Nuclear deterrence "cannot save humanity," a senior member of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said in a video speech at a meeting of scientists in Chicago on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan expressed disappointment Thursday after a Chinese court convicted a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. of espionage, and called for the swift release of the employee, as well as other Japanese expatriates being held in China on similar charges.時事通信社 による

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese staffing agency Pasona Group Inc. will open an accommodation facility on Awaji Island in the western prefecture of Hyogo on Aug. 1 to offer agricultural experiences.時事通信社 による

Amid signs of changes in spending behavior among foreign visitors, enhancing experience-based tourism and offering value-added accommodation services are key to further stimulating inbound consumption in Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. will launch a facility in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district in October to promote people's interchanges in order to strengthen the country's competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, officials have said.時事通信社 による

Highlight videos, or short videos utilizing clips posted by political parties and candidates, on social media are playing a major role in Japan's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, on Sunday.時事通信社 による

The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards came to 130.64 million yen in January-June, hitting a record high, a think tank said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet dropped 6.2 percentage points from the previous month to 20.8pctin July, its lowest ever level, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's exports to the United States fell for the third consecutive month in June, hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's auto tariffs, preliminary customs-cleared data released by the Finance Ministry Thursday showed.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his threat to impose a 25pcttariff on Japanese goods on Aug. 1 for what he sees as Japan's reluctance to open its markets.時事通信社 による

Japan's political parties are divided over issues such as the advisability of the nation introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples and gender equality, ahead of the election Sunday for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co.時事通信社 による

SoftBank Group Corp. will introduce "artificial intelligence agents," which autonomously carry out human tasks, within the group on a large scale, Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Concerns are growing among Japanese firms operating in China, after a Chinese court on Wednesday found an employee of major Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. guilty of spying.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court granted permission on July 9 for musical instrument maker Fernandes Co. to start bankruptcy procedures, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

While Japanese ruling and opposition parties utilize social media in their campaigns for Sunday's House of Councillors election, they are struggling to tackle posts spreading false information.時事通信社 による

The vault under the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound at the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, was shown to the press on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached an estimated 21,518,100 in the first half of 2025, passing the 20-million line at record pace, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A Chinese district court Wednesday sentenced a Japanese man in his 60s to three years and six months in prison for espionage.時事通信社 による

Japanese elections face foreign interference through social media, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

About 60pctof single-parent households with low incomes in Japan struggle financially during long school breaks when school meals are not available, according to a recent survey by a nonprofit organization.時事通信社 による

Japanese people's preference to leisure over work grew to an unprecedented level in 2024 while their tendency to save money became stronger amid rising prices, a private-sector report has shown.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his complaint that Japan does not open its markets further to imports.時事通信社 による

Researchers at the University of Osaka Hospital conducted surgeries last year to reduce the number of fetuses in 10 cases of multiple pregnancy, it has been learned.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan policymakers were dragged into a prolonged struggle with deflation in the first half of 2015, two years after the central bank's introduction of its massive monetary easing policy, transcripts from their meetings showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that Japan is taking thorough measures against fentanyl, noting that Japanese customs have not uncovered any attempts to smuggle the synthetic opioid through the country in the past six years.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Tuesday rejected China's account of unusually close approaches made by Chinese military aircraft toward a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force plane in two separate cases last week.時事通信社 による

A total of 107 countries and regions, as well as the European Union, are expected to attend the Aug. 9 peace memorial ceremony of Nagasaki, Shiro Suzuki, mayor of the southwestern Japan city, said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Retailers across Japan are ramping up sales campaigns for eel dishes ahead of Saturday's midsummer Day of the Ox, a traditional day for eating eel to combat the summer heat.時事通信社 による

Japan's Environment Ministry announced Tuesday that Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has been newly designated as an internationally important wetland under the Ramsar Convention.時事通信社 による

South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday protested Japan's 2025 defense white paper, which asserts Japan's sovereignty over the Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will end vehicle production at its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, at the end of fiscal 2027.時事通信社 による

Japan's Financial Services Agency will revise its supervision guidelines to oblige brokerage firms to enhance the security of their customers' accounts, according to its revision plan released on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A freezer glitch rendered about 13,700 units of fresh frozen plasma blood unusable at the Japanese Red Cross Society's blood center in Tokyo in May, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

International news agencies Jiji Press and Agence France-Presse, or AFP, on Tuesday announced the launch of Fastlook, a new platform that delivers real-time news stories from AFP's vast global network to clients in Japanese.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government decided Tuesday to appoint Taro Yamato, director-general of the Defense Ministry's Bureau of Defense Policy, as the next administrative vice minister of defense.時事通信社 による

Japanese public prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 23-year prison term for Tomonobu Kojima, a senior member of a Philippines-based Japanese crime ring that allegedly masterminded a series of robbery and fraud cases across wide areas of Japan.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Tuesday launched a new office at the Cabinet Secretariat to oversee policies related to foreign residents.時事通信社 による

The proportion of people in Japan who think that their living conditions are more comfortable than a year before has fallen to the lowest level in over 15 years, according to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey for June.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering holding a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is set to visit the World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka this week, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government expressed strong concerns over China's growing military activities around Japan, in an annual white paper on defense released Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty has sounded optimistic about the course of the ongoing tariff negotiations between the two countries.時事通信社 による

Nojima Corp. said Monday that it will sell Money Square Holdings Inc., a subsidiary that offers foreign exchange margin trading service, to SBI Liquidity Market Co. and Japan Airlines on Aug. 12 for an undisclosed sum.時事通信社 による

Typhoon Nari crossed Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, on Tuesday morning.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, are struggling to maintain their majority in the House of Councillors ahead of Sunday's election, according to information obtained by Jiji Press so far.時事通信社 による

The city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, is said to have been the first place on Japan's Honshu main island to suffer a naval bombardment by the Allied powers during World War II.時事通信社 による

The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through July 6 stood at 3,602 yen per 5 kilograms, down 70 yen from the previous week, the seventh consecutive weekly fall, the agriculture ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による

Yosuke Tsuruho of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday resigned as chairman of the House of Councilors' Budget Committee after being criticized by both ruling and opposition lawmakers for his recent remark about last year's Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Monday that it will issue up to 3 billion dollars, or about 440 billion yen, in dollar-denominated corporate bonds.時事通信社 による