Japan's Mizuho Bank is opening a new type of branch at train stations, shopping facilities and other locations in a bid to attract new customers.時事通信社 による

The founder of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on Thursday urged Seven & i Holdings Co. to "adequately consider" the Canadian convenience store chain's attempt to take over the Japanese retailer.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department recently arrested a man on suspicion of using a fake of a newly circulated 10,000 yen bank note, investigation sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Only 22pctof people in Japan hope to visit the World Exposition in the western city of Osaka, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

The number of children under 18 who became victims of crimes through social media use in Japan last year dropped 10.8pctfrom the previous year to 1,486, the lowest in the past 10 years, the National Police Agency said Thursday.時事通信社 による

NASA has postponed the launch of a U.S. spaceship carrying Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, scheduled for Wednesday, the U.S. space agency said.時事通信社 による

Some 3.37 million people in Japan are estimated to have used overseas online casinos, with the amount of money spent on the illegal gambling reaching some 1.2 trillion yen annually, a police survey showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese tea school held a tea ceremony in Washington on Wednesday, attended by about 20 people, many clad in kimono.時事通信社 による

Yoshihito Sasaki's grief over the loss of his wife and second son has given rise to a facility, established last year, that supports social recluses.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the Pacific island of Iwoto, also known as Iwojima, a fierce battleground in the Pacific War, on March 29, government officials said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's steel industry is facing growing uncertainty following the latest tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed satisfaction Wednesday with the results so far of this year's "shunto" spring wage talks.時事通信社 による

With one month to go before the start of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, it seems unlikely that pre-event ticket sales will reach their target of 14 million.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's state-of-the-art Mogami-class frigate Noshiro has made a port call in Australia.時事通信社 による

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visited the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Sapporo District Court on Wednesday sentenced a 61-year-old man to 16 months in prison, suspended for four years, over alleged murder by his daughter in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido.時事通信社 による

The Japanese apparel industry is increasingly promoting the reuse of clothing as it hopes to make fashion more sustainable.時事通信社 による

Electronic dictionary sales keep falling in Japan amid declining birthrates and widespread use of smartphone apps.時事通信社 による

Tokyo High Court on Wednesday found a 49-year-old doctor not guilty of licking a patient's breast just after he operated on her at a Tokyo hospital in 2016.時事通信社 による

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shoji Nishida said Wednesday that the Japanese ruling party needs a new leader to replace Shigeru Ishiba, the country's prime minister and current LDP president.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. started releasing treated radioactive water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea on Wednesday for the last time in fiscal 2024.時事通信社 による

Many major Japanese companies fully met pay increase demands from their labor unions in "shunto" annual spring wage talks on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's producer prices rose 4.0pctin February from a year before, as soaring rice prices pushed up the cost of more food items including "onigiri" rice balls and "bento" boxed meals, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release an electric version of its C-HR SUV in Europe this year as part of plans to expand its lineup of battery-powered vehicles in the region to 14 models by 2026.時事通信社 による

Local governments in northeastern Japan, hit hard by the March 2011 disasters, face ongoing challenges in preserving critical records, including those documenting emergency responses in the immediate aftermath.時事通信社 による

The United States on Tuesday criticized Japan over its tariff on rice imports.時事通信社 による

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday the operations of coupled trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, which have been suspended since last week.時事通信社 による

Japanese court rulings acquitting two former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. over the 2011 nuclear disaster at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant were finalized on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry is considering setting a target of boosting annual rice exports to 350,000 tons by 2030, up eightfold from last year's amount, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Ceremonies were held Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami at the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday told the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan of its decision to modify the fiscal 2025 draft budget again.時事通信社 による

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that sentenced a 49-year-old former senior editor of publisher Kodansha Ltd. to 11 years in prison for murdering his wife in 2016.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit the western Japan prefecture of Osaka for the 2025 World Exposition opening ceremony in April, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's government has compiled a policy to make full use of nuclear power, a major shift from its stance of reducing the country's dependence on such energy, adopted in the wake of the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station 14 years ago.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. on Tuesday said that President and CEO Makoto Uchida will step down.時事通信社 による

Prayers were offered from early Tuesday morning for victims of the devastating tsunami that hit coastal areas in the northeastern Japan prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima 14 years ago.時事通信社 による

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction as Seven & i Holdings Co. is prioritizing avoiding possible U.S. antitrust law breaches over the major Canadian convenience store chain's proposal to buy the Japanese retailer.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted bills to oblige companies to take measures to address harassment by customers.時事通信社 による

Household spending in Japan slowed in January from the previous month as expenditures on food declined for the fourth straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A young woman died after being stabbed on a street in the Takadanobaba district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The United States has so far not granted Japan an exemption from the 25pcttariffs that President Donald Trump plans to introduce on steel and aluminum imports on Wednesday, Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto said Monday.時事通信社 による

Marika Suzuki, a 27-year-old public relations worker for the Kesennuma city government, has a dual role: she promotes local tourism on weekdays and spreads joy as a member of the all-girl pop group SCK GIRLS on her days off.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government adopted Tuesday its basic policy for operating a new skill development program for foreign workers that will replace the existing technical intern scheme.時事通信社 による

Fourteen years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, communities in northeastern Japan that are grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery.時事通信社 による

A team of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ()削除 and the U.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Monday that it has solved a puzzle that remained unsolved for over 120 years.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling coalition and two opposition parties Monday threw their support behind a proposal to allow male children in the paternal line of former Imperial Family branches to regain their Imperial status through adoption.時事通信社 による

Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. said Monday that it has suggested that Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. sell off its U.S. stores to further the acquisition talks by the Canadian convenience store chain.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling parties and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 agreed Monday to establish consultative bodies focusing on social security reform, free education and the abolition of the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.時事通信社 による

About 27,600 people still live as evacuees 14 years after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and monster tsunami caused tremendous disasters, including a nuclear accident, mainly in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators for January rose 0.1 point from the previous month, aided by strong shipments of automobiles and auto parts, the Cabinet Office said Monday.時事通信社 による