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Japan's Digital Trade Deficit Hits Record 6.6 T. Yen in 2024
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Japan's digital trade deficit hit a record 6,650.6 billion yen in 2024, more than tripling from 2014, when comparable data began, a government report showed Monday.時事通信社 による
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Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Monday that it incurred a group net loss of 10.8 billion yen in the year that ended in December, plunging into the red for the first time in four years.時事通信社 による
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Keidanren to Name Toyota Pres. Sato, 3 Others as Vice Chairs
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The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, unofficially decided Monday to appoint four new vice chairs, including Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato.時事通信社 による
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China's Foreign Ministry on Monday protested a joint statement issued late last week by the leaders of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump.時事通信社 による
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SBI Affiliate Acquires Over 5 Pct Stake in Fuji Media
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Rheos Capital Works Inc., an affiliate of SBI Holdings Inc., has acquired a stake of over 5pctin Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of scandal-hit Fuji Television Network Inc., according to its report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in eastern Japan.時事通信社 による
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Japan to Set Numerical Criteria to Apply "Dangerous Driving"
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Japan's Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki asked the Legislative Council on Monday to consider numerical criteria to bring the charge of "dangerous driving resulting in death or injury" against reckless drivers.時事通信社 による
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The outstanding balance of Japanese government debt hit a record high of 1,317,636.5 billion yen at the end of 2024, the Finance Ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による
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Saitama Sewer Rupture Expected to Take Years to Repair
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It could take at least two to three years to repair a sewer rupture found after a road collapse in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, according to the head of a prefectural panel studying the repair.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Electronics Unions' Unified Wage Demands Questioned
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The practice of unifying the scale of wage demands and dates of negotiations among labor unions of Japanese electronics firms is being called into question, amid growing differences among companies in business structure and performance.時事通信社 による
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Kobayashi Pharma Logs 1st Net Profit Drop since 1999 Listing
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday that it suffered the first year-on-year decline in its group net profit since its stock listing in 1999 in the business year ended in December last year.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt to Support Portable Container Use at Roadside Stations
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Japan's transport ministry will support the installation of portable containers with restrooms and showers to "michi no eki" roadside rest stations across the country, starting in fiscal 2025, which begins in April, to enhance their functions for disaster relief.時事通信社 による
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Nippon Steel Eyes "Bold Proposal" on U.S. Steel: Govt Spokesman
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Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. is considering making "a bold proposal that is completely different from previous ones" on its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp., Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.時事通信社 による
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15 Years Sought over 2023 Attack on Ex-Prime Minister Kishida
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Japanese public prosecutors demanded Monday that a 25-year-old man accused of the attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign trail in western Japan in 2023 be sentenced to 15 years in prison.時事通信社 による
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Mizuho Bank said Monday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate for February by 0.20 percentage point from the previous month to 2.20 pct, the highest level since April 2009.時事通信社 による
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Nonprofit Continues to Care for Pets Displaced by Noto Quake
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A nonprofit animal care center is continuing to provide shelter for pets of evacuees from the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake over a year ago.時事通信社 による
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Japan Current Account Surplus Hits Record High in 2024
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Japan's current account surplus in 2024 grew 29.5pctfrom the previous year to a record 29,261.5 billion yen mainly because of higher dividend and interest receipts from abroad, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Monday.時事通信社 による
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Nippon Steel Not to Buy Majority Stake in U.S. Steel: Trump
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. will not acquire a majority stake in United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による
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Ishiba Expects Trump to Visit Japan during Osaka Expo
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Japan during the World Exposition in Osaka from April to October.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Ishiba Showed Trump Revised Plan over U.S. Steel
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented a revised plan over Nippon Steel Corp.'s bid to acquire United States Steel Corp. during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, sources said Sunday.時事通信社 による
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Social Loneliness Found to Worsen Arteriosclerosis in Mice
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A Japanese team has found that social loneliness decreases the levels of oxytocin, known as the "happy" or "love" hormone, in mice, resulting in lipid metabolism disorders in the liver and worsening arteriosclerosis.時事通信社 による
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Japan Firms to Log Record Profits, Driven by Finance, AI Biz
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Japanese listed companies are poised to report record profits in fiscal 2024 ending next month, driven by the strength of the financial sector and businesses benefiting from the unabated artificial intelligence boom.時事通信社 による
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Expanding LNG Imports from U.S. in Japan's Interest: Ishiba
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that expanding liquefied natural gas imports from the United States, as agreed at the latest Japan-U.S. summit, is in his country's national interest.時事通信社 による
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Home Demolition Applications Rising in Quake-Hit Ishikawa
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Ishikawa Prefecture has seen an increase in applications for publicly funded demolition of houses damaged by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake that hit the central Japan prefecture.時事通信社 による
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Trump Goes to Great Lengths to Host Japan's Ishiba
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The first face-to-face summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held Friday highlighted Trump's consideration for his country's ally.時事通信社 による
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Head of Abductees' Families Relieved over Japan-U.S. Summit
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Takuya Yokota, who heads a group of families of Japanese abductees to North Korea, on Saturday expressed relief over the outcome of the Japan-U.S. summit held the previous day.時事通信社 による
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ICC Pres. Deplores U.S. Order Enabling Sanctions on ICC Staff
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International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane expressed deep regret Friday over U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order authorizing sanctions on ICC staff.時事通信社 による
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Japan PM Ishiba Vows 1-T.-Dlr Investments in U.S. to Trump
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Japan will increase annual corporate investments in the United States to 1 trillion dollars, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told U.S. President Donald Trump in their first face-to-face summit Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump warned China over its behavior related to Taiwan in a joint statement released after their meeting Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Friday that it will acquire Banner Life Insurance Co. for about 352.2 billion yen while investing about 130 billion yen for a 5pctequity stake in the U.S. firm's parent, Britain's Legal & General Group PLC.時事通信社 による
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Mitsubishi Chemical to Sell Drug Unit to Bain Capital
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Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Friday that it will sell subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. to U.S. investment firm Bain Capital LP. for about 510 billion yen.時事通信社 による
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Norinchukin Bank Suffers Net Loss of 1.4 T. Yen in April-Dec.
