Residents of areas battered by the Noto Peninsula earthquake offered prayers to victims and pledged to revitalize the region, during a moment of silence observed Monday at 4:10 p.m., the time of the quake exactly half a year ago.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his willingness Wednesday to meet with and apologize to victims of forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics law.時事通信社 による

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki lodged a protest with the central government Wednesday, calling for swift information sharing on sexual crimes involving U.S. military personnel stationed in the southernmost Japan prefecture.時事通信社 による

The Finance Ministry said Wednesday the initial coupon on 10-year floating-rate Japanese government bonds for individual investors will rise to the highest level since January 2012.時事通信社 による

Residents of areas with links to the historical figures featured on new Japanese bank notes expressed excitement Wednesday as they got hold of the new bills on the very day they entered into circulation.時事通信社 による

Six plaintiffs have died during prolonged court battles against the Japanese government over forced sterilizations performed under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.時事通信社 による

Monthly pay increases granted by Japanese companies to labor unions in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations averaged 5.10 pct, or 15,281 yen, the highest level since the 5.66pctmarked in 1991, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government's tax revenues totaled 72,076.1 billion yen in fiscal 2023, hitting a record high for the fourth consecutive year, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer at a home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, marking his 500th and 501st runs batted in during his Major League Baseball career.時事通信社 による

Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded damages to victims of forced sterilizations under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.時事通信社 による

The proportion of public pension benefit payments to disposable income of working generations in Japan is projected to decline to 50.4pctin fiscal 2057 from 61.2pctin fiscal 2024, under a scenario assuming the country's economic growth remains at minus 0.1pctin the medium- to long-term, the welfare ministry said on Wednesday.…

A ceremony was held in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday, to mourn 28 people who lost their lives due to a major mudslide three years ago.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday reported three more cases of sexual abuse by U.S. troops in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, including nonconsensual intercourse, in addition to incidents that were announced to the press earlier.時事通信社 による

Bereaved families of victims of an accident caused by the Kazu I sightseeing tour boat off the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in 2022 sued the boat's operator and its president for damages on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Major U.S. investment firm Blackstone Group said Wednesday it will sell Japanese drugmaker Alinamin Pharmaceutical Co. to Asian private equity fund MBK Partners.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry is strengthening its security-related capacity-building support to Pacific island countries, in a bid to help them keep in check China, which is stepping up military expansion in the South Pacific.時事通信社 による

Four of six Japanese automakers on Tuesday reported year-on-year increases in U.S. vehicle sales for the second quarter of this year amid strong demand for hybrid vehicles.時事通信社 による

The U.S. Defense Department expressed its regret Tuesday over sexual assault cases involving U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.時事通信社 による

Japan put redesigned new bank notes into circulation on Wednesday for the first time in 20 years as the country is increasingly going cashless.時事通信社 による

Three Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The cumulative number of people hospitalized in relation to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice had reached 492 as of Sunday, Japan's health ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft resumed flight operations at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese Defense Ministry officials said.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday approved an action plan for its responses to outbreaks of new infectious diseases that was revised based on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.時事通信社 による

Individual shareholders of companies listed on Japan's four stock exchanges increased 4.62 million from the previous year to a record 74.45 million in fiscal 2023, a Tokyo Stock Exchange survey showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Hackers who stole data from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. through a cyberattack have claimed that they leaked additional stolen information, the embattled company said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan will put redesigned new bank notes into circulation for the first time in 20 years Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan Airlines and Toppan Inc. said Tuesday that they have begun at Tokyo's Haneda Airport a demonstration test of the clear-screen translation system developed by the printing company.時事通信社 による

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. on Tuesday announced a regional revitalization project aimed at tackling overtourism that it will carry out with local business incubator Satoyume Co.時事通信社 による

Traditional Japanese craftworks are becoming increasingly popular among inbound visitors.時事通信社 による

Japan's economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is stepping up her activities with an eye toward the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election expected to be held this September.時事通信社 による

A baby boy born to a couple as their second child in June has given them a new light of hope months after their house in a city in central Japan was heavily damaged by the 7.6-magnitude New Year's Day earthquake.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will consider better sharing information with Okinawa Prefecture about incidents involving U.S. military personnel stationed in the southern prefecture, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Finance Ministry on Tuesday raised the coupon on the July issue of 10-year government bonds by 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 1.1 pct, its highest level in over 12 years.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will set up a new recruitment exam for the Ground Self-Defense Force in fiscal 2025 to nurture cyber professionals.時事通信社 による

LY Corp., the operator of messaging app Line and internet portal Yahoo! Japan, said Monday that it will take a certain period of time for the Japanese company to review its capital ties with South Korean technology firm Naver Corp.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako reaffirmed the bond between the Japanese Imperial Family and the British royal family in their latest week-long state visit to Britain.時事通信社 による

A delegation of a Japanese group to promote economic relations with China on Monday expressed concerns about the safety of Japanese nationals engaged in bilateral economic interactions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government expanded a state organization Monday to introduce an active cyberdefense system to detect signs of imminent cyberattacks and deal with them.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met in a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo on Monday night.時事通信社 による

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii on Monday became the youngest winner of "eisei" lifetime status for a shogi title by fending off a challenge for his "Kisei" title.時事通信社 による

Chinese information technology companies have taken steps to regulate comments seen as instigating anti-Japan sentiment on the online platforms they operate.時事通信社 による

Six Ishikawa Prefecture municipalities in central Japan suffered a net population outflow of 3,029 residents over the five months from the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, prefectural government data showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc. and gym operator Rizap Group Inc. announced a plan Monday to develop new services in the fields of insurance and elderly care by utilizing their business resources and data.時事通信社 による

The Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku will preserve the office building wrecked by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a relic of the disaster, which hit northeastern Japan hard.時事通信社 による

The average income of Japan's prefectural governors stood at 19.96 million yen in 2023, according to a Jiji Press survey of local government disclosures released by Monday.時事通信社 による

Mount Fuji's climbing season began on Monday, with the opening of the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, where a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and a fee of 2,000 yen were newly introduced.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday visited the city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the powerful Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, to indicate Japan's policy to support the region with a task force for "creative" reconstruction.時事通信社 による

Residents of areas affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan offered prayers for the victims on Monday, which marked half a year since the disaster.時事通信社 による

MUFG Bank said Monday that part of its services had been suspended due to a glitch in its foreign exchange-related system.時事通信社 による

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday successfully launched the third of its new H3 rocket series carrying an advanced radar satellite.時事通信社 による