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Japan Ruling Parties Remain Apart on Funds Law Revisions
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, on Wednesday remained apart on key issues in their working-level talks on revising the political funds control law in the wake of a high-profile slush funds scandal.時事通信社 による
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Governor Ueda Says BOJ Closely Monitoring Yen's Weakness
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank is closely monitoring the yen's current weakness.時事通信社 による
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Minister Apologizes for Interrupting Minamata Disease Sufferers' Speeches
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Japanese Environment Minister Shintaro Ito on Wednesday apologized for ministry staff switching off the microphone for two speakers from groups of Minamata disease sufferers abruptly at a meeting earlier this month.時事通信社 による
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5 Major Japanese Traders Suffer Net Profit Drops in FY 2023
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Five of Japan's seven major trading houses logged falls in group net profits for fiscal 2023, according to their latest earnings reports.時事通信社 による
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Developer Sees Hokkaido Shinkansen Extension in FY 2030 Unlikely
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An extension of a Shinkansen bullet train line to Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, is unlikely to take place at the end of fiscal 2030 as planned, its developer said Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Fire Insurance Fees to Rise 10 Pct in Oct.
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Japan's four major nonlife insurance companies will raise fire insurance premiums by an average of some 10pctnationwide in October, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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Japan opposes an all-out ground operation by the Israeli military in Rafah, the southernmost district of Gaza Strip, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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4 Chinese Ships Sail in Japanese Waters near Senkakus
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Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Opposition Ask for Ethics Panel Review of 44 Lawmakers
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Japanese opposition parties Wednesday asked that a review be held at a parliamentary political ethics panel for 44 lawmakers involved in a political funds scandal that has rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による
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Toyota's Annual Net Profit Hits Record High of 4.9 T. Yen
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Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday said its group net profit in the fiscal year that ended in March nearly doubled from the previous year to hit a record high of 4,944.9 billion yen.時事通信社 による
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Japan Forecast to Have 5.8 M. Dementia Patients in 2050
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Japan is forecast to have 5,866,000 elderly dementia patients in 2050, up over 1.4 million from 2022, an estimate showed said Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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BOJ's Ueda Mentions Possible Need for Action over Yen Weakness
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank may need to take monetary policy action depending on exchange rate fluctuations.時事通信社 による
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Toyota's Re-Employment Program to Cover Workers at 65, Over
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Toyota Motor Corp. will expand its re-employment program to cover workers at 65 and older and all jobs, starting in August, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による
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Interparty Talks on Shrinking Imperial Family May Start Next Week
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Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga said he hopes that interparty discussions on proposals to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members will be launched as early as next week, according to senior officials of ruling and opposition parties.時事通信社 による
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Japan Ruling Bloc Vows to Improve Policy Funds Transparency
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, agreed Tuesday to improve transparency over the use of policy activity funds provided by political parties to member lawmakers.時事通信社 による
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Court Orders Deletion of Info on Area Suffering Discrimination
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Osaka District Court has upheld a petition from an Osaka Prefecture resident in his 70s seeking the deletion from a website of information about the area where he lives, which has historically suffered discrimination.時事通信社 による
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Tokyo DisneySea's New Fantasy Springs Area Unveiled
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Tokyo DisneySea's new Fantasy Springs area was unveiled to the media on Tuesday ahead of its June 6 opening.時事通信社 による
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Royal Holdings, Others to Operate Sushi Restaurants in U.S.
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Restaurant chain operator Royal Holdings Co., conveyor-belt sushi chain Choushimaru Co. and general trader Sojitz Corp. said Tuesday that they have founded a joint company in California to operate sushi restaurants in the United States.時事通信社 による
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The Japanese government has no plans to send any representative to a ceremony in Moscow on Tuesday to swear in Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as Russian president, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said.時事通信社 による
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Nintendo Posts Record Annual Net Profit on Weaker Yen
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Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that its group net profit in fiscal 2023 grew 13.4pctfrom the previous year to a record 490.6 billion yen, thanks to the yen's weakening.時事通信社 による
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TEPCO Finishes 1st Treated Water Discharge of FY 2024
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed the first round of its discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea this fiscal year.時事通信社 による
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Intel, Omron, Others Form Semiconductor R&D Group
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Intel Corp., Japanese electrical equipment maker Omron Corp. and 13 other companies said Tuesday that they have formed a new organization for research and development on the latter-half process of semiconductor manufacturing.時事通信社 による
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Cambridge Students Experience Japanese Traditional Storytelling
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Students at the University of Cambridge have participated in a workshop to learn about Japanese culture through "rakugo" and "kodan" traditional Japanese storytelling, trying their unique ways of narrating.時事通信社 による
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Osaka Expo to Offer Cutting-Edge Entertainment Experience
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As preparations for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka pick up pace with just under one year to go before its opening, some private-sector businesses taking part in the event are planning to offer visitors a taste of evolving entertainment featuring virtual space and cutting-edge technologies.時事通信社 による
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Anti-Infection Measures Still Needed 1 Year after COVID Downgrade
