Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his South Korean counterpart, Shin Won-sik, agreed Saturday on measures to prevent a recurrence of an incident in 2018 in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar toward a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane.時事通信社 による

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Saturday that he has made a "painful decision" to cancel his plan to become the first non-astronaut individual to orbit the moon.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara showed a sense of crisis over the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, in his speech at the Asia Security Summit, also known as Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on Saturday.時事通信社 による

The western Japan city of Kyoto on Saturday launched an express bus service connecting Kyoto Station with major tourist destinations in the city.時事通信社 による

An internal investigation team at Nippon Television Network Corp., or Nippon TV, has drawn up a report on the "Sexy Tanaka-san" drama series that aired from October to December last year, following the apparent suicide in January of Hinako Ashihara, the creator of the title's original manga series.時事通信社 による

Major companies in Japan started job interview sessions Saturday for university students who are expected to graduate in spring 2025.時事通信社 による

Senior Japanese, U.S. and South Korean diplomats met near Washington on Friday and issued a joint statement criticizing North Korea's recent missile and satellite launches.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, met in Singapore on Saturday and agreed that their countries' defense authorities will continue dialogue, including on the stable management of a bilateral hotline established last year.時事通信社 による

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin said Friday that about 48.2 billion yen's worth of bitcoin has been stolen out of its wallet.時事通信社 による

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on street drinking around Shibuya Station to year-round from limited seasons such as Halloween, ward officials said.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. will set up a reform promotion office in June following a Japan Fair Trade Commission recommendation in March over violations of the subcontract law, President and CEO Makoto Uchida said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry suggested Friday it is considering guaranteeing private loans to Rapidus Corp. to help the Japanese chipmaker mass-produce next-generation semiconductors at home.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government regulatory reform panel on Friday called for working out the details of a legal system by the end of this year to allow technology firms and others to offer ride-hailing services.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will allocate 52 billion yen in special tax grants to a fund Ishikawa Prefecture will set up for reconstruction after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that the threshold for the disclosure of information on those who purchase political fundraising party tickets will be lowered to over 50,000 yen under a bill proposed by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to revise the political funds control law.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government compiled Friday a plan to overhaul the system allowing foods to be labeled as having specific functions on health, following a string of health issues caused by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s dietary supplements containing "beni koji" red yeast rice.時事通信社 による

Japan's Supreme Court is set to rule on June 21 whether a transgender woman can be recognized as a parent of a child she had with a female partner using sperm frozen before her transition.時事通信社 による

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown clocked 9.99 seconds to finish second in the men's 100-meter sprint at the Diamond League in Oslo on Thursday, securing his ticket for this summer's Paris Olympics.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted rate of effective job openings to seekers in April fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.26, the first drop in two months, the labor ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's industrial production in April fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, down for the first time in two months, the industry ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in May rose 1.9pctfrom a year before, up for the 33rd straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law that enables personal information on My Number social security and taxation identification cards to be stored in smartphones.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government report on Friday urged the country's manufacturers with overseas operations to redouble efforts for efficiently managing their businesses, including at subsidiaries abroad.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament Friday enacted a bill to provide targeted support to midsize companies, including tax benefits for those conducting mergers and acquisitions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government adopted Friday an action plan for child-related measures, including those to shore up the low birthrate such as expanding child allowances as well as enhanced steps to reduce child poverty.時事通信社 による

Prices are set to be raised for 614 food and beverage products in Japan in June, with processed foods and sweets especially being affected, a survey of the country's 195 major food makers by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.時事通信社 による

A former Kumamoto governor who was involved in successfully catching the eye of the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductor chips calls on the Japanese government to offer long-term assistance to the industry.時事通信社 による

Japan's latest white paper on food, agriculture and rural areas, released Friday, included a new chapter dedicated to environmental matters in which the government explained measures to help mitigate environmental impacts from agricultural production.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Thursday that it has launched an open innovation program designed to create space-related businesses through collaboration between startups and major companies.時事通信社 による

Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that they have decided on "Blue Front Shibaura" as the name of the district they are jointly redeveloping in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has given up on a plan to pass its bill to revise the political funds control law through the House of Representatives by the end of this week, in the face of a hardened stance by its coalition partner, Komeito, informed sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

A tax cut of 40,000 yen per person, much touted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June, as its economic impact, including on private consumption, remains to be seen.時事通信社 による

A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was killed Thursday when he was struck by shrapnel from a hand grenade that exploded during a drill in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Thursday monthly bills for average households will go up by 346 yen to 616 yen in July.時事通信社 による

Eight railway operators based in the greater Tokyo area will replace magnetic tickets with tickets using quick response codes in stages from the end of March 2027.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday issued cease-and-desist orders to JTB Corp. and three other travel agencies in a bid-rigging case over a municipal project to transport COVID-19 patients.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met online with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Thursday, confirming that personal identification functions of the My Number card will be bundled into iPhone smartphones.時事通信社 による

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and Tokyu Corp. said Thursday that they will operate a luxury tourist train in the central prefecture of Shizuoka from November to December.時事通信社 による

Bunkyo Gakuin University and Musashino University said Wednesday that they have produced a new design of "Edo komon," finely detailed patterns dyed on kimono, by using a technology related to generative artificial intelligence.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it is considering altering its proposal on disclosing the usage of the so-called policy activity funds under its bill to revise the political funds control law.時事通信社 による

A Japanese district court sentenced three people to two years in prison over deaths caused by an avalanche during a school training program in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017.時事通信社 による

A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council has released a report expressing its renewed concern about the sexual assault scandal involving the late founder of Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it plans to lower the speed limit for residential and other small roads to 30 kilometers per hour.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, approved a bill Thursday to revise the local autonomy law to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in emergencies.時事通信社 による

Bereaved relatives of a mother and a daughter killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro district about five years ago met with the 92-year-old perpetrator for the first time Wednesday at the prison where the convict is detained.時事通信社 による

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that it is problematic that foreign technical trainees often bear heavy debts to pay fees to the organizations that send them to Japan.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. has warned owners of about 84,000 cars made by the major Japanese automaker not to drive the vehicles because they are equipped with defective air bags from former Takata Corp., which are subject to recalls for free repairs, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese companies are beginning to take tougher measures against customer abuse, which has become a big problem especially in the retail and service industries.時事通信社 による

North Korea fired what appear to be ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.時事通信社 による

The prefectural government of Shizuoka, central Japan, said Wednesday it will launch an online registration system for Mount Fuji climbers on June 10.時事通信社 による