Japan and South Korea will establish priority immigration lanes at two airports in each country during June to reduce examination times for travelers from the two countries, the Japanese government said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan will continue to monitor the domestic bond market carefully amid soaring yields on superlong-term Japanese government bonds, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Philippine immigration authorities have detained seven members of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Southeast Asian country and comprising former Japanese gang members, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of Seven major democracies released a joint statement Thursday recognizing that "elevated uncertainty can have implications for the economy and for financial stability."時事通信社 による

Some Japanese reality show cast members are still pestered with defamation five years after professional wrestler Hana Kimura, who appeared on popular show "Terrace House," took her own life after a flood of defamatory comments on social media.時事通信社 による

The Chiba city government said Thursday that it plans to spend some 65 billion yen to relocate and reconstruct Zozo Marine Stadium, which is located near the Tokyo Bay, aiming to open a new ballpark around 2034.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Dutch King Willem-Alexander for a dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force said Thursday that it has confirmed the death of two members who were on a T-4 training plane when it crashed into a lake in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, last week.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government has proposed a system of mutually recognizing vehicle safety standards with the United States under certain conditions as part of tariff talks between the two countries, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.38 pct, or 19,342 yen, on average in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage talks, the first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

A third-party committee set up by Fuji Television Network Inc. on Thursday defended its report concluding that former popular television personality Masahiro Nakai had committed sexual violence against a former Fuji TV announcer.時事通信社 による

Nearly two-thirds of respondents think female members of the Japanese Imperial Family should retain their status after marriage, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.時事通信社 による

The victim of an alleged sexual assault by a former senior prosecutor in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, has said that the offender asked her in a letter not to report the incident.時事通信社 による

Japan's Norinchukin Bank on Thursday reported a record consolidated net loss of 1,807.8 billion yen in fiscal 2024, citing hefty losses on foreign bond investments.時事通信社 による

Mongolian-born yokozuna sumo grand champion Hoshoryu from the Tatsunami stable aims to acquire Japanese citizenship, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Rika Shimo and Phillip Morgan are winmakers from Little Hampton, Victoria. Untied by their love and passion for wine, the couple is driven by the dream of one day, growing Koshu (white grape variety of Japan) on their land. They say Koshu wine has great potential in Australia, where Asian cuisine—especially Japanese food—is deeply appreciated. - ビク…

Japan's National Police Agency has unveiled plans to make stricter a system that enables people to convert their driver's licenses issued by another country to Japanese ones, amid a series of accidents caused by foreign drivers.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Thursday that Japan has lodged strong protests to Israel after the Israeli military fired what it claims were warning shots at a group of Japanese and other diplomats visiting the Palestinian territory of the West Bank.時事通信社 による

Vivid Sydney, the annual festival of lights, starts on 23 May. This year's theme is 'Dream.' For this episode, Ms Ohtake picked ’Chi il bel sogno di Doretta’ from ’La Rondine’ composed by G. Puccini. - ５月23日から始まる毎年恒例の光の祭典、ビビッド・シドニー（Vivid Sydney）。今年のテーマは「夢」ということで、ビビッド・シドニーにちなんだ選曲です。

A register of people who died as a result of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima was given an airing on Thursday for its upkeep.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has held talks on economic issues with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

The public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet dropped to 20.9pctin May, rewriting its lowest level since he took office in October last year, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in March rose 13.0pctfrom the previous month, growing for the second consecutive month, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.時事通信社 による

ニューサウスウェールズ州ミッドノースコースト地域で大雨による洪水が発生しており、男性１人が死亡しました。ミッドノースコースト地域が大雨と洪水に見舞われていることを受け、州政府のクリス・ミンズ州首相は、被災したコミュニティーに一段の物資や人員を向けていると述べました。自由党との連携を終わらせることを発表した国民党は近く、影の閣僚など新しく幹部となる議員を発表します。2025年5月22日放送。

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it will establish a new office aimed at collecting and analyzing information on masterminds in "tokuryu" loosely organized crime groups made up of anonymous members.時事通信社 による

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell 0.5pctin fiscal 2024, which ended in March, from the previous year, down for the third straight year, the labor ministry said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Israeli military fired warning shots at an international group of diplomats from Japan and other countries during their visit to Jenin in the West Bank on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato did not discuss foreign exchange levels in their meeting the same day.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and visiting Paraguayan President Santiago Pena agreed Wednesday to upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release a fully revamped version of its RAV4 SUV in Japan within fiscal 2025, which ends in March next year.時事通信社 による

Over 270 people are expected to run in the June 22 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election as of Wednesday, likely hitting the highest number in decades.時事通信社 による

Shinjiro Koizumi expressed eagerness Wednesday to concentrate on bringing down high-flying retail rice prices after succeeding Taku Eto as Japan's agricultural minister.時事通信社 による

This year's National Volunteer Week runs from the 19th - 25th May. - 今年の「National Volunteer Week（全国ボランティア週間）」は「コミュニティをつなげる」をテーマに地域社会の結束を強化し、人と人とを繋ぐ大切な役割を果たすボランティアの活動を称えます。

The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in April, a Japan National Tourism Organization report showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament enacted a bill to revise the law that governs Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.'s operations at a House of Councillors plenary session on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

All three major Japanese nonlife insurance companies posted record consolidated net profits for the second straight year in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, driven by gains from the sale of cross-held shares, according to their earnings reports.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, who is visiting Japan for the World Exposition in Osaka, at his residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Residents are being airlifted from rooftops as the defence force steps in to help more than 1600 SES volunteers carry out flood rescues in NSW. The NSW Premier says the government is on a short leash with the public as commuters face ongoing delays caused by a major train network outage. - 大雨による洪水に見舞われているNSW州中北部の海岸沿いでは国防軍、そして州緊急サービスに登録のボランティア1600人以…

Many people from CALD communities, especially women, are avoiding or delaying preventative cancer care. - 文化的・言語的に多様な（CALD）コミュニティーの多く、特に女性たちが、がんの予防医療を避けがちなのはなぜでしょうか。

Japan is seen holding the third round of ministerial tariff negotiations with the United States as early as Saturday, with top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa set to make a three-day U.S. trip from Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami has missed out on the International Booker Prize, a prestigious British award for translated fiction.時事通信社 による

A female high school student in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, was arrested Wednesday after slashing three fellow students with a knife.時事通信社 による

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have confirmed their support for a rules-based multilateral trading system amid uncertainties stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.時事通信社 による

The National Archives of Japan has disclosed to researchers lists of members of some bacterial warfare units the former Imperial Japanese Army had in China.時事通信社 による

Japan's exports to the United States fell for the first time in four months in April, due apparently to additional tariffs by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, preliminary government data showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. is confident that U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the Japanese steelmaker's proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp. have been resolved, Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori has suggested.時事通信社 による

Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto was effectively dismissed from his post Wednesday over his recent gaffe over rice.時事通信社 による

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and four other Japanese opposition parties agreed Tuesday to demand the dismissal of agriculture minister Taku Eto for his recent gaffe over rice.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed Tuesday to boost economic cooperation between their countries.時事通信社 による