5 trillion yen in Seven & i Holdings Co. to join a founding family's buyout plan, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry Friday presented a plan to set an energy-saving target for new data centers to be built in the country.時事通信社 による

Japan's Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to raise its starting monthly salary for university graduates joining the nonlife insurer in April 2026 to as much as 410,000 yen, sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Nonfinancial companies scored a record annual buying excess of 7,884.1 billion yen for Japanese stocks in 2024, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Denmark's rejection of Japan's request to extradite an antiwhaling activist is extremely regrettable, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that he will visit Britain from Monday to Thursday.時事通信社 による

Yoshiko Ishiba, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, made her diplomatic debut by attending events in Malaysia on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit Seoul to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday, the Japanese and South Korean governments said Friday.時事通信社 による

A series of avian influenza outbreaks has hit poultry farms in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, where the prefectural government announced newly confirmed infections for the second straight day Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday appointed Takehiro Funakoshi, senior deputy foreign minister for political affairs, as vice foreign minister to succeed Masataka Okano, who is set to become chief of the National Security Secretariat.時事通信社 による

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators declined for the first time in three months in November 2024, the Cabinet Office said Friday.時事通信社 による

Eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman at Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.時事通信社 による

The United States has enhanced deterrence against an "axis of autocrats" by boosting its ties with Japan, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said Friday, apparently bearing in mind China and North Korea.時事通信社 による

The Japan Tourism Agency will launch a model project to support accommodation operators working to turn around their businesses while repaying debts incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.時事通信社 による

Japanese Ambassador to Britain Hiroshi Suzuki has grabbed the attention of social media users by singing the Welsh national anthem in Welsh.時事通信社 による

The delivery of F-35B stealth fighter jets by the United States to an Air Self-Defense Force base in southwestern Japan will be delayed to April or after, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday.時事通信社 による

Heavy snow chiefly hit Sea of Japan coastal areas in the northern, central and western regions on Friday and was forecast to continue to fall in some areas until Saturday morning.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, confirmed Friday that their countries will promote cooperation in the security field.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday appointed Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat to replace Takeo Akiba, effective on Jan. 20.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday announced additional sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.時事通信社 による

Japan's household consumption expenditures dropped 0.4pctfrom a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms to 295,518 yen in November, extending their downtrend to four months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Friday that it will step up efforts to increase the country's exports of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food products.時事通信社 による

Talk persists that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration may choose to hold a House of Representatives election on the same day as the House of Councillors election set for summer.時事通信社 による

Fast Retailing Co. on Thursday reported record profits and revenue for the three months ended in November thanks to robust sales at its Uniqlo casual clothing store chain in Japan.時事通信社 による

A creditor has filed for court-led civil rehabilitation of the parent of Japanese audio and video equipment maker Funai Electric Co., further deepening turmoil at the group, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday reported slumps in new vehicle sales in China in 2024.時事通信社 による

Japanese space exploration startup ispace Inc. said Thursday that its new lunar lander will be launched Wednesday in the company's second attempt to put such a spacecraft on the moon.時事通信社 による

The Japanese and Indian coast guards conducted their 20th joint drill in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, and it was the first to be observed by officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Australian Border Force.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to convene the Diet, the country's parliament, for this year's ordinary session starting Jan. 24, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Thursday gave the view that President Joe Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel Corp.'s acquisition of United States Steel Corp. will have minimal impact on overall Japan-U.S. relations.時事通信社 による