Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corp. said Wednesday that it will promote Managing Director Hiromichi Matsuda, 53, to president on April 1.時事通信社 による

Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Friday that it will acquire Banner Life Insurance Co. for about 352.2 billion yen while investing about 130 billion yen for a 5pctequity stake in the U.S. firm's parent, Britain's Legal & General Group PLC.時事通信社 による

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Friday that it will sell subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. to U.S. investment firm Bain Capital LP. for about 510 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Japan's Norinchukin Bank said Friday that it suffered a consolidated net loss of 1,414.5 billion yen in April-December 2024, widening from the April-September loss of 893.9 billion yen, as it continued to sell U.S. and European government bonds with latent losses.時事通信社 による

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd., headquartered in Australia, said Friday that it will close 205 unprofitable outlets worldwide, including 172 in Japan.時事通信社 による

An executive of Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. contacted senior officials from Japan's Nissan Motor Co., during a visit to Japan in January, a local news agency reported Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that its investment returns totaled 10,703.2 billion yen in October-December last year against the backdrop of higher stock prices at home and abroad and the yen's depreciation.時事通信社 による

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 1.4 points in December 2024, underpinned by strong exports, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda on Friday slammed the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for refusing to send representatives to a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government-affiliated National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. semiconductor giant Intel Corp. to collaborate on the research and development of next-generation quantum computing technology.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry said Friday that it will launch priority lanes for autonomous vehicles on a roughly 100-kilometer section of the Shin-Tomei Expressway on March 3 to conduct test runs of self-driving trucks.時事通信社 による

Japan's Seven Bank has introduced a service allowing its account holders to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition technology at 26,000 automated teller machines across the country.時事通信社 による

Japan and the United States are coordinating to release a joint statement vowing to create a golden age of bilateral relations, as their current leaders hold their first summit at the White House on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a video message at a national rally held in Tokyo Friday, said it is "really regrettable" that the country's territorial row with Russia over four northwestern Pacific islands remains unresolved 80 years after the end of World War II.時事通信社 による

Average monthly household spending in Japan in 2024 fell 1.1pctfrom the previous year in inflation-adjusted real terms, declining for the second consecutive year, government data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill for expanding aid to slash or fully eliminate the cost of university tuition for families with three or more dependent children.時事通信社 による

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday that he will ask the Legislative Council to review the retrial system for criminal cases in which guilty verdicts became the final judgment.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft legislation to raise in stages the so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10pctof base salaries from the current 4 pct.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government, at a cabinet meeting Friday, adopted a bill to introduce active cyberdefense, or pre-emptive action against cyberattacks.時事通信社 による

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that Japan should secure funds for a proposal to hike the income tax threshold through increased revenue or spending cuts.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Friday adopted legislation that will enable government investment in Rapidus Corp., which aims to start mass production of next-generation semiconductors.時事通信社 による

U.S. Sen. William Hagerty said Thursday that the strengthening of Japan's defense capabilities is expected to be key topic of discussions at Friday's Japan-U.S. summit meeting.時事通信社 による

A federal district court in California on Thursday sentenced Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, to four years and nine months in prison, marking a major milestone in a high-profile illegal money transfer case embroiling the Major League Baseball superstar.…

Heavy snow continued to fall in some parts of Japan on Thursday due to the strongest cold air mass of the season, especially in the Tohoku northeastern region and the central prefecture of Niigata, leaving one person dead and four people seriously injured.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government decided Thursday not to appeal a court ruling against the Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a controversial state land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori said Thursday that the Japanese company is approaching U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in various ways on its plan to acquire United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

A high court branch in western Japan ruled on Thursday that last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a meeting with visiting Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, welcoming the signing of an investment agreement between the two countries earlier in the day.時事通信社 による

A man charged with throwing an explosive at then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April 2023 told a court hearing Thursday that he wanted to draw attention to his lawsuit against the government over election eligibility.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Thursday presented to an experts panel a plan to allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services under the country's specified skilled worker program as part of efforts to alleviate severe labor shortages.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for the United States on Thursday afternoon to hold his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.時事通信社 による

Japanese rice fish detect ultraviolet rays from sunlight directly with the pituitary gland and turn their bodies black for protection, a Japanese team has found.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested a former employee of Nomura Securities Co. on suspicion of defrauding a client of 10 million yen with a fake investment offer, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida is believed to have informed Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe on Thursday of his intention to call off talks on proposed business integration between their companies.時事通信社 による

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, said Wednesday that cooperation in the development of liquefied natural gas in the northwestern U.S. state may be discussed when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks Friday.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan needs to raise its policy interest rate to around 1pctduring fiscal 2025 through March 2026, BOJ policymaker Naoki Tamura said Thursday.時事通信社 による

An official vehicle for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had a minor collision with a security vehicle at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo just after 7:50 a.m. Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japanese lawmakers have submitted to the House of Councillors a bill to establish rules on so-called specified assisted reproductive technology, or fertility treatments that use sperm and eggs donated by third persons.時事通信社 による

A recent National Police Agency survey has shown that 76.6pctof the respondents feel that Japan has become less safe over the past 10 years.時事通信社 による

The number of criminal offenses recognized by police in Japan in 2024 rose 4.9pctfrom the previous year to 737,679, up for the third straight year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.時事通信社 による

An object that appears to be the cab of a truck trapped in a road sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has been found inside an underground sewer pipe downstream from the site.時事通信社 による

David McCall, president of the United Steelworkers, or USW, union, has filed a motion with a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp., the USW said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The right wing of a taxing Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines jet at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the U.S. state of Washington on Wednesday, the airport and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.時事通信社 による

The Ski Association of Japan is focusing on developing star athletes as it aims for the Winter Olympics to be held in Japan in 2038 or later, its head, Masahiko Harada, said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to develop and produce electric vehicles and batteries in a carbon neutrality partnership with the Chinese city.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to stress the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in a joint statement they plan to issue after their summit in Washington on Friday.時事通信社 による

Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it will set up a panel this month to discuss ways to rebuild Fuji Television Network Inc., a subsidiary mired in a sex scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

An experts' team set up by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday proposed recommending people shelter in place for three days if a nuclear accident occurs nearby.時事通信社 による

A pair of the U.S. military's F-35 fighter jets made unscheduled landings at Matsuyama Airport in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, shortly past noon on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese companies remain wary of the tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration despite the postponement of 25pctlevies on U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico.時事通信社 による