Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Estonian counterpart, Hanno Pevkur, agreed Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in the field of cyberdefense.時事通信社 による

Tourists are heading to Finnish Lapland in the hopes of seeing the famous Northern Lights.Driving through the darkness, photographer Joona Forsgren is on a hunt for the aurora borealis. Veering onto a darkened Finnish Lapland road, Forsgren guides a group of tourists to a frozen lakeside spot. Forsgren started taking tourists “Northern Lights hunti…

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are likely to visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning Imperial couple, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Daihatsu Motor Co. said Wednesday that it plans to launch a light commercial electric van, under joint development with Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp., in Japan in fiscal 2025, which starts in April.時事通信社 による

A Japanese House of Representatives committee on Thursday voted to summon a former accountant for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party convicted over a slush funds scandal for unsworn testimony.時事通信社 による

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems.The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from proce…

An Israeli law banning the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, from operating in the country may render the agency incapable of continuing activities, UNRWA health department leader Akihiro Seita has said.時事通信社 による

Japan has hit back at a U.N. panel over its recommendation to revise the Imperial House Law by denying it access to the country's voluntary contributions to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.時事通信社 による

Iwao Hakamata, acquitted last year in his retrial for the 1966 murder of four people in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, demanded Wednesday that the government pay him compensation of 217 million yen for being unjustly detained for over 47 years.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan missed a key opportunity to reverse its aggressive monetary easing at a policy-setting meeting in October 2014, former BOJ policymaker Takahide Kiuchi said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government's draft legislation on proactive cyber defense stipulates an independent committee's surveillance and supervision of authorities' actions including those to be taken before attacks happen, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen line before its retirement.時事通信社 による

Japan on Wednesday started work to set piles into the seabed on the Oura Bay side of the Henoko coastal area in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, as part of a U.S. base relocation project.時事通信社 による

Japanese megabank group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday that it has named Makoto Takashima, chairman of core unit Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., as its next chairman.時事通信社 による

Rescuers were struggling Wednesday afternoon to save a male truck driver trapped inside a hole that appeared due to a road collapse in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's average retail price of regular gasoline was unchanged from a week before, standing at 185.1 yen per liter as of Monday, the industry ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Budget Committee of Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will vote Thursday on whether to summon the former chief accountant of a Liberal Democratic Party faction over a slush funds scandal.時事通信社 による

Fuji Television Network Inc. Vice Chairman Ryunosuke Endo will resign to take the blame for losing sponsors for the Japanese broadcaster, which is under fire for improperly handling now-retired entertainer and TV host Masahiro Nakai's sex scandal, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, will visit five Central Asian countries as Ishiba's special envoy from Wednesday to Feb. 8, the Japanese government said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Sony Group Corp. said Wednesday that President Hiroki Totoki will double as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company's CEO, effective April 1.時事通信社 による

Guidelines issued by Japan's industry ministry in 2023 have opened the door for companies to launch takeover bids without the consent of the companies being acquired, which was widely considered taboo in the country.時事通信社 による

Many Bank of Japan policymakers last month agreed to wait to see economic policies by U.S. President Donald Trump before raising interest rates, minutes of their December meeting released on Wednesday showed.時事通信社 による

A survey by a Japanese research team found that male runners aged 60 or older were the most likely of any age group to suffer cardiac arrest during citizens' marathons in Japan, showing some six times greater frequency compared with those aged 49 or younger.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday that his country will facilitate communication with China, including at a leaders' level.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided over a proposal by then Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to take an additional monetary easing step at a meeting in October 2014, according to a transcript of the meeting released on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The number of people who committed suicide in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline and the second-lowest level after 20,169 in 2019, the health ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday promoted Hoshoryu to yokozuna, the highest rank in the makuuchi top division of professional sumo from the second-highest rank of ozeki.時事通信社 による

Popular Japanese economist Takuro Morinaga, a professor at Dokkyo University in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, died of cancer of unknown primary at his home on Tuesday, his office said. He was 67.時事通信社 による

For years, Ireland has been embracing major U.S. tech giants, building data centers that consume massive amounts of power. But demands on the national grid have threatened blackouts, and experts and activists are trying to find an ecological compromise.The International Energy Agency expects the data centers will consume one-third of Ireland’s elec…

A Japanese weekly has corrected its recent story about a Fuji Television Network Inc. employee's alleged role in a dinner at the center of a scandal involving former TV star Masahiro Nakai, its editorial department said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park in northern Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, is set to open July 25, marketing company Katana Inc. and others said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fuji Television Network Inc. is expected to suffer a revenue plunge as many advertisers have suspended their commercials on Fuji TV amid turmoil caused by a scandal involving former pop star Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

Hong Kong-based investment fund Oasis Management Co. said Tuesday that it plans to file a damages lawsuit against the former chairman of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. and others over a high-profile health hazard scandal involving supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice.時事通信社 による

Japanese vehicle maker Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will build a plant in India dedicated to manufacturing electric motorcycles.時事通信社 による

Shinji Aoba, who was sentenced to death over the July 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co., has withdrawn his appeal, finalizing the ruling, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Tomoko Yoshino, head of Japan's biggest labor group, Rengo, has expressed hopes that smaller businesses will decide to raise wages strongly in this year's "shunto" labor-management pay talks.時事通信社 による

PFAS concentrations in blood samples from 87.4pctof those tested in a town in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, exceeded a U.S. standard for the potentially carcinogenic chemicals, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The accountant of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly has been fined 1 million yen over a slush funds scandal involving fundraising party revenues, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Iwate Prefecture held an event to promote its foodstuffs in New York on Monday, serving specialties from the northeastern Japan prefecture to people in the food and restaurant industry.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University professor Junko Koeda as a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.時事通信社 による

SBI Shinsei Bank said Tuesday that it will repay by the end of March 100 billion yen out of the remaining public funds totaling some 330 billion yen that were injected into the Japanese bank in the past.時事通信社 による

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Tuesday that he will consult the Legislative Council on Feb. 10 over law revisions aimed at clarifying the standards for recognizing the crime of dangerous driving resulting in injury or death.時事通信社 による

Japanese services producer prices rose 2.9pctfrom the previous year in 2024, the sharpest increase since 1991, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The western Japan city of Settsu marked the 50th anniversary this fiscal year since starting to give out its originally designed "randoseru" traditional school backpack for free to all children getting enrolled in elementary schools in the city, an initiative aimed at helping ease the financial burdens on households.…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has toned down his stance on the proposed introduction of a selective dual surname system for married couples.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday took a cautious stance about legalizing same-sex marriage.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will propose that the Asuka-Fujiwara archeological sites in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, be listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.時事通信社 による

United States Steel Corp. on Monday reiterated that its sale to Nippon Steel Corp. is the best deal, after a U.S. activist investor urged the U.S. steelmaker to abandon the transaction.時事通信社 による

Three major Japanese banks said Monday that they will raise their short-term prime lending rates by 0.25 percentage point in March following Friday's decision by the Bank of Japan to increase interest rates.時事通信社 による

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Monday that the company received government employment adjustment subsidies inappropriately during the COVID-19 pandemic and that it will return part of them.時事通信社 による