A Japanese research team said Friday that it has developed a general-purpose optical quantum computer that is accessible externally via the internet.時事通信社 による

Shigeru Ishiba was re-elected as Japan's prime minister in a vote in parliament on Monday.時事通信社 による

The minesweeper Ukushima of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force sank on Monday after catching a fire the previous day, the MSDF said.時事通信社 による

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency is considering adding cashew nuts to the list of foods for which allergen labeling is required, in view of increasing allergic reaction cases.時事通信社 による

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, called on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday to achieve political reforms such as abolishing so-called policy activity funds at an extraordinary parliamentary session to be convened as soon as early next month.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese electronics retailer Nojima Corp. said Monday that it will acquire Japanese personal computer maker Vaio Corp.時事通信社 による

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan's Democratic Party for the People, on Monday admitted having an extramarital affair as alleged in a magazine report.時事通信社 による

Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. is expanding sales of its sports motorcycles in India, the world's largest market for two-wheeled vehicles, by targeting Generation Z, or people born in and after the mid-1990s.時事通信社 による

Japan's current account surplus in April-September came to 15,824.8 billion yen, the highest ever on a half-year basis, Finance Ministry data showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese companies operating in the United States are closely monitoring the impact of former U.S. President Donald Trump's victory in last week's presidential election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet resigned en masse Monday before the Diet, or parliament, names a new prime minister in a special session convened the same day.時事通信社 による

There has been no major change in the condition of 101-year-old Japanese Princess Yuriko, whose heart, kidneys and many other organs have suffered a deterioration in function, officials of the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday.時事通信社 による

A fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper on a training voyage Sunday, leaving one of its crew members missing.時事通信社 による

Nobuyuki Baba, leader of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, on Sunday pledged not to cooperate with the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the 43rd national marine convention, held in the southwestern city of Oita, the capital of the namesake prefecture, on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Heavy rain continued to pummel some areas in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Senior officials of Japan's ruling and opposition parties broadly confirmed on Sunday that it is necessary to review the 1.03-million-yen annual income threshold for income tax.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Saturday that government subsidies for decarbonization investment are likely to give some inflationary pressure in the short term.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry plans to strengthen support in fiscal 2025 for municipalities improving learning environments for truant students at elementary and junior high schools.時事通信社 による

Close attention will likely be paid to whether participants at key multilateral meetings later this month can find common ground toward stabilizing the global economy and the international situation.時事通信社 による

Akira Kawasaki, a senior official of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, has praised the role being played by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, in the international community.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will invest 1.45 billion dollars in Mexico to expand truck production, Mexico's ministry of economy has said.時事通信社 による

Tetsuo Saito, new leader of Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Saturday urged lawmakers involved in the LDP's high-profile slush fund scandal to appear before a political ethics panel of the Diet, the country's parliament.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited a facility to grow young fish in the city of Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Saturday.時事通信社 による

The Chiba Lotte Marines, a Japanese professional baseball team, said Saturday that it has approved right-hander Roki Sasaki's transfer to U.S. Major League Baseball through the posting system and will launch related procedures.時事通信社 による

Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Saturday selected land minister Tetsuo Saito as its new leader to replace Keiichi Ishii, who lost his House of Representatives seat in October's general election for the lower chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

Late Japanese music legend Ryuichi Sakamoto's final solo piano concert work "Opus" is on the 2025 Grammy nominations list, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

The U.N. General Assembly's committee on disarmament on Friday adopted a draft resolution calling for countries not to deploy nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction into outer space.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday pledged to strengthen the alliance between Japan and the United States.時事通信社 による

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the island town of Yoron in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Saturday.時事通信社 による

The nuclear fuel debris collected on a trial basis from a crippled reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station weighs 0.7 gram, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the United States later this month to hold his first face-to-face meeting with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese government sources have said.時事通信社 による

The condition of hospitalized Japanese Princess Yuriko, 101, has deteriorated, officials of the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.時事通信社 による

Five of Japan's seven major automakers have suffered drops in their consolidated net profits for April-September, according to their latest earnings reports.時事通信社 による

Sony Group Corp. said Friday its consolidated sales in April-September grew 2.2pctfrom a year earlier to a record 5,917.2 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Yoshida Minosuke III, a performer of "bunraku" traditional Japanese puppet plays and a living national treasure, died at a hospital in the western city of Osaka on Thursday. He was 91.時事通信社 による

The influenza season has started across Japan, the health ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The operator of Tsutenkaku Tower, a major tourist attraction in the western Japan city of Osaka, is considering forming a capital and business tie-up with Nankai Electric Railway Co., it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Yukio Edano, former leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is set to become chairman of the Commission on the Constitution of the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators in September rose 1.7 points from the previous month, reflecting a recovery in production at automobile plants disrupted by a typhoon in August, the Cabinet Office said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto has agreed to withdraw his lawsuit against publisher Bungeishunju Ltd., whose magazine published an article alleging sexual assault by Matsumoto, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado will make a private visit to Poland for a week from Nov. 29, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.時事通信社 による

The opposition Democratic Party for the People on Friday asked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to take action within fiscal 2024, which ends in March next year, to review the annual income threshold that separates payers of income tax and nonpayers from the current 1.03 million yen.時事通信社 による

Kioxia Holdings Corp. aims to go public between December and June, people familiar with the matter said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his government plans to set the fundamental direction of regional revitalization policies by the end of the year.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to reappoint Fukushiro Nukaga of the Liberal Democratic Party as speaker of the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

U.S. Sen. William Hagerty, known as an aide to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday called on Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. to elaborate on the anticipated benefits of its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry said Friday that it has formally approved Tohoku University as the first recipient of subsidies under a state program aimed at strengthening academic research capabilities in the country.時事通信社 による

Spending by Japanese households with two or more members fell 1.1pctfrom a year earlier to 287,963 yen on average in September after adjustment for inflation, marking two consecutive months of decline, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese authorities intervened into the foreign exchange market on July 11 and 12, spending 3,167.8 billion yen and 2,367 billion yen, respectively, to prop up the Japanese currency against the dollar, the Finance Ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による