Maki Takubo, former mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, plans to run in the Dec. 14 mayoral election following her removal from office over her academic background scandal, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics was held Saturday in the capital of Japan, which hosts the quadrennial international sporting event for people with hearing difficulties for the first time.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Saturday expressed his resolve to end the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals decades ago.時事通信社 による

China should withdraw its notice recommending its nationals not to visit Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Saturday.時事通信社 による

Ohkawara Kakohki Co., once falsely accused of illegal exports, has filed a resident audit request with the Tokyo metropolitan government, seeking three investigators' personal liabilities for part of the damages awarded to the machinery maker.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry plans to establish a fund for high school education reform in each of the 47 prefectures, totaling some 300 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment.時事通信社 による

China has urged its citizens not to visit Japan in an apparent retaliatory step against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remark about a potential Taiwan contingency.時事通信社 による

Japanese motor giant Nidec Corp. has said that its consolidated operating profit fell 82.5pctfrom a year earlier to 21.1 billion yen for the six months to September, hurt by massive losses at its automotive products business.時事通信社 による

Takashi Tachibana, who heads a controversial political group criticizing Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, has decided to admit his guilt in a high-profile libel case, according to his lawyer.時事通信社 による

With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of a 13-year-old Japanese girl by North Korea, time appears to be running out for Japan to resolve the abduction issue.時事通信社 による

A new facility equipped with a three-screen display opened Friday at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan's territory through immersive video presentations.時事通信社 による

Japan's three megabank groups enjoyed a combined net profit of 2,916.4 billion yen in April-September, up 14.4pctfrom a year before, thanks to higher interest rates, their earnings reports showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in about six months last week, as newly harvested rice fully hit the market, the agriculture ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The suspect in the 1999 murder of a Nagoya housewife has told police that she disliked the way the victim's husband thought about women and child-rearing, investigative sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

A professor and a lawyer on Friday challenged a decision by Japanese public prosecutors not to indict Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito on charges of violating the public offices election law.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida is in hospital for leukemia treatment, the central bank said Friday.時事通信社 による

Combined beer sales at three major brewers in Japan excluding Asahi Breweries Ltd. jumped 18pctyear on year in October, an industry estimate has shown.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will study regulations on the purchasing of prostitution including creating punishments, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday.時事通信社 による

More job-hunting university students in Japan secured informal job offers as of Oct. 1 than a year before amid continued labor shortages, the labor and education ministries said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday unveiled plans to increase financial aid from summer levels to lower household electricity and gas bills this winter.時事通信社 による

Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, before making a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant in the central Japan prefecture.時事通信社 による

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Friday proposed an 8.9-trillion-yen economic package, including cash benefits to households struggling with high prices.時事通信社 による

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Thursday summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi and lodged a strong protest over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan, it was announced Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government compiled Friday a package of measures to cope with the ongoing bear crisis including emergency culling by police with rifles and cooperation from former police officers and Self-Defense Forces members.時事通信社 による

Japan and Indonesia will hold a so-called two-plus-two security meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Monday, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told a press conference on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures next year, or 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the three northeastern prefectures, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.時事通信社 による

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has welcomed Toyota Motor Corp.'s announcement of a plan to additionally invest up to 10 billion dollars in the United States, stating that it would support the revival of U.S. industry.時事通信社 による

Japan's Rakuten Group Inc. has reported a consolidated net loss of 151.2 billion yen for January-September, reflecting losses related to its partial withdrawal from the online supermarket business despite smaller losses in its mobile phone carrier operations.時事通信社 による

Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League won his fourth Major League Baseball MVP award on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up over 1,000 points in early Friday trading, after the U.S. market tumbled the previous day on receding anticipation of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.時事通信社 による

Relatives of people involved in the 1945 "death marches" in Sandakan on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, then under Japanese wartime occupation, are moving to seek reconciliation.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her counterpart from Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, have agreed to elevate the two countries' relations to a comprehensive partnership.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, have held the first meeting of their working-level forum of discussions on constitutional amendment.時事通信社 による

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract her recent remark regarding a potential contingency over Taiwan.時事通信社 による

Japanese shogi sensation Sota Fujii earned "eisei" lifetime status for the Ryuo title on Thursday, becoming the third player in history to achieve the feat.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Thursday that it has approved the listing of SBI Shinsei Bank on its top-tier Prime section, scheduled for Dec. 17.時事通信社 による

The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, who is charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara, western Japan, apologized for the crime committed by her second son as she appeared in court as a defense witness.時事通信社 による

The Okayama branch of Hiroshima High Court ruled Thursday that the July election for Japan's House of Councillors was held in a state of unconstitutionality due to vote-value disparities.時事通信社 による

About 60pctof respondents support a proposal by Japan's ruling camp for a 10pctcut in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering a plan to raise the so-called departure tax from the current 1,000 yen per person to 3,000 yen or more to fund measures against overtourism, informed sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Amid a rise in cybersecurity risks, the head of Australia's QBE Insurance Group Ltd. on Thursday emphasized the need for cyber insurance.時事通信社 による

A Jiji Press public opinion poll showed Thursday that 75.1pctof respondents highly rated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's summit diplomacy with the United States, China and South Korea thus far.時事通信社 による

Group of Seven foreign ministers reaffirmed their cooperation in responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, at their two-day meeting in Canada's Niagara region that ended Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Thursday that it will provide support to households and medical workers struggling with elevated prices as part of a planned economic package.時事通信社 による

A new winery facility is set to open Saturday in a northeastern Japan district heavily damaged by the March 2011 tsunami, raising hopes that it will help liven up the struggling community.時事通信社 による

The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet stood at 63.8 pct, the second highest for a fledgling Japanese administration, the results of a Jiji Press poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday criticized a social media post by Chinese diplomat Xue Jian that slammed remarks made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that it is difficult at the moment to specify a schedule for carrying out reform of political donations from corporations and other organizations.時事通信社 による

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that its sales dropped by nearly 10pctin October from a year earlier, after parent Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. was hit by a cyberattack on Sept. 29 that caused a computer system failure.時事通信社 による