In the final stages of World War II, as Japan braced for desperate fighting on its main islands and prepared to mobilize civilians for combat, the former Imperial Japanese Army's Noborito Laboratory manufactured weapons for guerrilla warfare.時事通信社 による

Japanese researcher Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has voiced hope to develop effective cancer immunotherapy using regulatory T cells he discovered.時事通信社 による

A Chinese media outlet on Tuesday released what it claims is audio data showing the country's navy notifying Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force in advance of training of aircraft deployed on the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning.時事通信社 による

A massive earthquake that mainly hit Aomori Prefecture and other parts of Japan's Tohoku northeastern region Monday night has caused impacts on local economic activities, such as delays in parcel delivery services and temporary closures of convenience stores.時事通信社 による

Tatsuhiko Inoue, the next president of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, pledged Tuesday to make utmost efforts to stop its viewer few revenue from declining.時事通信社 による

Many local residents on Tuesday voiced their concerns over a warning of possible powerful aftershocks after spending a sleepless night following a strong earthquake that mainly struck northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

A year after Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Japanese group's 93-year-old co-chair continues working hard to move public opinion toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.時事通信社 による

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said Tuesday it has introduced an artificial intelligence tool that automatically gathers and analyzes social media posts that appear to offer "dark" part-time jobs.時事通信社 による

Japan on Tuesday advised citizens in a wide area to stay ready to evacuate anytime because another big earthquake may strike following the one that occurred off Aomori Prefecture in the northeastern region Monday night.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that the government will respond appropriately to excessive foreign exchange rate movements, including the yen's rapid depreciation.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling camp and opposition party Komeito proposed Tuesday that the central and prefectural governments each bear half the cost of making elementary school meals free from April next year.時事通信社 による

Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, will resign from the post, the organization said on its website Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress urged President Donald Trump on Monday to support Japan in the face of China's escalating economic and military coercion against the U.S. ally.時事通信社 による

Hiroyuki Takahashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents, has stressed the need for the country to avoid heavily depending on travel demand from one specific country.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday expressed eagerness to advance legislation to give legal validity to the use of maiden names.時事通信社 による

Osaka Gas Co. plans to sell 70,000 tons of liquefied natural gas a year as ship fuel through offshore supply by 2030, President Masataka Fujiwara said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

A power line connecting the northern Japan island of Hokkaido and the country's Honshu main island caught fire, Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese long-term interest rates have been rising at a somewhat rapid pace recently, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Tuesday disputed Beijing's insistence that the use of radar by Chinese military aircraft on Japanese fighter jets was a "normal measure" to ensure flight safety.時事通信社 による

The most popular names given to babies born in Japan in 2025 were "Minato" and "So," written with the same kanji character, for boys, and "Sui" for girls, a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The latest film in the "Demon Slayer" franchise was nominated for a Golden Globe in the best animated motion picture category on Monday.時事通信社 による

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major powers have released a joint statement reaffirming cooperation to diversify global supply chains for rare earth minerals.時事通信社 による

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has expressed his hope to visit Japan at an early date to boost exchanges between the two countries' lawmakers.時事通信社 による

Japan's Justice Ministry on Tuesday proposed numerical criteria for dangerous driving offenses, including on vehicle velocities past speed limits and blood alcohol levels, under a planned revision to the law on punishment for such acts.時事通信社 による

A hotline between Japanese and Chinese defense authorities does not appear to be working after an incident in which Chinese military aircraft directed radar at Japanese Self-Defense Forces jets, sources have said.時事通信社 による

Fewer companies are going public in Japan in 2025 than in the previous year apparently because stock prices fell sharply in early April amid concerns about high U.S. tariffs.時事通信社 による

A 15-year-old junior high school girl from the northeastern Japan city of Yamagata has become the youngest-ever professional Muay Thai competitor in Thailand, where the martial art is a national sport.時事通信社 による

The operator of the international ferry Jian Zhen Hao linking Shanghai with the western Japan cities of Kobe and Osaka said it has suspended passenger services on the vessel.時事通信社 による

Japan's Empress Masako turned 62 on Tuesday, with stronger hope for peace cultivated through her visits this year to places associated with World War II.時事通信社 による

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, said Monday that the world has shifted over to a "gas age" through his own development of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs.時事通信社 による

A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Tohoku northeastern region, mainly Aomori Prefecture, on Monday night, measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the country's seismic intensity scale.時事通信社 による

Taro Yamamoto won a third term as leader of Japanese opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi on Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, will promote Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue, 68, to president to succeed Nobuo Inaba, 75, whose term expires next month, the Board of Governors of the public broadcaster said Monday.時事通信社 による

Beijing claimed Monday that the Chinese military activated radars on Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets for search purposes.時事通信社 による

A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel on Monday approved a new catch quota allocation plan for Japanese common squid for the current fishing season.時事通信社 による

Sanrio Co. on Monday unveiled a basic concept to turn its Harmonyland outdoor theme park in the town of Hiji in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita into a resort facility.時事通信社 による

Japan's opposition forces agreed Monday to demand postponement of discussions on the ruling coalition-proposed bill to cut the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.時事通信社 による

The yield on the latest issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country's benchmark long-term interest rate, rose to 1.965pctin Tokyo trading Monday, hitting the highest level since June 2007.時事通信社 による

Japanese actor Hiroya Shimizu pleaded guilty to violating the narcotics control law, at the first hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court on Monday.時事通信社 による

A record nine candidates have filed to run in the upcoming mayoral election in the central Japan city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, following the ouster of former Mayor Maki Takubo over a scandal concerning her academic background.時事通信社 による

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Monday called for cooperation from both ruling and opposition parties to enact the government's supplementary budget swiftly.時事通信社 による

Shimon Sakaguchi, the Japanese winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, emphasized in a lecture Sunday that the clinical application of regulatory T cells he discovered in 1995 is possible now.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Monday disputed claims by Beijing that that Japanese Air-Self Defense Force fighter jets have disrupted Chinese military exercises.時事通信社 による

Japan has confirmed aircraft takeoffs and landings on the Chinese carrier Liaoning near the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, even amid a row over Saturday's incident in which Chinese fighter jets directed radar at Japanese jets.時事通信社 による

The four suspected masterminds behind a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area last year used other people's X, formerly Twitter, accounts to recruit individuals for "dark" part-time jobs, investigative sources said Monday.時事通信社 による

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, among the three co-winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has called for long-term financial support for basic research at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Monday submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, its fiscal 2025 draft supplementary budget with 18,303.4 billion yen in general-account spending mainly to finance the first comprehensive economic package under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration.時事通信社 による

Japan's current account surplus grew 15.5pctin October from a year before to 2,833.5 billion yen thanks mainly to increased exports and higher dividend income, the Finance Ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry has been focusing on visually appealing messages on social media posts, such as videos, diagrams and illustrations in its campaign to explain the country's stances on international affairs.時事通信社 による

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wage index dropped 0.7pctyear on year in October, falling for the 10th straight month as increases in prices of goods such as food continued to outpace wage growth, labor ministry data showed Monday.時事通信社 による