The average premium rate at corporate health insurance societies in Japan is projected to hit a record high of 9.32pctin fiscal 2024, according to the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen.時事通信社 による

An artificial intelligence robot called Theo is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields. The robot, which checks each plant and kills diseased plants, is replacing a dwindling number of human “sickness spotters” who patrol bulb fields on the lookout for diseased flowers.On a spring morning, the robot trundle…

A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media.The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis to cover people’s faces in posts on social sites since at least early 2023. But th…

Shibuya Tsutaya, known as a landmark of the popular area in Tokyo, will reopen Thursday after renovation, with a lounge where people can enjoy trading card games featuring Pocket Monsters, or Pokemon.時事通信社 による

The dollar rose above 155 yen for the first time since June 1990 in London trading Wednesday, backed by yen selling fueled by speculation over the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates.時事通信社 による

Japan Airlines aims to strengthen its low-cost carrier operations and expand mileage services in a bid to improve earnings, JAL President Mitsuko Tottori said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 struck areas near Tokyo on Wednesday night, measuring up to 4 on the country's seismic intensity scale.時事通信社 による

Police said Wednesday that two burned bodies found near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, last week have been confirmed to be those of a couple from Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.時事通信社 による

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. said Wednesday its engine subsidiary has falsified fuel economy data mostly for ship engines.時事通信社 による

The atomic-bombed western Japan city of Hiroshima said Wednesday that it will not invite Russia and Belarus to its annual peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 6.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling parties Wednesday affirmed that they will give up their initial plan to compile their proposal on a bill designed to revise the political funds control law by the end of this week.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday temporarily halted the release into the sea of tritium-containing treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

The severed head and other body parts of a man believed to be a Japanese national have been found at various locations in a Bangkok suburb since Friday, according to local media reports.時事通信社 による

Many local governments in Japan created unusual departments at the beginning of fiscal 2024, which began this month, in hopes of revitalizing the local economy in innovative ways.時事通信社 による

The Berlin Philharmonic announced Tuesday that Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada will have his first concerts with the world-renowned orchestra in June 2025.時事通信社 による

A total of 744 Japanese municipalities are at risk of disappearing in the future due to a decrease in young women living in them, a report by private-sector experts showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Oriental Land Co. showed to the press on Tuesday a hotel located in Tokyo DisneySea's new "Fantasy Springs" area, which is scheduled to open on June 6.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Japan-U.S. alliance when they met in New York on Tuesday, according to sources close to Trump.時事通信社 による

Japanese services producer prices in fiscal 2023, which ended last month, climbed 2.1pctfrom the previous year, the steepest rise since fiscal 1991 if the impacts of consumption tax hikes are excluded, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. aims to resume its development of new vehicle models early within this year, President Masahiro Inoue has said.時事通信社 による

The yen's recent fall against the dollar is a "total disaster for the United States," former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, have agreed to work closely to prevent the Middle East situation from deteriorating further.時事通信社 による

Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now, garden centers are hoping to keep that interest up, even as they deal with higher costs, a tough hiring environment, and ever more volatile weather.The Garden Center Group, which tracks sales of about 125 centers, sa…

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at a party meeting on Tuesday, broadly approved its own proposal to revise the political funds control law, following a high-profile money scandal involving its factions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on Tuesday released the names of eight crew members aboard two MSDF patrol helicopters that crashed off a remote Tokyo island on Saturday during a nighttime exercise.時事通信社 による

Ryu Shionoya, former chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, submitted his resignation from the party on Tuesday, after the party rejected his appeal against its punishment for him over a political funds scandal involving LDP factions.時事通信社 による

Hiroyuki Miyazawa, a lawmaker in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, submitted his resignation to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A memorial ceremony was held in the town of Shari, Hokkaido, on Tuesday to remember the victims of the sinking of a tour boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in the northernmost Japan prefecture two years ago.時事通信社 による

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, made her first appearance in an Imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan Post Bank said Tuesday that a system failure occurred in the morning, causing delays in around 1,176,000 money deposits from other banks as of 5 p.m.時事通信社 による

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday that the environment for an appropriate response over the foreign exchange market has become ready.時事通信社 による

The Jan. 1 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan is estimated to have dented the country's nominal gross domestic product by around 90 billion yen to 115 billion yen in three affected prefectures in January-March, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed related ministers to create a fund for the medium- to long-term recovery of areas damaged in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, which mainly struck Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently visiting New York, is slated to meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump as early as Tuesday afternoon local time, informed sources said.時事通信社 による

Investigations into the operator of the Kazu I sightseeing tour boat remain ongoing as Tuesday marked two years since the fatal sinking of the vessel off the Shiretoko Peninsula in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido.時事通信社 による

Chugoku Electric Power Co. started a drilling survey Tuesday in the town of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture for the possible construction of an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel generated from nuclear power plants.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday the Japanese central bank will raise short-term interest rates if the possibility of the economy achieving the bank's 2pctinflation target sustainably and stably grows further.時事通信社 による

North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, the 38 North website said Monday.時事通信社 による

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday instructed a firing drill involving super-large multiple rocket launchers, simulating a tactical nuclear counterattack, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday began its second review of the operations to discharge into the sea tritium-containing treated water from the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

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Some 90 Japanese lawmakers Tuesday visited together war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival from Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japan's new "V Point" reward point program stumbled on the very day it was launched, due to a glitch found in related apps.時事通信社 による

Applications for publicly funded demolitions of houses damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake have been filed for only 30pctof the houses expected to undergo such work in Ishikawa Prefecture.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday decided an additional spending of 138.9 billion yen from its reserve funds under its fiscal 2024 budget to support areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake.時事通信社 による

The apparent crash of two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters off a remote Tokyo island on Saturday occurred during a training mission inspected by the commander of the Fleet Escort Force, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Candidates backed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are in the lead ahead of three by-elections for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, on Sunday, Jiji Press has learned.時事通信社 による

The families of 18 deceased former Chinese "comfort women" have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government with a court in China's Shanxi Province, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Monday.時事通信社 による

The new "V Point" reward point program was launched in Japan on Monday through the merger of Culture Convenience Club Co.'s T-Point program and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s existing V Point program.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said in a report Monday that it will scrap 15 state fund-backed projects over the two years through fiscal 2024, as a result of a review of a total of 200 projects backed by 152 state funds.時事通信社 による