Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution jointly submitted by Japan and the United States to prevent U.N. member states from placing nuclear weapons in outer space.時事通信社 による

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Core consumer prices in central Tokyo gained 1.6pctfrom a year before in April, marking the slowest increase in 25 months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged at a two-day Policy Board meeting that ended Friday after a major shift in March.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that it has chosen an Indiana plant as its second production base for electric vehicles in the United States.時事通信社 による

With an eye on the next House of Representatives election, Komeito is distancing itself from its ruling coalition partner, the Liberal Democratic Party, out of fear that it may catch stray bullets from the LDP's money scandal.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government approved a plan Friday for Princess Kako to make an official visit to Greece between May 25 and June 1.時事通信社 による

Japan's Honda Motor Co. plans to establish electric vehicle and EV battery plants in Ontario, eastern Canada.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to show support for moves among emerging nations to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development during his upcoming trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.時事通信社 による

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, have confirmed close bilateral cooperation for the success of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.時事通信社 による

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Japanese police have arrested a Nigerian man for allegedly smuggling 15.9 kilograms of stimulant drugs worth about 957 million yen from Britain in September 2021, using his Japanese romance scam victim.時事通信社 による

Four people filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Japanese unit of social media operator Meta Platforms Inc., accusing it of failing to block fraudulent advertisements using images and names of famous people.時事通信社 による

Combined domestic vehicle production of eight major Japanese automakers in fiscal 2023 stood at 8.27 million units, up 8.2pctfrom the previous year, according to data released by the companies on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Restaurant sales in Japan in March climbed 11.2pctfrom a year earlier, reflecting robust tourism demand, including from foreign touists, on the back of the yen's weakening and the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line, industry data showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol deserve to jointly receive the Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Japanese chemical maker Asahi Kasei Corp. said Thursday that it will build a plant in Canada to manufacture separators, a key insulating component of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, in a joint investment with Japan's Honda Motor Co. worth 180 billion yen.時事通信社 による

Fed up with flooding visitors' bad behavior, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, will erect a huge black screen to block the view of Mount Fuji.時事通信社 による

The mayors of two central Japan towns each announced their resignations Thursday over their respective harassment scandals.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry conducted on-site inspections Thursday of plants operated by a unit of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. over an engine data-tampering scandal.時事通信社 による

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited the mausoleums of Emperor Showa and his wife, Empress Kojun, in a western Tokyo suburb Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency disclosed a plan Thursday to increase the minimum amount of state benefits paid to bereaved families of crime victims.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held Thursday to remember more than 100 victims of a commuter train crash that happened on the Fukuchiyama Line in western Japan exactly 19 years ago.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its parent-only global vehicle sales in fiscal 2023 grew 7.3pctfrom the previous year to 10,309,457 units, exceeding 10 million units for the first time.時事通信社 による

A China Coast Guard ship intruded into Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday.時事通信社 による

A special committee of a Saga Prefecture town assembly is expected to approve a petition to accept a "literature survey" for a possible final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear plants.時事通信社 による

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Shibuya Tsutaya, known as a landmark of the popular area in Tokyo, will reopen Thursday after renovation, with a lounge where people can enjoy trading card games featuring Pocket Monsters, or Pokemon.時事通信社 による

The dollar rose above 155 yen for the first time since June 1990 in London trading Wednesday, backed by yen selling fueled by speculation over the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates.時事通信社 による

Japan Airlines aims to strengthen its low-cost carrier operations and expand mileage services in a bid to improve earnings, JAL President Mitsuko Tottori said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 struck areas near Tokyo on Wednesday night, measuring up to 4 on the country's seismic intensity scale.時事通信社 による

Police said Wednesday that two burned bodies found near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, last week have been confirmed to be those of a couple from Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.時事通信社 による

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. said Wednesday its engine subsidiary has falsified fuel economy data mostly for ship engines.時事通信社 による

The atomic-bombed western Japan city of Hiroshima said Wednesday that it will not invite Russia and Belarus to its annual peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 6.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling parties Wednesday affirmed that they will give up their initial plan to compile their proposal on a bill designed to revise the political funds control law by the end of this week.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday temporarily halted the release into the sea of tritium-containing treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.時事通信社 による

The severed head and other body parts of a man believed to be a Japanese national have been found at various locations in a Bangkok suburb since Friday, according to local media reports.時事通信社 による

Many local governments in Japan created unusual departments at the beginning of fiscal 2024, which began this month, in hopes of revitalizing the local economy in innovative ways.時事通信社 による

The Berlin Philharmonic announced Tuesday that Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada will have his first concerts with the world-renowned orchestra in June 2025.時事通信社 による

A total of 744 Japanese municipalities are at risk of disappearing in the future due to a decrease in young women living in them, a report by private-sector experts showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Oriental Land Co. showed to the press on Tuesday a hotel located in Tokyo DisneySea's new "Fantasy Springs" area, which is scheduled to open on June 6.時事通信社 による

The average premium rate at corporate health insurance societies in Japan is projected to hit a record high of 9.32pctin fiscal 2024, according to the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Japan-U.S. alliance when they met in New York on Tuesday, according to sources close to Trump.時事通信社 による

Japanese services producer prices in fiscal 2023, which ended last month, climbed 2.1pctfrom the previous year, the steepest rise since fiscal 1991 if the impacts of consumption tax hikes are excluded, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. aims to resume its development of new vehicle models early within this year, President Masahiro Inoue has said.時事通信社 による

The yen's recent fall against the dollar is a "total disaster for the United States," former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, have agreed to work closely to prevent the Middle East situation from deteriorating further.時事通信社 による