Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga on Friday expressed a wish to get a conclusion on measures to address a decrease in Imperial Family members during the current parliamentary session ending in June.時事通信社 による

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People laid flowers Monday at Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to pray for those who died after contracting COVID-19 in the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which arrived at the port five years ago.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry and the Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, said Sunday that they have launched a consultation service for Japanese companies over additional U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.時事通信社 による

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite for the Japanese version of the U.S. Global Positioning System.時事通信社 による

Conservative lawmakers in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are growing increasingly frustrated with the diplomatic stance of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration toward China.時事通信社 による

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major countries issued a joint statement Saturday condemning the offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and urging them to withdraw from all areas under their control.時事通信社 による

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to present a "full package" of revisions to the government's fiscal 2025 budget bill in mid-February, a CDP lawmaker said in a televised debate on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Police in Kagoshima Prefecture have arrested an 18-year-old male high school student for allegedly murdering a 55-year-old nursery teacher on Tokunoshima Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture last November.時事通信社 による

Secondhand shop operators in Japan are focusing on developing channels to procure luxury and other branded goods as demand from foreign visitors surges amid the yen's historic weakness.時事通信社 による

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to report on its reception of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize at the award ceremony in Norway in December.時事通信社 による

A slope was completed Saturday for using heavy machinery in the search for a male truck driver trapped in a sinkhole that appeared Tuesday in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.時事通信社 による

A memorial event for the 183 victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, was held on Saturday ahead of the 83rd anniversary of the tragedy.時事通信社 による

Japan's real gross domestic product is estimated to grow 0.3pctquarter on quarter in October-December 2024, for an annualized increase of 1.1 pct, according to the average estimate by 10 private think tanks.時事通信社 による

Heavy snow is expected to fall mainly along the mountains in central and eastern Japan from Sunday to Monday, as a low-pressure system moves eastward around the southern coast of Japan's Honshu main island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington next week.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government said Friday that it has approved a sale of SM-6 interceptor missiles to Japan for about 900 million dollars and notified Congress of the decision.時事通信社 による

Japan will tighten rules on exports of dual-use technologies in response to a growing risk of products being used for military purposes, the government said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday held a meeting of its task force to respond to a series of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid intense procurement competition for the staple food.時事通信社 による

A labor-management forum meeting hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, was held in Tokyo on Friday to effectively kick off this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations, whose focus is on whether the previous year's strong pay hike momentum seen among large firms will spread to smaller businesses.…

The first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to take place in Washington on Feb. 7, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the government said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concerns over a House of Representatives committee's decision to summon a former Liberal Democratic Party accountant convicted over a slush funds scandal for unsworn testimony.時事通信社 による

Overseas assets held by wealthy residents in Japan in 2023 rose 13.4pctfrom the previous year to 6,489.7 billion yen, hitting a record high, data compiled by the National Tax Agency showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, on Thursday suggested that Japan's defense buildup could lead to an escalation of tension between Japan and China.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Friday that the Japan-U.S. security treaty covers the Senkaku Islands in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. will unveil an outline of their business integration around mid-February, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan decided at a cabinet meeting Friday to raise residency application fees for foreigners following higher prices and personnel costs, starting April 1.時事通信社 による

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their second daughter, Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibition in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will ask U.S. President Donald Trump for cooperation to resolve the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals during a proposed summit.時事通信社 による

The number of food items whose prices are set to be raised in February is up 1.8pctfrom a year before at 1,656, a survey by Japanese corporate research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.時事通信社 による

The average ratio of effective job openings to job seekers in Japan in 2024 declined from the previous year for the first time in three years as businesses suffering from higher material costs curbed hiring, labor ministry data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo metropolitan area's net population inflow in 2024 rose by 9,328 from the previous year to 135,843, close to the 148,783 marked in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's industrial production in December rose 0.3pctfrom the previous month after seasonal adjustment, due to robust output of chemical machinery and semiconductor memory chips, the industry ministry said in a preliminary report Friday.時事通信社 による

Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 265 billion yen for the year ending in March, larger than a previously estimated loss of 220 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, said Thursday that its consolidated net profit dropped 4.1pctin the April-December period from a year before to 95.7 billion yen.時事通信社 による

The number of foreign workers in Japan has hit a record high for the 12th straight year, reflecting severe labor shortages in the country, labor ministry data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Fuji Television Network Inc. said Thursday that it expects advertising revenues in fiscal 2024 to be 23.3 billion yen lower than its previous forecast, after many companies suspended their commercials following a scandal involving former pop star Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal.時事通信社 による

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that its president and CEO, Christophe Weber, will step down at its general shareholders meeting in June 2026.時事通信社 による

Eight of Japan's 10 major power utilities said Thursday that they will raise their electricity rates for an average household by 21 yen to 54 yen in February, in response to soaring prices for liquefied natural gas and coal, which are used as fuel for thermal power.時事通信社 による

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government is considering establishing a new joint hub for the police and the Self-Defense Forces as part of the country's planned adoption of active cyber defense, or pre-emptive action to prevent cyberattacks, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Osaka High Court on Thursday revoked the Japanese Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a document-tampering scandal that led to the suicide of a ministry official.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc. to pay 300 million yen in fines as sought by prosecutors over bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.時事通信社 による

Sea turtle nesting has declined on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, likely due in part to a drop in their population.時事通信社 による

Japan Exchange Group Inc., which operates the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said Thursday that Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji will take a 50pctcut in monthly compensation for two months over an insider trading case involving a former TSE employee.時事通信社 による

Japan will collaborate with other countries over the suspected improper data use by Chinese generative artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its global vehicle sales dipped 1.4pctin 2024 from the previous year to 10,159,336 units due to the fallout of a test fraud scandal and a pause in the production of its Prius hybrid.時事通信社 による