The biggest challenge for Japan's foreign policy this year is to stabilize relations with the United States, where Donald Trump is expected to make drastic policy changes under his "America first" agenda when he returns to the White House.時事通信社 による

Shigeko Sasamori, one of Japanese women who received surgery in the United States after being exposed to an atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945, died at her home in Marina del Rey, California, on Dec. 15, The New York Times reported in its Thursday edition. She was 92.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to block the proposed sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., The Washington Post reported Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Transport Safety Board, which last month released an interim report on a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that occurred on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport a year ago, will continue its analysis and compile a final report that includes measures to prevent any recurrence of simila…

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Mitsuye Endo, a Japanese-American who won a Supreme Court case over her incarceration during World War II.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government said Thursday that it has approved the sale of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of 3.64 billion dollars.時事通信社 による

The Japanese semiconductor industry, which once dominated the world, is poised to make a comeback at a time when the importance of chips is increasing significantly with the spread of generative artificial intelligence and growing geopolitical risks.時事通信社 による

This year could be a turning point in the family law system in Japan. Calls for introducing a dual surname option for spouses have been growing among politicians, even members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula a year ago.時事通信社 による

Some major department stores in Tokyo opened Thursday for the first sales of 2025 as they focus on relatively inexpensive goods in an effort to lure budget-conscious shoppers amid higher prices.時事通信社 による

One of the two Japanese who were taken to hospital after being seriously injured in a fire in Bangkok late last year died, officials of the Japanese Embassy in the Thai capital said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The strategic partnership agreement ()削除 between Japan and the European Union took effect on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in a radio program aired Wednesday that "there will likely be an option to form a grand coalition" as a way to break the deadlock in the handling of his minority government.時事通信社 による

People on Wednesday renewed their commitment to revive the Noto Peninsula as they offered prayers for the victims of a massive earthquake that rocked the central Japan region exactly a year ago.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., which aims to acquire United States Steel Corp., has proposed giving the U.S. government a veto over any reduction in U.S. Steel's domestic production capacity, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako received New Year's greetings from other Imperial Family members and the country's leaders, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A growing number of local governments in Japan are using a smartphone app to help visually impaired residents access critical information in the event of a natural disaster.時事通信社 による

A bumpy road is expected to continue this year for the minority government of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to revitalize the country in a New Year's message issued Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year's thoughts released through the Imperial Household Agency on Wednesday, expressed hope for world peace as the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.時事通信社 による

Japan on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa that has left more than 500 people dead.時事通信社 による

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Preparations to welcome the New Year were underway Tuesday in municipalities in central Japan's Noto Peninsula damaged by a massive earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.時事通信社 による

A glitch made it difficult for Mizuho Bank customers to access its online banking services temporarily Tuesday, the major Japanese lender announced.時事通信社 による

Twenty U.S. Major League Baseball teams have expressed hopes to interview Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who aims to play in the United States using the posting system, his agent, Joel Wolfe, told reporters online Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese composer Toru Fuyuki, known for works including the theme song for "Ultraseven," a popular science-fiction television series in the 1960s, died of aspiration pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 89時事通信社 による

A 49-year-old woman in eastern Japan has been arrested for allegedly killing her son, 9, who was found dead along with two other children of the suspect.時事通信社 による

The massive earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on Jan. 1 and the record-breaking downpours that hit the same region in late September have left local children emotionally scarred, with some still in poor health due in part to the widening gap in living conditions caused by the double disasters.…

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda to own a majority stake in a holding company the two Japanese automakers plan set up in summer 2026 for their business integration, it has been learned.時事通信社 による

Japan's political parties are groping for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, wondering how they can have their content go viral and how they can prevent themselves from leaning toward populism.…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to skip a visit to the United States in January, Japanese government sources said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Resona Bank may have been hit by a so-called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack, in which perpetrators overload traffic by sending enormous amounts of data, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese companies and other organizations are rushing to develop technologies to counter fake information that spreads on the internet during natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.時事通信社 による

High school students in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, are actively involved in reconstruction efforts following the Noto Peninsula earthquake in early 2024.時事通信社 による

Tokyo stocks lost ground on Monday, the final market day of 2024, but the benchmark Nikkei 225 average finished at its best year-end level ever.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mourned Sunday's death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a statement released Monday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, does not rule out the possibility of member unions going on strike in the 2025 "shunto" spring wage negotiations, the JAM leader has said.時事通信社 による

While bookstores are increasingly closing in Japan due to the expansion of online shopping, some have started to work with libraries for survival.時事通信社 による

The role of the Group of Seven major powers including Japan is increasing as the international community is growingly divided amid rising geopolitical tensions, a Japanese official has said.時事通信社 による

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the town of Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, the prefectural government said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has revealed on social media that his wife, Mamiko, is pregnant with their first child.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 30 on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry on Saturday began ground improvement work on the Oura Bay side of the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa Prefecture, as part of a U.S. base relocation project in the southernmost prefecture.時事通信社 による

Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has died during his visit to the Maldives, informed sources said Saturday.時事通信社 による

Police have arrested a 77-year-old unemployed man in Tokyo for allegedly murdering a woman, apparently his own wife, by running her over with a car.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday hinted at the possibility of holding a snap election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, on the same day as next summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber.時事通信社 による

A man who lost his wife and three children in a huge earthquake in central Japan a year ago is trying desperately to move forward.時事通信社 による

Former Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki died of malignant lymphoma at a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, at 3:53 p.m. Wednesday. He was 94.時事通信社 による

Japan and the United States have for the first time jointly drawn up guidelines for extended deterrence, the Japanese government announced Friday.時事通信社 による

Iran, El Salvador, Botswana and South Africa have pulled out of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, for financial and other reasons, people familiar with the matter said Friday.時事通信社 による