Opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 plans to vote in favor of the government's fiscal 2025 budget bill once it is revised again, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will cut its spending on electric vehicle development through 2030 by 500 billion yen to 1.5 trillion yen by pursuing joint development with other companies.時事通信社 による

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki on Tuesday called for caution over the three successor groups to Aum Shinrikyo, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system by the doomsday cult.時事通信社 による

Japan Post Holdings Co. said Tuesday that the number of Japan Post Bank customers affected by Japan Post Co.'s misappropriation of personal information has risen to about 10 million.時事通信社 による

The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea will hold a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese court Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to halt operations at the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in the western prefecture of Ehime.時事通信社 による

The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.7pctfrom a year earlier, up for the fourth consecutive year and the largest increase since 11.3pctmarked in 1991, during the country's asset price bubble, the land ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, on Tuesday carried out from a storehouse government-stockpiled rice it purchased at an auction aimed at curbing recent increases in rice prices in the country.時事通信社 による

The Diet began deliberations Tuesday on a bill to introduce active cyber defense, or taking pre-emptive measures to prevent cyberattacks on government institutions and critical infrastructure.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday instructed his government to develop a system to operate so-called hospital ships by January 2026.時事通信社 による

Prince Hisahito, the son and third child of Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended the graduation ceremony of the University of Tsukuba's Senior High School at Otsuka in Tokyo on Tuesday morning.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, passed Tuesday a bill aimed at strengthening disaster prevention measures in peninsular regions of the country.時事通信社 による

Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday released an updated version of its red list for plants and fungi, which now includes a total of 2,063 endangered species, down by 207 from the previous version.時事通信社 による

The Nikkei 225 stock average retook 38,000 at one point in Tokyo trading on Tuesday morning, helped by overnight gains in U.S. stocks.時事通信社 による

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday that it expects the global economy to grow 3.1pctin 2025, down 0.2 point from its previous forecast released last December.時事通信社 による

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has raised its stakes in five major Japanese trading houses, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Chubu Electric Power Co. has begun dismantling the pressure vessel of the No. 2 reactor at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a Washington court to postpone oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. against the U.S. government for blocking its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp., it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Recounting the sarin deadly nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult 30 years ago, a former emergency room physician has described the fear of having to treat large numbers of patients without knowing what happened to them at the very first stage of the incident.…

A court in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, has sentenced detained Japanese citizen Masatoshi Nakanishi to seven years in prison for spying, Russia's Tass state news agency said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan expressed regret over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports at a virtual meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers on Monday, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said.時事通信社 による

Over 10 million advance tickets are likely to be sold for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, Masakazu Tokura, chief of its organizing group, said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, said Monday that it will distribute government-stockpiled rice it bought at an auction last week to reliable wholesalers as soon as possible.時事通信社 による

The average monthly pay of full-time workers in Japan rose 3.8pctfrom the previous year to 330,400 yen in 2024, posting the sharpest increase since 1991, amid growing momentum for wage hikes, government data showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese singer and actress Ayumi Ishida, known for her hit tune "Blue Light Yokohama," died of hypothyroidism at a Tokyo hospital on March 11. She was 76.時事通信社 による

School doctors in Japan still have to take the risk of facing complaints from parents about their children's body parts being exposed during regular health checkups although the education ministry took measures to soothe such parental anxiety over a year ago.時事通信社 による

The Chicago Cubs, currently in Japan for their 2025 opening series at Tokyo Dome, is analyzing players' pitching forms with support from Japan's Next Base Corp.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it now aims to restart a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, in the fiscal year starting next month.時事通信社 による

The upcoming World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture offers an opportunity for small manufacturers in the western Japan prefecture to showcase their sophisticated technologies to the world.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday admitted that there was a "gap" between him giving out gift certificates to lawmakers and social norms.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to expand in fiscal 2025 the scope of people eligible for financial aid given to those who move out of Tokyo, and live and find work in rural areas, in order to tackle regional labor shortages.時事通信社 による

A new medical center equipped with advanced instruments has opened at the site of the former West Futenma Housing Area in Okinawa Prefecture, which was returned to Japan from the U.S. military in 2015.時事通信社 による

Japanese political figure Takashi Tachibana has drawn criticism for his controversial campaign activities in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Chiba Prefecture, in which he ran as a candidate.時事通信社 による

Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai, 47, won his second term in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Chiba Prefecture neighboring Tokyo, defeating three other candidates including controversial political figure Takashi Tachibana.時事通信社 による

It was customary for past Japanese prime ministers to distribute gift certificates, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shoji Maitachi said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.時事通信社 による

Women remain underrepresented in the Japanese news media industry, where tough employees willing to work long hours have traditionally been valued as news can break anytime, anywhere.時事通信社 による

Events were held in the Hokuriku central Japan region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations.時事通信社 による

Former U.S. Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who worked to restore the honor of Japanese-Americans imprisoned during World War II, has died at age 93, according to a local organization where he served as an executive.時事通信社 による

Japanese opposition parties are poised to step up their offensive against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has dug his own grave by giving gift certificates to new lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による

A former Japanese National Police Agency executive regrets failing to raid Aum Shinrikyo bases before the doomsday cult mounted its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system 30 years ago.時事通信社 による

About 30pctof first-time users in Japan of offshore online casinos became indebted within a week after starting gambling at the sites, a Japanese survey has shown.時事通信社 による

Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, enjoyed a 20pctincrease in visitors over the 11 months since an extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line opened in the region.時事通信社 による

Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, along with three foreign colleagues, has left for space for his second International Space Station mission.時事通信社 による

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies Friday urged Russia to accept a ceasefire with Ukraine under equal conditions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will invite small and midsize businesses to declare sales targets of 10 billion yen or more from fiscal 2025, aiming to support their growth and bolster regional economies.時事通信社 による

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday that there will be no exemptions from the upcoming U.S. tariffs on automobile imports for Japan or any other countries.時事通信社 による

Government-backed fund INCJ Ltd. said Friday that it has completed the sale of its shares in struggling Japan Display Inc., leaving 154.7 billion yen of its investment and loans irrecoverable.時事通信社 による

A former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult expressed regret over his involvement in the group, in an interview ahead of the 30th anniversary of the cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.時事通信社 による

Pay hikes Japanese companies have offered so far in the "shunto" spring bargaining with labor unions averaged 5.46 pct, the biggest increase in 34 years, the first tally of management responses by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday.時事通信社 による