Japan's Emperor Naruhito held a meeting with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Bipartisan U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution expressing support for Japan and condemning China's economic and military pressure amid Tokyo-Beijing tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling bloc and opposition Komeito on Thursday agreed to pay a monthly fee of 5,200 yen per student to make public elementary school meals free, starting in fiscal 2026.時事通信社 による

Two helicopters of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force were hit by laser beams over Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the GSDF has said.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to a 30-year-high of 0.75pcton Friday, its first increase since January.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday welcomed the United States' decision to extend Japan's import permit for the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed at a meeting of their tax panel chairs on Thursday to raise the taxable income threshold from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.78 million yen.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government conducted for the first time a tabletop exercise under the scenario of a major infrastructure disruption, given an increase in cyberattacks globally.時事通信社 による

Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday that it will start over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill in Japan on Feb. 2, marking the first time in the country that such a pill will be sold without a prescription.時事通信社 による

West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve its train that crashed in April 2005 to kill 106 passengers and the train's driver.時事通信社 による

Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence Thursday for defendant Tetsuya Yamagami on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022.時事通信社 による

Japanese and U.S. officials met online on Thursday to discuss which U.S. projects will receive Japanese funding as part of a trade agreement between the two countries, the Japanese government said.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency aims to submit a bill to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities based on a report by an expert team released Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a government plan to increase state funds provided for the development of Okinawa Prefecture by 500 million yen from the previous year to 264.7 billion yen in fiscal 2026.時事通信社 による

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. may post a consolidated net profit of 2 trillion yen earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima has said.時事通信社 による

Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. plans to release a 125 cc moped model meeting new emissions rules in March, its president, Motofumi Shitara, has said.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. plans to reduce vehicle production at some plants in Japan and China from late this month through early January due to a shortage of semiconductors, company officials said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and British Defense Secretary John Healey have shared serious concerns over China's moves, including a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers off the Pacific coast.時事通信社 による

More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of sexual deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown.時事通信社 による

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it will purchase British drinks giant Diageo PLC's alcohol business in East Africa for 465.4 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday released a new version of its RAV4 SUV, the first model to use the Japanese automaker's Arene software platform for better safety.時事通信社 による

Tokyo climbed to second place for the first time in global city power rankings released by a Japanese think tank Wednesday, buoyed by a surge in the number of visitors to Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese office and household goods supplier Askul Corp. resumed Wednesday shipping operations using its logistics system after a two-month hiatus caused by a cyberattack.時事通信社 による

Japanese labor leader Tomoko Yoshino has expressed opposition to a proposal by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration to give legal validity to the use of former surnames after marriage.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to hold talks with China to improve deteriorating bilateral relations.時事通信社 による

Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa announced her comeback bid on Wednesday, saying she will run in the Gunma prefectural capital's mayoral election to be held next month due to her resignation over hotel visits with a married male municipal government official.時事通信社 による

Retail regular gasoline prices in Japan fell below 160 yen per liter as of Monday for the first time since September 2021 thanks to government subsidies, the industry ministry said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-November is estimated to have totaled 39,065,600, already exceeding the annual record high of 36.87 million marked last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, hosted a duck-netting reception for foreign diplomats on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will acquire Indian investment bank Avendus Capital Private Ltd. for a maximum of around 47 billion Indian rupees to strengthen its operations in the growing Indian capital market.時事通信社 による

Japan's Ministry of Finance disclosed Wednesday a fifth set of documents related to a dubious land sale to Moritomo Gakuen to the widow of a MOF regional official who committed suicide after being ordered to tamper with official records on the sale.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will hold the first summit meeting with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo for two days from Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Diet, Japan's parliament, concluded its 58-day extraordinary session Wednesday after passing a fiscal 2025 supplementary budget and legislation to abolish the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.時事通信社 による

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, aborted the launch of an H3 rocket on Wednesday after detecting a ground equipment anomaly.時事通信社 による

Victims of an arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka were remembered on Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the 2021 incident that killed 26 people including clinic head Kotaro Nishizawa, then 49.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in October rose 7.0pctfrom the previous month, up for the second consecutive month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's exports to the United States in November increased 8.8pctfrom a year earlier to 1,816.9 billion yen, up for the first time in eight months, preliminary customs-cleared trade data from the Finance Ministry showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Financial assets held by Japanese households as of the end of September grew 4.9pctfrom a year earlier to 2,286 trillion yen, hitting a record high for two quarters in a row, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it has started production of the third generation of the Leaf electric vehicle at its Sunderland plant in northeastern Britain.時事通信社 による

SBI Shinsei Bank made a comeback to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, fetching the first quotation of 1,586 yen apiece, higher than its initial public offering price of 1,450 yen.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will raise its stake in Japanese auto parts maker Astemo Ltd. from 40pctto 61pctas part of efforts to accelerate the development of software defined vehicles and self-driving technology.時事通信社 による

One year after receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, is seeking ways to continue its activities amid the aging of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors.時事通信社 による

The U.S. government said Tuesday that it has approved support for upgrading Japanese Aegis destroyers and notified Congress of the decision.時事通信社 による

Japan expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily in Hong Kong, for violating the national security law.時事通信社 による

Two people who were found dead after a fire at a sauna facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo's Minato Ward on Monday may have been trapped inside a sauna unit due to a broken door, investigative sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Junichi Hanzawa, currently president of MUFG Bank, will succeed Hironori Kamezawa as president of the group next spring.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry will set up by the end of March next year a new office tasked with mediating peace between third countries, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling parties have given up on enacting a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats by the end of the current extraordinary session of the Diet on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Shogi Association announced Tuesday a review of its professional tournament rules for pregnant female players.時事通信社 による