Some Japanese companies are beginning to allow their expatriate employees in China to temporarily return home after Wednesday's fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in the country sent a shockwave through them.時事通信社 による

Nearly 42pctof South Korean people now have a good impression of Japan, a survey by South Korea's East Asia Institute showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday warned an internal body of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization that rules preventing players from freely choosing their agents for contract negotiations could violate the antimonopoly law.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday urged China to clarify the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, the day before.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday visited the city of Wajima in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan to inspect areas hit by the Jan. 1 major earthquake.時事通信社 による

North Korea's state media reported Thursday that the country successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile with a 4.5-ton "ultra-large" warhead and an improved strategic cruise missile the previous day in the presence of its leader, Kim Jong Un.時事通信社 による

Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. and Pokemon Co., a Nintendo affiliate, said Thursday that they have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of the adventure game "Palworld."時事通信社 による

Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June rose 4.6pctfrom a year before to 2,212 trillion yen, hitting a record high for the sixth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.時事通信社 による

A coupler of a train comprising Hayabusa cars and Komachi cars on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line came undone while the train was heading for Tokyo on Thursday, causing it to make an emergency stop and services on the line to be halted temporarily.時事通信社 による

As much as 17.2pctof traffic accidents involving electric kick scooters and other specified small motorized bicycles in Japan in January-June were caused by those who drove under the influence of alcohol, National Police Agency data have shown.時事通信社 による

A student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, died in the early hours of Thursday after being attacked near the school by a man on Wednesday morning, Japanese Consul-General in Guangzhou Yoshiko Kijima said.時事通信社 による

Subway operator Tokyo Metro Co. has said that maintenance subsidiary Metro Sharyo Co. falsified data taken during an assembly process for wheelsets, which consist of wheels and axles.時事通信社 による

The Vatican said Wednesday that Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo will be awarded this year's Ratzinger Prize, which honors scholars and artists with notable achievements.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government has said that it will launch talks with the United Arab Emirates to conclude an economic partnership agreement for free trade.時事通信社 による

Lawson Inc. and its owners, major trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and telecomuniations carrier KDDI Corp., said Wednesday that they will open "future" convenience stores utilizing digital technology in Tokyo next spring.時事通信社 による

Temperatures rose above 35 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo on Wednesday, making Sept. 18 the latest such "extremely hot day" in a calendar year since the statistics began.時事通信社 による

Popular Japanese singer Ado will perform live at the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 13, the opening day of the event, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's health ministry said Wednesday that puberulic acid caused kidney damage to users of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice.時事通信社 による

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has sailed in a Japanese contiguous zone between Yonaguni and Iriomote islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government will refrain from deciding whether to allow Nippon Steel Corp. to buy up United States Steel Corp. until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to local media reports Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August leaped 36.0pctfrom a year before to 2,933,000, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese public prosecutors Wednesday demanded that advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. be fined 300 million yen for violating the antimonopoly law by rigging bids related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.時事通信社 による

The leaders of the three AUKUS countries--the United States, Britain and Australia--said in a joint statement Tuesday that the countries will cooperate with Japan in developing maritime autonomous systems.時事通信社 による

Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to have a new leader for the first time in 15 years, with its current secretary-general, Keiichi Ishii, the only person running in the party's leadership race that officially began Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday presented to the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan a plan to convene an extraordinary Diet session to elect a new prime minister on Oct. 1.時事通信社 による

Japanese coast guard authorities arrested Wednesday the president of a tour boat operator over a high-profile sinking incident in 2022 that left 20 of the 26 people aboard dead and the six others missing.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in July fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry has imposed administrative punishment on the jet ferry subsidiary of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, for concealing a water leak on a high-speed passenger ship.時事通信社 による

Japan incurred a customs-cleared trade deficit of 695.3 billion yen in August, marking the second consecutive month of red ink, a Finance Ministry preliminary report showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A student of a Japanese school in Shenzhen in China's Guangdong Province was attacked by a man and suffered injuries Wednesday morning, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya said.時事通信社 による

Sakana AI K.K., a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence development startup founded mainly by former Google researchers, has said that it received investments from 10 major Japanese companies.時事通信社 による

Japan plans to host a high-level meeting Monday to kick-start negotiations for a proposed Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, aimed at prohibiting the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons.時事通信社 による

Japanese heavy machinery maker Hitachi Zosen Corp. has disclosed newly found data fraud regarding the measurement of exhaust gas from its ship engines.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday provided the international community an update on the decommissioning work at the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

North Korea carried out what appeared to be a ballistic missile launch twice on Wednesday morning, Japan's Defense Ministry said.時事通信社 による

Suspected organizational ties between Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Unification Church are haunting the party ahead of its Sept. 27 leadership election.時事通信社 による

Over 80pctof people in Japan feel that they do not mind other people using new expressions, such as "mofumofu" to mean "fluffy," a survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The average price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2023 jumped 17pctfrom a year before to 16,133 yen per 60 kilograms in August, hitting a record high for the month, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Nine candidates in the Sept. 27 leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party focused in a debate in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Tuesday on promoting the local economy as the southernmost prefecture has the lowest per-capita income in the country.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 leadership election, will visit the United States from Monday to meet with her foreign counterparts in New York on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly session, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.…

Police arrested seven quasi-gang members on Tuesday for allegedly having a quarrel in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo in September last year and therefore obstructing business at the outlet.時事通信社 による

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election is making it uncertain whether Japan's next prime minister will attend a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meetings next month.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday halted trial work to remove nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 reactor at its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, due to an equipment glitch.時事通信社 による

Duke Snider, a former captain at the Canadian Coast Guard, is playing a crucial role in the voyage of the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai as an "ice navigator."時事通信社 による

The average land price in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4pctfrom a year earlier, up for the third consecutive year, reflecting the mild economic recovery trend in the country, the land ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's G.U. Co., the operator of the GU casual clothing brand, the sister brand to Uniqlo, will open its permanent outlet in New York on Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai conducted observations in an Arctic Ocean area with sea ice for the first time this voyage on Monday local time.時事通信社 による

It is necessary to promote diversity and change the mindset of employees to utilize excellent human resources effectively, Miki Oikawa, president of Japanese cosmetics maker Pola Inc., has said.時事通信社 による

Japan's Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to conduct in fiscal 2025 mock cyberattack tests on the computer networks of local governments.時事通信社 による

Women on average accounted for 10.9pctof all people in managerial positions at Japanese companies, Teikoku Databank Ltd. has said in a recent survey, noting that the share topped 10pctfor the first time since the statistics began in 2013.時事通信社 による