Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered six companies to pay 390 million yen in fines for allegedly rigging bids for lunch services for public schools in Nagoya, central Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese actor Akira Nakao died of heart failure on Thursday, it was learned Wednesday. He was 81.時事通信社 による

Japan's average retail price of regular gasoline rose for the first time in four weeks, the industry ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Norinchukin Bank has started talks with agricultural cooperatives across Japan and other investing organizations, in hopes of boosting its capital by around 1.2 trillion yen, President Kazuto Oku said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A government expert panel compiled Wednesday a set of strategic goals for strengthening Japan's drug discovery capabilities, which will be reflected in the government's economic and fiscal policy guidelines to be drawn up around June.時事通信社 による

A movie about the Daigo Fukuryu Maru ()削除 was re-released on Blu-ray Disc this month to mark the 70th anniversary of the Japanese fishing boat's exposure to nuclear fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test.時事通信社 による

Four Japanese nationals left New Caledonia and arrived in Brisbane by air Tuesday with support from the Australian government amid riots in the French Pacific territory, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan has lodged a strong protest against a remark by the Chinese ambassador to the country over Tokyo's possible involvement in the situation in Taiwan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders rose 2.9pctin March from a month earlier, marking two consecutive months of increase, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Paris Paralympics, set to kick off in under 100 days on Aug. 28, provide an important opportunity to pass on the legacy of the Tokyo Games, Japanese Paralympic Committee Chairman Junichi Kawai has said.時事通信社 による

Japan swung to a customs-cleared trade deficit of 462.5 billion yen in April due to higher crude oil prices and a weak yen, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Nearly 40pctof companies in Japan are concerned about higher interest rates following the Bank of Japan's decision earlier this year to end its negative interest rate policy, a survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. is considering over 500 million dollars in investment in its plant in San Antonio, Texas, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani will generate 86,519.99 million yen in economic impact this year, according to an estimate from a Japanese economist.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed Tuesday to cooperate in building supply chains for clean energy resources, such as hydrogen and ammonia.時事通信社 による

Japanese parcel delivery group Yamato Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a company to realize a long-haul joint delivery system involving consignors and small logistics businesses.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, in Tokyo on Tuesday and underscored the importance of the rule of law.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry said Tuesday that it will launch a public-private group this month with the aim of commercializing perovskite solar cells, which are thin, light and bendable.時事通信社 による

Outflows of young people from areas battered by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, are prompting worries about a lack of people needed for reconstruction.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited a public kindergarten in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in an event related to Children's Day on May 5.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito sent a video message titled "Water for Shared Prosperity" to a session of the 10th World Water Forum held on Tuesday in the island of Bali, Indonesia.時事通信社 による

A huge light-shielding screen was erected at a photo spot in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Tuesday to block the view of Mount Fuji, as a consequence of overtourism.時事通信社 による

Experts from around the globe kicked off their two-day discussions for nuclear arms reduction in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday, with the impact of artificial intelligence on the agenda.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by a foreign woman who claimed to have been subject to discriminatory treatment by police.時事通信社 による

The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo has condemned the attendance of over 30 Japanese lawmakers at an inaugural ceremony for Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on Monday.時事通信社 による

Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire U.S video game developer Shiver Entertainment Inc. for an undisclosed amount.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation to replace the existing foreign technical intern program with a new scheme to train foreign workers in a move aimed at securing human resources amid serious labor shortages in the country.時事通信社 による

Japanese anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli Inc., known for its films by director Hayao Miyazaki including "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro," on Monday received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for its long-term achievements.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government advisory panel stressed the need Tuesday to strengthen the country's fiscal resilience after the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy earlier this year.時事通信社 による

Japanese police served fresh arrest warrants Tuesday on two men--Kang Gwang-gi and Kirato Wakayama--on suspicion of murdering a couple of Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's lay judge system marked the 15th anniversary of its introduction on Tuesday, with a total of about 124,000 citizens having been selected as lay judges or standby lay judges over the past 15 years.時事通信社 による

Three major Japanese nonlife insurance firms posted record consolidated net profits for the year ended March thanks to lower benefit payments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a weak yen that boosted revenue at overseas operations.時事通信社 による

Tokyo and Seoul are seen agreeing on measures to prevent a reoccurrence of a 2018 incident in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar at a Japanese Self-Defense Force patrol plane, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan aims to win a 30pctshare of the global market for software-defined vehicles designed to improve performance by upgrading software rather than hardware, the industry and transport ministries said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese beer maker Kirin Holdings Co. announced on Monday the release of Electric Salt Spoon, which uses electricity to enhance the perception of the salty taste and umami of foods.時事通信社 による

Local government leaders of Japan and China are interacting with each other actively while state-level exchanges between the two Asian countries remain almost halted amid continuing diplomatic tensions including over Taiwan and China's ban on seafood imports from Japan.時事通信社 による

The Ishikawa prefectural government Monday unveiled a final draft of its plan for reconstruction after the Jan. 1 earthquake in the central Japan prefecture's Noto Peninsula.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Monday expressed its condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash the previous day.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to revise the political funds control law during the current parliamentary session ending on June 23.時事通信社 による

A cafe in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai helps people whose family members need constant medical care at home realize their desire to work.時事通信社 による

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi held talks with Anhui Governor Wang Qingxian on Monday during his visit to the eastern China province.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group said Monday that it will acquire KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58 pct, or 19,480 yen, on average in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage talks, the first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc., which has ailing regional lender Kirayaka Bank under its wing, will come under the effective control of the Japanese government, informed sources said Monday.時事通信社 による

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his planned visit to Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government's top spokesman on Monday congratulated Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on his presidential inauguration and expressed hope that Japan-Taiwan friendship will deepen further.時事通信社 による

Trade ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ended a two-day meeting in Peru on Saturday by adopting a joint statement for the first time in three years.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Sunday withdrew a possibly inappropriate remark against women that she made during a campaign speech related to a gubernatorial election.時事通信社 による

Japanese industry minister Ken Saito on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors.時事通信社 による

China's Commerce Ministry said Sunday that it has launched antidumping probes into some chemical products from Japan, the United States, the European Union and Taiwan.時事通信社 による