Working-level officials of Japan and the United States discussed extended deterrence, including the U.S. nuclear umbrella, over two days until Friday.時事通信社 による

A growing number of local governments in Japan are moving to sell some reusable oversized waste collected from households, including furniture, on popular flea market app Mercari.時事通信社 による

A boarding system using a facial recognition technology was introduced at the Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line, a train service in a residential area in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Voting kicked off Sunday morning in an election for the prefectural assembly of Okinawa, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station within the southernmost Japan prefecture a major issue in the poll.時事通信社 による

The custom of Father's Day in Japan has a unique history and has developed in its own way.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed on Saturday the need for a fair and permanent peace based on the U.N. Charter, in a speech at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, which began the same day in Switzerland.時事通信社 による

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who chaired this year's summit of the Group of Seven major countries, underscored on Saturday the results achieved at the conference.時事通信社 による

The education ministers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Saturday to work together to promote digitalization in the education field and boost exchanges among future generations.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday vowed to "sincerely address" the issue of revamping research, public relations and accommodation allowances provided to lawmakers, based on an accord reached between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除.時事通信社 による

A corpse possibly of one of the two Japanese men who went missing while climbing a mountain in the northern part of Pakistan was discovered Saturday, local authorities said.時事通信社 による

Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc., picked as a flying car operator for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, has announced a decision to give up commercial operation of the vehicle at the event.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan embarked on the long path of so-called quantitative monetary tightening, deciding at its policy-setting meeting through Friday to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds.時事通信社 による

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. inappropriately prearranged with other nonlife insurers premiums for contracts with a total of 385 corporate clients, in possible violation of the antimonopoly law, a report by an external investigation committee has shown.時事通信社 による

New Chinese rules related to law enforcement by the country's coast guard took effect Saturday, allowing the maritime authorities to detain foreigners entering Beijing-claimed waters for up to 60 days.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed Friday to work on setting up a visit to Japan by Modi within this year.時事通信社 による

The heads of the Group of Seven major powers said in a joint statement Friday that they will launch an action plan to deal with the positive and negative impacts of artificial intelligence on employment.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, agreed Friday to cooperate primarily on security and maritime surveillance activities to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region.時事通信社 による

Leaders of the Group of Seven major countries expressed support Friday for Japan's release of treated water from the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean.時事通信社 による

Pope Francis called for regulating artificial intelligence from an ethical perspective at a summit of the Group of Seven major powers Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan and Italy on Friday agreed to begin bilateral negotiations on an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement to facilitate the exchange of fuel and ammunition between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Italian military.時事通信社 による

Leaders of the Group of Seven major powers Friday confirmed their cooperation in dealing with China, which is increasing its military coercion around Taiwan and advancing into the East and South China seas.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed their cooperation, in a chat on the sidelines of the ongoing summit of the Group of Seven major powers.時事通信社 による

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on Friday recommended that the Financial Services Agency impose administrative penalties on three units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., including for sharing information about customers without their consent.時事通信社 による

Japan has newly added collaboration for the sustainable development of lithium resources to a mining cooperation agreement with Chile, the industry ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane stressed the importance of independent judgment, defying Russia's warrant for her, at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will continue the current production halt until the end of July for three vehicle models affected by its testing irregularities.時事通信社 による

U.N. disarmament head Izumi Nakamitsu has said that it would be difficult to establish by 2026 an international framework banning lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS, which can attack targets without human involvement using artificial intelligence.時事通信社 による

Travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Friday that it posted its first half-year net profit in five years, reflecting a recovery in travel demand after the COVID-19 crisis.時事通信社 による

Japanese pianist Kazuya Saito has been arrested for allegedly stealing a flight attendant's apron on an airplane, police sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Fresh arrest warrants were served on five suspects Friday over the murder of a man whose body was found last December in a suitcase in the Tama River near Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Jin Sato, mayor of the northeastern Japan town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, believed it was his responsibility to decide whether to preserve or demolish a town building ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court found on Friday Yayoi Kimura, former mayor of Tokyo's Koto Ward, guilty of violating the public offices election law during her own campaign.時事通信社 による

Consumers in Japan sought advice on social media-related problems in 80,404 cases in 2023, a record high, an annual government report showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co. said Friday that it will fully acquire cosmetics and dietary supplement maker Fancl Corp.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry said Friday it will start the procedures to formally approve Tohoku University as the first recipient of huge grants under the government's 10-trillion-yen university fund aimed at promoting world-class research projects.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday called for companies to consider women's health to promote their active participation in society.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan policymakers Friday voted to reduce the central bank's purchase amount of Japanese government bonds, the BOJ said.時事通信社 による

The suspected mastermind in a high-profile incident in which the bodies of a Tokyo man and his wife were found in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in April and another person believed to be involved in the case were arrested Friday for allegedly murdering the couple.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament enacted legislation on Friday to create a new skill development program for foreign workers to ease serious labor shortages in the country.時事通信社 による

Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co. plans to take full control of cosmetics and dietary supplement maker Fancl Corp., people familiar with the matter said Friday.時事通信社 による

LY Corp. said Thursday that it will end its Line Pay smartphone payment service in Japan by the end of April next year.時事通信社 による

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for Japan's "unwavering solidarity" with his war-torn country in a post on his X social media account Thursday.時事通信社 による

Leaders of the Group of Seven major powers Thursday reached a basic agreement to extend 50 billion dollars in loans to Ukraine by year-end utilizing proceeds from frozen Russian assets.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed on Thursday that their governments will hold talks within 24 hours in the event of a military attack on Ukraine.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has abandoned its plan to submit a draft of constitutional revision during the current Diet session ending on June 23.時事通信社 による

The tenure of Natsuo Yamaguchi, 71, as leader of Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, may be extended, given the possibility that the next general election will be held this autumn, party sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Thursday revoked welfare benefit cuts between 2013 and 2015 for plaintiffs in the Japanese capital, finding that the government's decision to lower the standard amounts of benefits went beyond its scope of discretion.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has completed safety inspections at the idled No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will establish a joint company with general trader Mitsubishi Corp. for operations related to electric vehicle batteries.時事通信社 による