Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling new car in Japan for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2024, which ended Monday, industry data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the target company to postpone the bid.時事通信社 による

The University of Tokyo announced Friday that it will open a five-year faculty called UTokyo College of Design in September 2027.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. will call off its plan to cut automobile production at a U.S. factory, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed additional tariffs on auto imports, officials said Friday.時事通信社 による

A moon rock will be displayed in the United States' pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, starting April 13, the U.S. Department of State said Friday.時事通信社 による

The northeastern Japan town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday held its cherry blossom festival for the first time since the March 2011 accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on Friday approved by a majority vote a bill to introduce active cyber defense, or preemptive measures against possible cyberattacks on government institutions and critical infrastructure.時事通信社 による

Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday partially disclosed documents regarding the dubious sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Gakuen to the widow of a MOF official who killed himself in the high-profile document-tampering scandal.時事通信社 による

The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum hit a record high for the second straight year, totaling 2,264,543 in fiscal 2024, the museum said Friday.時事通信社 による

Kansai Television Co. President Toru Ota said Friday that he resigned the same day over his handling of a sexual assault incident during his time at affiliated Fuji Television Network Inc.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday held talks with other political party leaders following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs and the implementation of additional U.S. tariffs on auto imports.時事通信社 による

The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea, in a joint statement released on Friday, expressed "concern" about China's recent military drills around Taiwan, calling for "an end to further destabilizing actions."時事通信社 による

Tokyo stocks sank further on Friday amid a global sell-off triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs, sending the benchmark Nikkei 225 average below 34,000 for the first time since Aug. 5 last year.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that close Japan-South Korea cooperation is "important regardless of the situation."時事通信社 による

The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling parties and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed on Friday to lower gasoline prices in June to help cushion the impact of higher inflation.時事通信社 による

The World Exposition in Osaka began a three-day test run, a rehearsal involving visitors, on Yumeshima, an artificial island in the western Japan city, on Friday ahead of its grand opening on April 13.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned Friday that high tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump may exert downward pressure on the Japanese and global economies through various channels.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that he will meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A record 7,910 people served under a Japanese government-subsidized program in which people move from urban to nonurban areas to help revitalize local communities in fiscal 2024, which ended Monday, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Quad nations of Japan, the United States, Australia and India in a statement released Friday welcomed the Myanmar military's announcement of temporary ceasefire following a recent massive earthquake and called for continued suspension of fighting.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs have raised concerns about a serious impact on the Japanese economy as they are expected to significantly impact exporters that rely on the U.S. market.時事通信社 による

Mitsubishi Corp. said Thursday that the Japanese trading house will invest more than 4 trillion yen over the three years ending in fiscal 2027.時事通信社 による

The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday affirmed their countries' cooperation in dealing with China and North Korea.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with other political party leaders Friday following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs, Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's communications ministry said Thursday that it has warned Fuji Television Network Inc. and its parent, Fuji Media Holdings Inc., over their handling of a sex scandal by a former celebrity.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings Inc., said Thursday that it has demanded the resignation of executives at the Japanese media group over a sex scandal involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Thursday that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will make a three-day visit to Japan from Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Air Self-Defense Force said Thursday that its Blue Impulse aerobatics team will fly over tourist spots in Osaka Prefecture on April 13 to celebrate the day's opening of the 2025 World Exposition.時事通信社 による

The Osaka prefectural police department said Thursday that up to 10,000 officers will be deployed for the April 12 opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.時事通信社 による

The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died at a Japanese immigration facility in March 2021 will sue the Japanese government for full disclosure of video footage of her detainment, the family's lawyer said Thursday.時事通信社 による

In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he will slap reciprocal tariffs on imports from Japan, Japanese opposition parties on Thursday called on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to hold talks with Trump.時事通信社 による

Pay increases offered by small companies so far in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations average 5 pct, the third tally by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, plan to file a damages suit against the central and prefectural governments in August.時事通信社 による

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed below 35,000 for the first time in about eight months on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs including a 24pctlevy on imports from Japan.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government has urged the United States to exempt Japan from its reciprocal tariffs, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday sent to public prosecutors papers on six comedians from major Japanese entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo on suspicion of gambling via online casino services.時事通信社 による

A Japanese emergency medical team arrived in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on Wednesday, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese police took action against 10,105 people last year for crimes designed to raise funds for "tokuryu" loosely connected anonymous crime groups, the National Police Agency said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday warned of downside risks to Japan's economic growth, stressing the need for the country to continue to rebuild fiscal buffers and re-anchor inflation expectations.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that it will release the Nintendo Switch 2 game console June 5.時事通信社 による

Japanese ruling and opposition parties are discussing strengthening parliamentary oversight of government activities under a planned active cyberdefense law, sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, known as GSI, said Wednesday that Friday's massive earthquake in Myanmar has caused a horizontal ground shift of up to 6 meters.時事通信社 による

Major staffing agency Pasona Group Inc. on Wednesday unveiled to the press a beating "iPS heart" made from iPS ()削除 cells that will be displayed in its pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which begins April 13.時事通信社 による

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said Wednesday that it will display soil brought from the far side of the moon at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, which begins April 13.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to revise its nuclear disaster response guidelines, mainly to clarify the conditions for lifting a shelter-in-place order.時事通信社 による

Regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc. plans to exit from Japanese government control by resuming dividend payments on preferred shares it issued to the government in exchange for public funds, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's nonpartisan group of lawmakers for friendship with China, headed by Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama, said Wednesday that its delegation will visit Beijing from April 27 to 29.時事通信社 による

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Wednesday that his party will seek a parliamentary resolution to urge the government to negotiate resolutely with the United States over its high tariffs.時事通信社 による

With rice prices staying high, Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Wednesday that it will sell a blend of rice produced in Japan and the United States.時事通信社 による

Hyogo prefectural police said Wednesday that they have arrested a U.S. tourist after he reported that he had inadvertently brought a handgun into Japan.時事通信社 による