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

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 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

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

A former Fuji Television Network Inc. announcer has released a statement after an investigative panel recognized that she suffered sexual assault from former TV personality Masahiro Nakai, it has been learned.時事通信社 による

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledged Tuesday to modernize the Japan-U.S. alliance.時事通信社 による

Japanese manufacturers are accelerating efforts to mitigate the economic impact of a massive earthquake forecast to occur in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of central to southwestern Japan.時事通信社 による

Stab wounds are concentrated on the upper body of a Tokyo high school girl who was found dead in a house in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, two days ago, police sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese person was injured in the Thai capital of Bangkok following the massive earthquake that occurred in neighboring Myanmar on Friday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Six Japanese automakers on Tuesday reported higher vehicle sales in the U.S. market for the first quarter of this year as some consumers apparently bought cars or trucks before President Donald Trump's auto tariffs take effect.時事通信社 による

Three major Japanese department store operators on Tuesday reported declines in same-store sales in March from a year before because of lower spending by foreign visitors and sluggish demand for spring clothing amid unstable weather.時事通信社 による

Rapidus Corp. started the operations of a pilot line for advanced semiconductors at its plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in his press conference Tuesday emphasized measures to tackle the rising cost of living, in a bid to turn the dire situation around.時事通信社 による

A Japanese law to digitize the official gazette entered into force Tuesday, establishing the digital version as the official original.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will develop long-range precision-guided missiles as part of the country's plan to acquire standoff defense capability.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday said it will dispatch a 32-member emergency relief team including doctors and nurses to aid victims in earthquake-hit Myanmar.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday that the government has conveyed its concern to Beijing over a Chinese military drill near Taiwan.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that he will visit Brussels for four days from Wednesday to attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.時事通信社 による

Sponsors continue to take a wait-and-see stance after Fuji Television Network Inc. and its parent company on Monday announced preventive measures, such as organizational and corporate culture reforms, over a scandal involving popular TV personality Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party held the first meeting of its strategic headquarters on deepening Japan-U.S. ties on Tuesday, before the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump implements additional tariffs on auto imports.時事通信社 による

Seven people, including an infant, were taken to hospital Tuesday after a car mounted a sidewalk in the central Japan city of Nagoya.時事通信社 による

Jiji Press Ltd. and textbook publisher Tokyo Shoseki Co. said Tuesday that they have formed a business partnership in the field of education.時事通信社 による

Many companies around Japan held entrance ceremonies for new employees Tuesday, the first day of the country's new fiscal year.時事通信社 による

Police in Aichi Prefecture have arrested a 21-year-old man after the body of a woman was found in a closet at his home in the central Japan prefecture.時事通信社 による

Japan's jobs availability ratio dipped for the first time in six months in February as businesses refrained from hiring employees due to higher costs despite labor shortages, the labor ministry said on Tuesday.時事通信社 による