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Japan's Norinchukin Bank said Friday that it suffered a consolidated net loss of 1,414.5 billion yen in April-December 2024, widening from the April-September loss of 893.9 billion yen, as it continued to sell U.S. and European government bonds with latent losses.時事通信社 による
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Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd., headquartered in Australia, said Friday that it will close 205 unprofitable outlets worldwide, including 172 in Japan.時事通信社 による
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Taiwan's Hon Hai May Have Contact with Nissan Execs: Report
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An executive of Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. contacted senior officials from Japan's Nissan Motor Co., during a visit to Japan in January, a local news agency reported Friday.時事通信社 による
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GPIF's Investment Returns Total 10.7 T. Yen in Oct.-Dec.
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Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that its investment returns totaled 10,703.2 billion yen in October-December last year against the backdrop of higher stock prices at home and abroad and the yen's depreciation.時事通信社 による
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Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 1.4 points in December 2024, underpinned by strong exports, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.時事通信社 による
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Opposition Leader Slams Govt, LDP over N-Ban Treaty Meeting
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Japanese opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda on Friday slammed the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for refusing to send representatives to a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.時事通信社 による
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Japan Institute Inks MOU with Intel on Quantum Tech
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The Japanese government-affiliated National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. semiconductor giant Intel Corp. to collaborate on the research and development of next-generation quantum computing technology.時事通信社 による
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Self-Driving Lanes to Open on Japan's Shin-Tomei Expressway
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Japan's transport ministry said Friday that it will launch priority lanes for autonomous vehicles on a roughly 100-kilometer section of the Shin-Tomei Expressway on March 3 to conduct test runs of self-driving trucks.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Seven Bank Starts ATM Service Using Face Recognition
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Japan's Seven Bank has introduced a service allowing its account holders to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition technology at 26,000 automated teller machines across the country.時事通信社 による
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Ishiba-Trump Statement to Vow Golden Age of Japan-U.S. Ties
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Japan and the United States are coordinating to release a joint statement vowing to create a golden age of bilateral relations, as their current leaders hold their first summit at the White House on Friday.時事通信社 による
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Unresolved Isle Row with Russia Regrettable: Japan's Ishiba
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a video message at a national rally held in Tokyo Friday, said it is "really regrettable" that the country's territorial row with Russia over four northwestern Pacific islands remains unresolved 80 years after the end of World War II.時事通信社 による
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Japan Household Spending Drops for 2 Years in Row in 2024
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Average monthly household spending in Japan in 2024 fell 1.1pctfrom the previous year in inflation-adjusted real terms, declining for the second consecutive year, government data showed Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt OKs Univ. Tuition Aid for Families with Many Kids
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The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill for expanding aid to slash or fully eliminate the cost of university tuition for families with three or more dependent children.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday that he will ask the Legislative Council to review the retrial system for criminal cases in which guilty verdicts became the final judgment.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt Adopts Bills to Boost Teacher Allowances
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The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft legislation to raise in stages the so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10pctof base salaries from the current 4 pct.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt Adopts Bill to Introduce Active Cyberdefense
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The Japanese government, at a cabinet meeting Friday, adopted a bill to introduce active cyberdefense, or pre-emptive action against cyberattacks.時事通信社 による
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Japan Should Secure Funds for Income Tax Threshold Hike: IMF
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The International Monetary Fund said Friday that Japan should secure funds for a proposal to hike the income tax threshold through increased revenue or spending cuts.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt Adopts Bill for Govt Investment in Rapidus
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The Japanese government Friday adopted legislation that will enable government investment in Rapidus Corp., which aims to start mass production of next-generation semiconductors.時事通信社 による
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Japan-U.S. Summit Likely to Be Focused on Defense: Hagerty
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U.S. Sen. William Hagerty said Thursday that the strengthening of Japan's defense capabilities is expected to be key topic of discussions at Friday's Japan-U.S. summit meeting.時事通信社 による
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Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison
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A federal district court in California on Thursday sentenced Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, to four years and nine months in prison, marking a major milestone in a high-profile illegal money transfer case embroiling the Major League Baseball superstar.…
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