A U.S. Osprey military transport aircraft made an emergency landing at Matsumoto Airport in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano around 3 p.m. on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Public prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Hajime Katayama, a former Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank official, on charges of violating the financial instruments and exchange law in an insider trading case.時事通信社 による

The city assembly of Kyoto in western Japan passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to 10,000 yen per guest per night.時事通信社 による

Victims who suffered from large donations to the Unification Church expressed joy Tuesday over Tokyo District Court's decision the same day to order the dissolution of the controversial religious group.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reluctant to accept a joint proposal by Komeito, the coalition partner of his Liberal Democratic Party, and the opposition Democratic Party for the People to tighten rules on political donations by companies and other organizations, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A court ruling on Tuesday ordering the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, aimed at preventing the controversial religious group from inflicting further damage on its followers, has triggered concern that it may try to hide its assets.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency is considering setting a ceiling of 300,000 yen per day on the amount of money elderly people can withdraw or send from automated teller machines, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Rapidus Corp. said Tuesday that it has concluded a partnership with Singaporean engineering services firm Quest Global Services Pte. Ltd. to shorten the development period of chips for artificial intelligence technology.時事通信社 による

Almost all textbooks to be used by first- and second-year high school students in Japan from fiscal 2026 will include quick response, or QR, codes that link to websites with video and audio learning aid materials, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told Tetsuo Saito, head of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Tuesday that his government plans to launch strong measures against soaring prices.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he will meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Janja, at a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday decided to designate a massive wildfire in the northeastern city of Ofunato as a localized severe disaster.時事通信社 による

Osaka High Court on Tuesday ruled that law provisions that do not allow same-sax marriage are unconstitutional, overturning a lower court judgment.時事通信社 による

A Bank of Japan policymaker in January sought to raise interest rates gradually to address risks of higher prices, minutes of the central bank's monetary policy meeting released on Tuesday showed.時事通信社 による

The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan in fiscal 2023 rose by 10,666 from the previous year to a record high of 225,509, the government said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese court has granted Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted in a retrial last year over a 1966 murder case, some 217 million yen in compensation for being unjustly detained for over 47 years, his lawyers said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Chinese coast guard ships left Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture after sailing in the waters for 92 hours and 8 minutes.時事通信社 による

Japanese police Tuesday arrested a 29-year-old Japanese man who had been detained in Thailand for allegedly cheating a Japanese high school student into committing fraud from Myanmar.時事通信社 による

An upcoming Bank of Japan "tankan" quarterly survey report is seen showing a slight deterioration in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to estimates by private think tanks.時事通信社 による

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Morinari Watanabe said Monday his bid for the president of the International Olympic Committee was meaningful albeit unsuccessful.時事通信社 による

Japan's Financial Services Agency issued business improvement orders to four major nonlife insurers on Monday for improperly obtaining information on rivals' customers through their employees on loan to insurance agents.時事通信社 による

The Chinese government on Monday rejected the Japanese government's protest over a statement released by the Chinese side following Friday's meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, said Monday that a total of 16 players of eight teams, including Orix Buffaloes pitcher Taisuke Yamaoka, will be fined by their respective teams for illegally using online casinos.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. President Tadashi Imai said Monday that he believes the views of the Japanese steelmaker and the U.S. government are converging on the company's plan to buy United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission sought on Monday criminal charges against a former Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank official suspected of trading stocks based on insider information.時事通信社 による

Fusaho Izumi, former mayor of the western Japan city of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on Monday announced his candidacy for this summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet.時事通信社 による

Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party for the People have drawn up a proposal to tighten regulations on political donations by companies and other organizations.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 12, government officials said on Monday.時事通信社 による

Cherry blossoms have started blooming in Tokyo this season, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Monday.時事通信社 による

Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto on Monday effectively gave the green light for the continued operations of three nuclear plants in the central Japan prefecture from next fiscal year.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held in Tokyo on Monday to mark the launch of the Joint Operations Command at Japan's Self-Defense Forces to direct the operations of the Ground, Maritime and Air SDFs in an integrated way.時事通信社 による

Evacuation orders have been issued to a total of 2,780 residents of 1,414 households in the western Japan prefectures of Okayama and Ehime as of Monday afternoon, due to wildfires that began on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Chinese coast guard ships have been in Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture for more than three and a half days since early Friday, the longest such stay since Japan nationalized the islands, which are also claimed by China, in 2012.時事通信社 による

With three months to go until a Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, things are not going in favor of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has been hit with political funds scandals both on the national politics stage and at the assembly.時事通信社 による

Japanese electronic parts and materials maker Maxell Ltd. said Monday that it will terminate its production of prismatic lithium-ion batteries as early as May.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Bankers Association, or Zenginkyo, plans to terminate the exchanges of promissory notes and checks at its national electronic clearing system in April 2027.時事通信社 による

An expert panel of Japan's National Personnel Authority proposed Monday that the government look at workers' salaries at larger businesses to decide those for national public servants.時事通信社 による

Shachihata Inc. is up for the challenge during the next 100 years, the head of the Japanese "hanko" seal maker, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, said.時事通信社 による

Japan, Russia, China and six other economies kicked off on Monday an annual meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission in Osaka to discuss this year's saury catch quota.時事通信社 による

The Joint Operations Command at the Self-Defense Forces that directs the operations of the Ground, Maritime and Air SDFs in an integrated manner was launched on Monday.時事通信社 による

Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori won his second term in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, defeating three other candidates, including lawyer Koichiro Yoshida.時事通信社 による

A preview ceremony was held Sunday for the "Osaka Healthcare Pavilion" to be run by the prefecture and city of Osaka at the 2025 World Exposition, which begins next month in the western Japan city.時事通信社 による

The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the western Japan city of Kochi and the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Sunday, marking the earliest blooming in the country this spring, the agency said.時事通信社 による

Ryota Dei of Jiji Press expressed his desire to continue reporting on the Arctic Circle after winning the Vaughn-Uyeda Memorial International Journalistic Prize for fiscal 2024 for his field coverage in the region.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Foreign Ministry has said that there was an error in the announcement by the Chinese side regarding Friday's meeting in Tokyo between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court has told the Unification Church to come to the court on Tuesday over the request for an order to dissolve the religious group, informed sources said Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Saturday agreed that their countries will work on resolving pending issues and strengthen cooperation to promote a mutually beneficial strategic relationship.時事通信社 による