Two more unexpected compounds have been detected from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice, Japanese health ministry officials said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Thursday that it has launched an open innovation program designed to create space-related businesses through collaboration between startups and major companies.時事通信社 による

Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that they have decided on "Blue Front Shibaura" as the name of the district they are jointly redeveloping in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has given up on a plan to pass its bill to revise the political funds control law through the House of Representatives by the end of this week, in the face of a hardened stance by its coalition partner, Komeito, informed sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

A tax cut of 40,000 yen per person, much touted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June, as its economic impact, including on private consumption, remains to be seen.時事通信社 による

A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was killed Thursday when he was struck by shrapnel from a hand grenade that exploded during a drill in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Thursday monthly bills for average households will go up by 346 yen to 616 yen in July.時事通信社 による

Eight railway operators based in the greater Tokyo area will replace magnetic tickets with tickets using quick response codes in stages from the end of March 2027.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday issued cease-and-desist orders to JTB Corp. and three other travel agencies in a bid-rigging case over a municipal project to transport COVID-19 patients.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met online with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Thursday, confirming that personal identification functions of the My Number card will be bundled into iPhone smartphones.時事通信社 による

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and Tokyu Corp. said Thursday that they will operate a luxury tourist train in the central prefecture of Shizuoka from November to December.時事通信社 による

Bunkyo Gakuin University and Musashino University said Wednesday that they have produced a new design of "Edo komon," finely detailed patterns dyed on kimono, by using a technology related to generative artificial intelligence.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it is considering altering its proposal on disclosing the usage of the so-called policy activity funds under its bill to revise the political funds control law.時事通信社 による

A Japanese district court sentenced three people to two years in prison over deaths caused by an avalanche during a school training program in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017.時事通信社 による

A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council has released a report expressing its renewed concern about the sexual assault scandal involving the late founder of Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to lower the speed limit for residential and other small roads to 30 kilometers per hour.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, approved a bill Thursday to revise the local autonomy law to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in emergencies.時事通信社 による

Bereaved relatives of a mother and a daughter killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro district about five years ago met with the 92-year-old perpetrator for the first time Wednesday at the prison where the convict is detained.時事通信社 による

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that it is problematic that foreign technical trainees often bear heavy debts to pay fees to the organizations that send them to Japan.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. has warned owners of about 84,000 cars made by the major Japanese automaker not to drive the vehicles because they are equipped with defective air bags from former Takata Corp., which are subject to recalls for free repairs, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese companies are beginning to take tougher measures against customer abuse, which has become a big problem especially in the retail and service industries.時事通信社 による

North Korea fired what appear to be ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.時事通信社 による

The prefectural government of Shizuoka, central Japan, said Wednesday it will launch an online registration system for Mount Fuji climbers on June 10.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that unrealized losses on its holdings of Japanese government bonds swelled to 9,433.7 billion yen at the end of fiscal 2023 from 157.1 billion yen a year earlier, hitting a record high for the end of a fiscal year.時事通信社 による

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of China agreed Wednesday to resume a dialogue between the two countries' ruling parties, which was last held in 2018.時事通信社 による

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. paid 7,732 million yen in executive compensation to senior managing executive officer Joseph Michael DePinto in the year ended February, the company's financial report showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved operating life extensions of up to 20 years for two more reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera Co. said Wednesday that it will open a "Yodobloom" shop for free trials of beauty products at Sogo & Seibu Co.'s Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike did not announce her possible bid for a third term in her policy speech at the beginning of a Tokyo metropolitan assembly session on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament passed into law on Wednesday an amendment bill to the basic law on food, agriculture and rural areas, in the first drastic review of the "constitution" for the nation's farm policies since its enactment in 1999.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan will reduce purchases of Japanese government bonds at some point in the future, BOJ Policy Board member Seiji Adachi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, met in Tokyo on Wednesday and reaffirmed their countries' cooperation amid the severe regional and international security environment.時事通信社 による

U.S. proxy advisory company Glass Lewis & Co. has urged shareholders of Toyota Motor Corp. to vote against the reappointment of Akio Toyoda as chairman at its annual general meeting next month, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Wednesday expressed her eagerness to make diplomatic efforts to strengthen cooperation with Global South developing and emerging countries.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Supreme Court's Grand Bench held an appeal hearing Wednesday on five damages lawsuits filed against the government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, in which victims sought a decision giving them relief.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday morning asked senior Communist Party of China official Liu Jianchao for the removal of China's ban on imports of Japanese fishery products.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday presented a draft amendment to its bill revising the political funds control law that calls for suspending state subsidies to political parties if member lawmakers violate the law.時事通信社 による

Kuruyo Ima, a performer of the "manzai" traditional Japanese stand-up comedy, died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in the western Japan city of Osaka on Monday. She was 76.時事通信社 による

A southwestern Japan city has issued to a gay couple a residence certificate that recognizes their relationship as partners in a de facto marriage, an unprecedented move in a country where same-sex marriage has yet to become legal.時事通信社 による

Japan's Environment Ministry has decided to designate the Chinese giant salamander, which is native to China, and its hybrids as invasive alien species for their possible impacts on the ecosystem.時事通信社 による

Iwate Prefecture has said that a classical swine fever outbreak was confirmed in a pig farm in the town of Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture.時事通信社 による

Scientists, visually impaired people and braille experts have worked together in Japan to translate a book on advanced research in physics into the writing system for visually impaired readers.時事通信社 による

Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry Co. said Tuesday that they have completed the world's first wooden satellite.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. unveiled to the press Tuesday a device to extract nuclear fuel debris from the meltdown-stricken No. 2 reactor of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

Veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday criticized some CDP executives for planning to hold fundraising events even after the party submitted a bill banning such events.時事通信社 による

Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei Corp. said Tuesday that it will acquire Swedish pharmaceutical firm Calliditas Therapeutics for about 11.8 billion Swedish kronor, or some 173.9 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. will collaborate to develop new engines for the age of electric vehicles, the presidents of the three companies revealed at a press conference on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko on Tuesday began their first visit in 23 years to the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, where the Emperor Emeritus was evacuated during World War II.時事通信社 による

Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is now considering backing a bill submitted by the LDP to amend the political funds control law, it has been learned.時事通信社 による