Tokyo District Court this month issued a permission for Funai Group, parent of Funai Electric Co., a failed Japanese audio and video equipment maker, to start bankruptcy procedures, research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Thursday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese district court Thursday found a former worker of a nursery school not guilty of assaulting and killing a 1-year-old girl in 2017.時事通信社 による

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet inched up 1.4 percentage points from the previous month to 28.2pctin January, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's MUFG Bank has decided to punish executives including President Junichi Hanzawa for a former employee's alleged massive thefts of customer assets from safe deposit boxes, it was learned on Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese producer price index hit a record high for the third straight year in 2024, reflecting moves by companies to pass on higher material and labor costs to prices, a Bank of Japan report showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

A leading researcher in disaster reduction who experienced the powerful earthquake that hit western Japan 30 years ago has called for discussions on disaster management problems that still remain unresolved.時事通信社 による

Japan welcomes a Gaza ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and announced Wednesday, its top government spokesman said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with U.S. authorities to pay a total of roughly 1.2 billion dollars, or about 187 billion yen, in fines over the Japanese automaker's engine testing scandal.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has notified Congress of its approval of the 39-million-dollar sale of air-to-surface standoff missiles and related equipment to Japan.時事通信社 による

The Mission of Japan to NATO said Wednesday it has become independent of the Japanese Embassy in Brussels.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fuji Television Network Inc. has been conducting an investigation with an outside lawyer since last year regarding a reported sex scandal involving television personality Masahiro Nakai, it was learned.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. plans to build the Acura RSX luxury electric SUV at its plant in Ohio, starting late this year, company officials said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese convenience store chains Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. enjoyed net profit increases in March-November 2024 while Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the industry leader Seven-Eleven Japan Co., suffered a sharp deterioration in its bottom line, according to their latest earnings reports.…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday that Beijing welcomes a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the country.時事通信社 による

A lunar lander developed by Japanese space exploration startup ispace Inc. was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday in its second attempt to send a spacecraft to the moon.時事通信社 による

Spending by visitors to Japan in 2024 jumped 53.4pctfrom the previous year to 8,139.5 billion yen, exceeding 8 trillion yen for the first time ever, the Japan Tourism Agency said in a preliminary report Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Shinji Ishimaru, the runner-up in the Tokyo governor race last July, announced Wednesday the launch of a regional political party to field candidates in the next election for the capital's assembly this summer.時事通信社 による

A Japanese research team has found that more than 40pctof people feeling they slept enough actually lacked sleep.時事通信社 による

Dalton Investments and an affiliate Tuesday urged Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. to set up a third-party committee of external experts to investigate a reported sex scandal involving television personality Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who will be President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser, said Tuesday that Trump's administration will continue to strengthen trilateral cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea.時事通信社 による

Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. is making full-fledged efforts to produce biogas fuel for automobiles using cow feces in India.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan will discuss whether to raise interest rates and make a decision at its policy-setting meeting next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese ruling party executives and Chinese Premier Li Qiang met in Beijing on Wednesday and agreed to seek the stable development of Japan-China relations.時事通信社 による

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has complained about Japan's stance on its relations with his country, amid Moscow's continued invasion of Ukraine.時事通信社 による

Aeon Financial Service Co. President Kenji Fujita has resigned after subsidiary Aeon Bank received a business improvement order from Japan's Financial Services Agency last month for deficiencies in its measures against money laundering.時事通信社 による

Store owners in Nagata Ward of the western city of Kobe, battered by a powerful earthquake 30 years ago, are welcoming students on school trips from all over Japan to help revitalize the area.時事通信社 による

Yuichiro Tamaki of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People said Wednesday that his party would vote in support of the government's fiscal 2025 budget bill if an agreement among it and two ruling parties is implemented.時事通信社 による

As Japan marks the fifth anniversary of the confirmation of its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, people in the country are still being urged to exercise caution about the novel coronavirus disease.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will unveil one of the world's biggest meteorites from Mars to the public for the first time at this year's World Exposition in the western city of Osaka, the industry ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may visit the United States in early February for his first meeting with Donald Trump, who will take the oath as U.S. president next week, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, informally appointed Nippon Life Insurance Co. Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui as its next chairman on Tuesday to succeed Masakazu Tokura.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. retained the top spot in global vehicle sales for the fifth year in a row in 2024, surpassing Volkswagen Group.時事通信社 による

The municipal government of Kyoto on Tuesday unveiled a plan to raise the ceiling of its accommodation tax levied on guests staying at hotels and inns in the western Japan city to 10,000 yen per person per night from the current 1,000 yen.時事通信社 による

Now that the COVID-19 crisis is over, real estate developers in Japan are actively cultivating a "health-conscious workplace market" by launching exercise and meal services for tenant companies and office workers.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. voiced Tuesday strong opposition to a reported bid by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for United States Steel Corp., reiterating its determination to complete its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korea's acting president, Choi Sang-mok, agreed Tuesday that their countries will maintain close cooperation to further develop bilateral relations for the future.時事通信社 による

The number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of 10 million yen or more in Japan last year rose 15.1pctfrom the previous year to 10,006, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in 11 years, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Minivehicles and compact cars are likely to remain popular in Japan in 2025 due to their high fuel efficiency amid a surge in gasoline prices and their excellent maneuverability on narrow roads.時事通信社 による

A 61-year-old doctor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to assisting his daughter's alleged murder and decapitation of a 62-year-old male company employee at a hotel in the Susukino entertainment district of Sapporo, northern Japan, in 2023.時事通信社 による

An executive of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday urged China to abolish its import restrictions on Japanese fishery products.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Tuesday that the central bank will decide whether to raise interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting, scheduled for two days from Jan. 23.時事通信社 による

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from Kanggye in the northern region around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the South Korean military.時事通信社 による

North Korea sent directives to a secret organization including a former executive of South Korea's largest labor union, ordering it to incite anti-Japanese sentiment, according to sources at Suwon District Court near Seoul.時事通信社 による

Japanese nonlife insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. plans to promote Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Koike to president, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry will launch a project to send corporate employees to agricultural villages to maintain and energize those areas faced with depopulation and aging.時事通信社 による

Japan's current account surplus in November 2024 expanded 54.5pctfrom a year earlier to 3,352.5 billion yen, a preliminary Finance Ministry report showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves on Monday expressed eagerness to acquire industry rival United States Steel Corp., following U.S. President Joe Biden's order blocking an acquisition bid by Nippon Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan Monday night, triggering a tsunami warning for Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday agreed that the two countries plus the United States will continue to collaborate to counter threats from North Korea.時事通信社 による

Japanese police arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University, on Monday on suspicion of breach of trust involving fictitious payments of construction consulting fees by the university, people familiar with the investigation said.時事通信社 による