Japanese space development venture company Space One Co. said Sunday it will launch the second unit of its Kairos small satellite-carrying rocket as early as in December, after the launch of the No. 1 unit ended in failure this spring.時事通信社 による

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko on Sunday attended the opening ceremony of the 27th International Congress of Entomology in the western Japan city of Kyoto.時事通信社 による

A two-day ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, ended Sunday with the adoption of a joint communique aimed at strengthening collaboration toward next year's TICAD summit.時事通信社 による

Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who has declared his bid for party presidency, on Sunday adjusted his remark made the previous day about the fate of LDP lawmakers linked to the party's slush funds scandal.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Sunday that it has completed the fourth round of the fiscal 2024 release of treated water into the ocean from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, digital transformation minister Taro Kono and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi are expected to scuffle for support in an upcoming presidential election for the Japanese ruling party, after cooperating in the previous 2021 party election.…

The Daily Manila Shimbun, a Japanese-language newspaper in the Philippines, will resume publication of its print edition on Sept. 1, after it was halted twice in the past.時事通信社 による

A two-day ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, started in Tokyo on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday said that his government will, by the end of this month, show the direction of additional measures to support fishery operators, which will be included in an economic package to be compiled this autumn.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Friday became the fastest player in Major League Baseball history and only the sixth MLB player ever to achieve 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season.時事通信社 による

Japan on Saturday marked a year since it started to release tritium-containing treated water into the sea from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with the country still facing a long road ahead in completing the discharge project.時事通信社 による

Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced his bid for LDP presidency in his hometown of Yazu in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is considering running in next month's leadership election for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, people familiar with the matter said Friday.時事通信社 による

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s offer to acquire Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. needs to pass a national security review by Japanese authorities, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. has applied for approval for stock listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, people familiar with the matter said Friday.時事通信社 による

The concentration of tritium in seawater near Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has remained below safety standards since the plant started releasing treated water into the ocean a year ago, according to the company and the Japanese government.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, now on a summer break in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, visited the Ohinata settlement in the highland resort town on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Friday that it has postponed the completion date for a reprocessing plant for spent nuclear fuel in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, due to prolonged safety screening by regulators.時事通信社 による

An increasing number of Japanese retailers and service providers have announced measures against customer abuse, such as making excessive demands and behaving disruptively to staff members.時事通信社 による

A team of researchers in western Japan is set to begin clinical trials next month to develop medicine to help grow teeth.時事通信社 による

Candidates for the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have been told to curb election expenses amid intense public scrutiny of political finances following the party's slush funds scandal.時事通信社 による

The head of Japan's National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, or Zengyoren, expressed concern over the import bans on Japanese fishery products by China and other countries, in a meeting Friday with industry minister Ken Saito.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce his candidacy in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election as early as Aug. 30, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's core consumer prices in July rose 2.7pctfrom a year before, up for the 35th consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

A special committee set up by the Hyogo prefectural assembly to investigate power harassment allegations against Governor Motohiko Saito conducted questionings of prefectural government employees Friday.時事通信社 による

South Korea plans to strengthen cooperation with Japan to solve the issue of North Korea's abductions of South Korean and Japanese nationals, South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho has said.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda told a parliamentary meeting Friday that the central bank will "carefully assess" the impact of capital and financial market developments on its economic and price outlook and risks in its monetary policy steering going forward.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government aims to expand exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and other food items by developing new markets for such products, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Yukio Edano, who announced his candidacy in the leadership race of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday, has underlined a centrist approach ahead of the next general election.時事通信社 による

Britain's medicine regulator said Thursday that it approved a novel Alzheimer's drug developed jointly by Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co. and U.S. partner Biogen Inc.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to survey again the wreck of the Tsushima Maru, a schoolchildren evacuation ship sunk by a U.S. torpedo attack during World War II, Hanako Jimi, minister for Okinawa affairs, said Thursday.時事通信社 による

NHK President Nobuo Inaba apologized Thursday over an incident in which a Chinese newscaster said on the Japanese public broadcaster's Chinese-language news earlier this week that the Senkaku Islands, which are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China, are Chinese territory.時事通信社 による

Chinese authorities have indicted a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 50s on charges of espionage, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Thursday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese team said Thursday that it took an estimated 9,000 years for a massive magma chamber to form below undersea Kikai Caldera in southwestern Japan before its catastrophic eruption 7,300 years ago.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi are expected to announce their respective bids for the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party next week, sources close to them said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission warned Nissin Food Products Co. on Thursday that the company may have violated the antimonopoly law by forcing retailers to raise prices for five of its instant noodle products.時事通信社 による

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel urged Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara to swiftly schedule a task force meeting on creating a hub for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

The mayor of a central Japan city which hosts a part of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant indicated his willingness Thursday to greenlight the restart of its suspended reactors.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday halted experimental work to take out nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 reactor of its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.時事通信社 による

Japanese steelmakers Nippon Steel Corp. and JFE Steel Corp. each said Thursday that they will invest in an Australian coal mine.時事通信社 による

A memorial event was held Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Japanese evacuation ship Tsushima Maru, torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry conducted an on-site inspection Thursday of a Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plant in the western Japan city of Kobe over ship engine data tampering by the company.時事通信社 による

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda have confirmed continued collaboration between Taiwan and Japan to maintain regional peace and stability.時事通信社 による

A senior official of a museum about the 1944 sinking of the Tsushima Maru evacuation ship has expressed his commitment to passing on the stories of the incident amid a decrease in survivors and bereaved families.時事通信社 による

A growing number of tourist attractions in Japan are considering implementing a two-tier pricing system which charges foreign tourists more than local residents.時事通信社 による

Japan Tobacco Inc. has said that it and Vector Group Ltd. agreed on JT's plan to acquire the U.S. industry peer.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry plans to raise the so-called adjustment pay for public school teachers that is paid in lieu of overtime pay, from 4pctof monthly base pay to 13 pct, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. plans to decommission some reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, earlier than scheduled, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Chinese authorities have indicted a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 50s, more than a year after he was detained on suspicion of espionage, people familiar with relations between Japan and China said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to submit a budget request for fiscal 2025 totaling a record 8,498.9 billion yen, informed sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による