Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 on Monday submitted to parliament a bill aimed at giving legal validity to maiden names, as a counterproposal to the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's bill to introduce a selective dual surname system.時事通信社 による

Toyota Industries Corp. plans to accept a tender offer from the Toyota Motor Corp. group, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito separately met with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who were visiting Japan for the World Exposition in Osaka, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics confirmed Monday their countries' commitment to continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.時事通信社 による

Listed Japanese companies had offered buyout packages to 8,711 workers this year as of Thursday, nearly double the 4,654 workers in the same period of last year, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. showed.時事通信社 による

Japan Atomic Power Co. said Monday that it has postponed the completion date of decommissioning work for the No. 1 reactor at its Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, to fiscal 2047 from fiscal 2040.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, met with people affected by a powerful earthquake last year during a visit to Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday.時事通信社 による

Agriculture minister Taku Eto on Monday corrected his remark that he never bought rice, which drew fire amid persisting price rises for Japan's staple food.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19-20, their first visit to the western Japan prefecture since the Emperor's enthronement in 2019, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.時事通信社 による

The average price of rice at supermarkets across Japan hit another record high in the week through May 11, the agriculture ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による

Emperor Emeritus Akihito visited the Biological Laboratory on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday for the first time since being discharged May 10 from hospital after heart examinations.時事通信社 による

The organizer of the World Exposition in Osaka said Monday that it will make an electric bus available at the Expo site for visitors to rest in from early June.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that the government needs time to reach a conclusion on a proposed hike in the basic pension benefit level, as there are pros and cons on the issue.時事通信社 による

Bureau International des Expositions Secretary-General Dimitri Kerkentzes has suggested extending the closing time for the ongoing World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Amid a serious truck driver shortage, convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. began a trial delivery service using robots on public roads in Tokyo's western suburb on Monday.時事通信社 による

A fossilized cervical vertebra discovered back in 1996 in southwestern Japan was found to have been a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a condolence letter over the death of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89.時事通信社 による

Municipalities affected by the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan in January 2024 are struggling with quake-damaged houses that they cannot quickly remove because the owners of the houses are unclear.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that his government will "drastically strengthen" its strategy to industrialize quantum technology, amid growing international competition in this field.時事通信社 による

A Chinese man turned himself in and was arrested by police on Sunday over a hit-and-run case in which a vehicle hit children in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and fled the scene on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. plans to solicit early retirements from administrative staff in Japan from July, it was learned Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry is working to improve the treatment of chefs at Japanese diplomatic missions around the world, who serve as the Asian nation's "culinary diplomats."時事通信社 による

Traditional dances of the Ainu indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, were performed on Saturday at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western city of Osaka.時事通信社 による

The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, may begin this October, it has been learned.時事通信社 による

Police in Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday rearrested a 21-year-old unemployed man for alleged murder, after the body of a 35-year-old female nursery school teacher was found on the coast of the northeastern Japan prefecture last month.時事通信社 による

The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are taking different approaches regarding Taiwan over their annual peace ceremonies remembering the U.S. atomic bombings in 1945.時事通信社 による

Larger gaps between wholesalers' procurement and selling prices, which represent their costs and profits, may be a factor behind the current elevated retail rice prices in Japan, a government survey has suggested.時事通信社 による

People affected by a major wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, earlier this year began moving into temporary housing in the northeastern Japan city on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Dalton Investments, a major shareholder of Fuji Media Holdings Inc., on Saturday criticized the Japanese media group for opposing its nominees to Fuji Media's board.時事通信社 による

Vice-ministerial-level officials from Japan and the United States met in Washington on Friday and agreed to continue close security cooperation in the face of China's growing hegemonic moves.時事通信社 による

Ailing Nissan Motor Co. is considering closing two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in hopes of shifting away from its costly business structure, which includes excessive production equipment, it was learned Saturday.時事通信社 による

Three people were taken to a hospital, with two of them in critical condition, after a possible gas leak occurred at an ENEOS Corp. oil refinery in the western Japan city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday.時事通信社 による

A 97-year-old man from central Japan has donated about 1,400 photos taken during his years of confronting the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.時事通信社 による

A 31-year-old Japanese man has achieved the feat of dribbling a soccer ball for about 2,000 kilometers across India, reaching his goal of New Delhi two and a half months after leaving Kolkata.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Friday that it has decided to add four individuals to its list of director candidates, including Takashi Sawada, former president of convenience store chain FamilyMart Co.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government's Personal Information Protection Commission issued an emergency order under the personal information protection law for the first time, against a Tokyo name list broker.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that body parts possibly of a missing crew member of a Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed into Lake Iruka in central Japan have been found.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen for fiscal 2024, its first red ink since becoming a holding company in 2008.時事通信社 による

Tariffs on Japanese vehicles that have been raised by U.S. President Donald Trump are unlikely to return to the level before the launch in January this year of his second administration, even after negotiations, an economist has said.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government panel proposed Friday that some Lake Biwa canal facilities in western Japan be collectively designated as a national treasure.時事通信社 による

The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said Friday that its proposal to temporarily cut the consumption tax rate on food items to zeropctis estimated to reduce the annual tax burden by 40,000 yen per person.時事通信社 による

Japan's Meteorological Agency announced Friday that the rainy season began in the southern part of the Kyushu southwestern region.時事通信社 による

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has proposed that the Imperial House Council decide whether to allow husbands and sons of women who will stay in the Imperial Family after marriage to be part of the family.時事通信社 による

Lists of victims who died from the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki were given an airing at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in the southwestern Japan city Friday.時事通信社 による

A 45-year-old man was arrested by Friday on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in injury after ignoring a traffic light and hitting a woman with his moped in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Consolidated net profits at 73 listed regional banks and banking groups in Japan totaled 1,251.9 billion yen for the year through March, up 28.5pctfrom the previous year, according to their earnings reports.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government decided Friday to send former Prime Minister Taro Aso, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to Vatican as a special ambassador to attend the ceremony for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament enacted Friday bills to revise laws to make criminal procedures digital, including allowing investigative authorities to receive search and arrest warrants online.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday announced a set of measures to help stockpiled rice released by the government reach store shelves more quickly, including the creation of an auction quota for bidders ready to sell rice to retailers soon.時事通信社 による

Engine parts of a Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed into a pond in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday are believed to have been found, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday.時事通信社 による