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While Wednesday marks one year since Japan downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk infectious disease category that includes seasonal influenza, the country has faced unseasonal and larger-than-usual outbreaks of other infectious diseases over the past year.時事通信社 による
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6th Person Arrested over Burned Bodies Found in Eastern Japan
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Japanese police on Tuesday arrested a 36-year-old acquaintance of a Tokyo couple whose bodies were found charred near a river in eastern Japan, making him the sixth person to be arrested over the case.時事通信社 による
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Kamikawa Supporting Struggling Kishida Govt on Diplomatic Front
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is underpinning Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration, which has been struggling amid a ruling party fund scandal, on the diplomatic front.時事通信社 による
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Daihatsu Resumes Production at All Plants in Japan
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Daihatsu Motor Co. on Tuesday resumed production at its plant in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, after suspending operations from late December last year due to its safety test fraud scandal.時事通信社 による
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5th Person Arrested over Burned Bodies Found in Eastern Japan
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Japanese police arrested Monday a fifth person over the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple found in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi in mid-April.時事通信社 による
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EU Approves Nippon Steel's Acquisition of U.S. Steel
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The European Commission announced Monday that it has approved the acquisition of United States Steel Corp. by Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan.時事通信社 による
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Kishida Urges LDP to Expedite Political Funds Law Revision Talks
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday urged his Liberal Democratic Party to speed up talks with Komeito to draw up the ruling bloc's proposal on a revision of the political funds control law.時事通信社 による
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After projection mapping using a main building of the Tokyo metropolitan government as a screen started in late February, about 130,000 people visited the site to see the images shown on the external walls of the structure in the first two months.時事通信社 による
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Many Banks in Japan Raise Deposit Rates after BOJ Action
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Many large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy.時事通信社 による
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Bar associations in Japan are stepping up efforts to help people feel close to lawyers, such as making cute mascots as well as logos.時事通信社 による
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"Kodomo Shokudo" Helping Kids in Noto Quake-Hit Areas
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"Kodomo shokudo" cafeterias that offer meals to needy children for free or at low prices continue operations in areas stricken by the Jan. 1 powerful earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による
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Athlete, Cake Shop Worker Rank High as Dream Jobs for Japanese Kids
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Athletes, and cake shop and bakery workers ranked high as dream jobs for children in Japan, a private-sector survey has found.時事通信社 による
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Japan Opposition Parties Seeking Early Lower House Breakup
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Japanese opposition parties are increasingly urging Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to dissolve the House of Representatives early for a general election following his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's loss in all three Lower House by-elections held in late April.時事通信社 による
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Japan Foreign Chief Vows to Support Nepal's Development
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has stressed Sunday that Tokyo will continue to support sustainable development of Nepal.時事通信社 による
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Half of New NISA Investments Went to Japanese Stocks
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Nearly 50pctof investments made through the new Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, program went to Japanese stocks from January through March, a survey has shown.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Sunday announced a bid to host the 60th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Japan in 2027.時事通信社 による
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Japan, China, S. Korea Arranging Summit for May 26-27
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Final arrangements are underway to hold a summit among Japan, China and South Korea in Seoul on May 26 and 27, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said Sunday.時事通信社 による
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Kara, Leader of Japan's Underground Theater, Dies at 84
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Playwright Juro Kara, a leading figure in Japan's underground theater movement, died of acute subdural hematoma at a Tokyo hospital Saturday night. He was 84.時事通信社 による
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Kishida to Talk with LDP Political Reform Team Members Soon
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he will talk with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party's political reform headquarters as early as Monday, when he returns from his overseas trip.時事通信社 による
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Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida interacted with Japanese Brazilians in a welcoming ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, on Saturday.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Kishida Stresses Ties Based on Trust, Not Coercion
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean on Saturday, stressing the importance of economic ties based on trust, not on coercion, with China in mind.時事通信社 による
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Volunteer Activities in Full Swing in Noto amid Golden Week
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With Japan in the midst of the Golden Week holiday period, volunteer activities are in full swing in areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture.時事通信社 による
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Japan, France to Strengthen Security Cooperation
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, have agreed to strengthen their countries' cooperation in the security area.時事通信社 による
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Japan Child Population Down for 43rd Straight Year
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The estimated population of children under 15 in Japan as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, marking a decline for the 43rd straight year, the internal affairs ministry said Saturday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Falls to 70th in Freedom of Press Rankings
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Japan fell by two places from last year to 70th in the 2024 world freedom of press rankings, according to international journalist organization Reporters Without Borders, or RSF.時事通信社 による
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Japan-Chaired OECD Meeting Ends, Revising AI Guidlines
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Friday ended a two-day ministerial council meeting chaired by Japan, revising its guidelines on artificial intelligence drawn up in 2019.時事通信社 による
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