Japan's House of Councillors Cabinet Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote an active cyberdefense bill to allow the government to monitor communications in peacetime to prevent cyberattacks.時事通信社 による

Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. and mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. said Thursday that they will form a comprehensive partnership in the digital finance service area.時事通信社 による

The combined net profit of three major Japanese banking groups in fiscal 2024 grew 25.3pctfrom the previous year to 3,926.3 billion yen, hitting a record high for the second straight year.時事通信社 による

Japanese police have arrested four individuals for allegedly transferring a driver account of Demaecan, a food delivery service website, to a foreigner who is not qualified to work in Japan.時事通信社 による

Japan and the European Union will expand their mutual recognition arrangement for organic food so that a wider range of products can be labeled as organic food for trade between the economies.時事通信社 による

Japan's three major mobile phone carriers expect year-on-year rises in their respective consolidated sales in fiscal 2025, reflecting increases in mobile phone rates, according to their earnings reports released by Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The search continued overnight through Thursday for the two missing crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force training plane that crashed in central Japan the previous day.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested five people for alleged fraudulent purchases of heated tobacco products with stolen credit card information at a convenience store in the Japanese capital.時事通信社 による

Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa is expected to visit the United States in as early as the second half of next week for the third round of negotiations over Washington's tariffs, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese agriculture ministry is considering releasing 100,000 tons of government-stockpiled rice through auctions planned to be held every month in May-July, informed sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday that its consolidated net profit rose 22.3pctto 1,177.9 billion yen in the year ended last March from the previous year, topping 1 trillion yen for the first time in its history.時事通信社 による

Japan Display Inc., a struggling maker of small and midsize liquid crystal display panels, is considering cutting over 1,000 jobs in the country out of its domestic workforce of about 2,700, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Infroneer Holdings Inc., the parent of Japanese construction firm Maeda Corp., said Wednesday that it will acquire Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. for about 94 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Uber Technologies Inc. plans to launch a self-driving mobility service in Japan, a company executive said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday issued a cease and desist order to sesame oil makers Kadoya Sesame Mills Inc. and Takemoto Oil & Fat Co. for allegedly forming a price cartel.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese automakers expect a substantial negative impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariffs on their earnings for fiscal 2025.時事通信社 による

Russia has informed Japan that it will conduct a shooting drill in waters north of Shikotan, one of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry on Wednesday released a report by an expert panel featuring a target of increasing the number of cybersecurity experts to 50,000 by 2030.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release the new C-HR electric SUV in North America in 2026.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Wednesday presented a draft of a five-year plan aimed at promoting wage hikes at smaller businesses.時事通信社 による

A 15-year-old male student arrested for the alleged murder of a woman in Chiba, near Tokyo, said that he wanted to go to juvenile reformatory to escape his complex home environment, according to investigative sources.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill that will allow people to pick up over-the-counter drugs at convenience stores and other outlets without pharmacists.時事通信社 による

Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government is reacting with both relief and anxiety to an agreement between the United States and China to lower their tariffs.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito planted rice seedlings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in an annual tradition Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi will visit the United States for three days from Thursday to hold talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force training plane boarded by two ASDF members crashed into Lake Iruka in central Japan on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A 34-year memorial ceremony for a train collision killing 42 people in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, was held near the site in the city of Koka on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan came 14th among 36 developed countries in a latest child well-being survey, up from 20th in the previous survey released in 2020, a report by a UNICEF research institute showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. will collaborate in the field of digital payment services, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Sales of beer and quasi-beer products by four major Japanese brewers in April fell 36pctfrom a year earlier in volume, data from Kirin Brewery Co. and others showed.時事通信社 による

The body of the person found inside the cab of a truck that fell into a sinkhole created in the collapse of a road in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in January has been identified as that of the 74-year-old driver of the truck, prefectural police said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese trader Mitsui & Co. and Danish renewable energy company European Energy A/S have jointly launched the world's first mass production of environmentally friendly e-methanol.時事通信社 による

Sony Group Corp. on Wednesday posted a record consolidated net profit of 1,141.6 billion yen for fiscal 2024, up 17.6pctfrom the preceding year.時事通信社 による

The Norwegian Nobel Institute plans to hold an event in Japan in July to call for nuclear disarmament, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered Suruga Bank to report on measures to address problems linked to its improper loans to owners of apartments and condominiums for investment, the regional bank said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's producer prices climbed 4.0pctin April from a year before, the Bank of Japan said in a preliminary report Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday approved draft legislation for pension system reform at a meeting of the party's decision-making General Council.時事通信社 による

Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada has expressed confidence in strengthening economic cooperation with Washington while showing concern about President Donald Trump's tariff measures against Japan.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it has confirmed moves by China to build a new structure on the Chinese side of the two countries' median line in the East China Sea.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya urged Israel to abide by international law during a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, in Tokyo on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

-The English version of "Butter," a novel by Japanese author Asako Yuzuki, won the debut fiction category of the 2025 British Book Awards, Japanese publisher Shinchosha Publishing Co. said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Chinese district court Tuesday sentenced a Japanese man in his 50s to 12 years in prison for espionage, the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai said.時事通信社 による

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, showed Japan's meter and kilogram prototypes to the press on Monday, ahead of the 150th anniversary later this month of the conclusion of the Meter Convention in 1875.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government and the World Trade Organization on Tuesday reaffirmed their determination to work closely together to strengthen the WTO-led free and open multilateral trade regime.時事通信社 による

Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it will sell Calrose rice produced in California, as rice prices remain elevated in Japan.時事通信社 による

The pavilions of Angola and Nepal at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, are not open a month after the Expo began on April 13.時事通信社 による

The Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that it will conduct its first surface-to-ship missile launch drill in Japan from June 19 to 30.時事通信社 による

Japanese Empress Masako attended a convention of the Japanese Red Cross Society in Tokyo on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party presented Tuesday a draft proposal on strengthening the country's public security, including the possible introduction of a law to counter espionage.時事通信社 による