Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies Friday urged Russia to accept a ceasefire with Ukraine under equal conditions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will invite small and midsize businesses to declare sales targets of 10 billion yen or more from fiscal 2025, aiming to support their growth and bolster regional economies.時事通信社 による

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday that there will be no exemptions from the upcoming U.S. tariffs on automobile imports for Japan or any other countries.時事通信社 による

Government-backed fund INCJ Ltd. said Friday that it has completed the sale of its shares in struggling Japan Display Inc., leaving 154.7 billion yen of its investment and loans irrecoverable.時事通信社 による

A former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult expressed regret over his involvement in the group, in an interview ahead of the 30th anniversary of the cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.時事通信社 による

Pay hikes Japanese companies have offered so far in the "shunto" spring bargaining with labor unions averaged 5.46 pct, the biggest increase in 34 years, the first tally of management responses by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Takashi Tachibana, leader of controversial political group NHK Party, was attacked with a machete during political activities in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki central government district Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that dismissed a petition for damages over a Ministry of Finance document-tampering scandal filed by the widow of a former ministry official who committed suicide.時事通信社 による

Japan's Immigration Services Agency said in a report Friday that it recognized 1,661 people as quasi-refugees in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90pctof them.時事通信社 による

Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. and two other Japanese companies have been found to be reluctant to accept price hikes by their business partners, the Fair Trade Commission said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry said Friday that it has selected successful bidders for 141,796 tons of government-stockpiled rice in the initial round of an auction aimed at curbing recent increases in rice prices.時事通信社 による

A government report showed Friday that a record 92.6pctof job-seeking college students graduating in Japan this month had received informal employment offers as of Feb. 1.時事通信社 による

Nagoya District Court on Friday dismissed lawsuits to revoke the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority's decisions to extend the operating lifespans of three aged nuclear reactors in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui.時事通信社 による

Higashi-Nemuro Station marked its final day of operations Friday, with local residents and rail enthusiasts bidding farewell to the easternmost train station in Japan.時事通信社 による

A Chinese professor of Kobe Gakuin University in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo returned to Japan in January, after going missing during his temporary stay in China, university officials said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto on Friday rebutted the U.S. government's criticism that Japan imposes "700 pct" tariffs on rice imports.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was forced into damage control Friday, a day after it was learned that he had distributed gift certificates to new lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Thursday requested that Japan be exempted from the additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has introduced.時事通信社 による

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, resumed the operations of coupled trains on its Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line on Friday, eight days after their suspension.時事通信社 による

A Japanese advisory panel will start discussions later this month to review the country's retrial system for criminal cases, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday.時事通信社 による

George Glass, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be his ambassador to Japan, on Thursday vowed to increase pressure on the U.S ally on trade and defense spending.時事通信社 による

The son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on.時事通信社 による

Japan's official development assistance has helped the country build friendly relations with recipients and contributed to its economic and social activities since it started providing the aid seven decades ago, the government said Friday.時事通信社 による

The upcoming World Exposition in Osaka, the western Japan city known as the kitchen of the country, is viewed as an opportunity to showcase Japan's food industry, including advanced services.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave gift certificates worth 100,000 yen each to over 10 new lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party, sources close to Ishiba said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba admitted his fault Thursday over the government's unpopular plan to raise the limits on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care.時事通信社 による

Japan's Aeon Financial Service Co. said Thursday that the total amount of damage from illicit transactions that took advantage of an offline payment function of its Aeon Card credit card reached 9.9 billion yen.時事通信社 による

A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that pushes back the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line's extension to Sapporo.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine on Thursday agreed to further boost bilateral ties.時事通信社 による

Japanese police have received 222 reports of damage from ransomware attacks in 2024, up 25 from the previous year, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

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