Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday that he has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to end its disaster relief operations in Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country struck by a powerful earthquake in March.時事通信社 による

Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his first visit to China since becoming the head of the junior member of Japan's ruling coalition.時事通信社 による

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its global economic growth projection for 2025 to 2.8 pct, down 0.5 percentage point from its previous forecast in January.時事通信社 による

The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction will hold an Asia-Pacific ministerial conference in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in autumn 2027, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will launch a brand-new edition of its Elgrand luxury minivan in fiscal 2026.時事通信社 による

Hino Motors Ltd. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. have begun coordination to conclude a final agreement on their management integration, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Stock Exchange proposed Tuesday that firms listed on its Growth section be required from 2030 to have market capitalization of at least 10 billion yen after their fifth year on the section mainly for startups.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to launch a new program next month to reduce gasoline prices by 10 yen per liter, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff measures and the rising cost of living, informed sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested three people, including a senior member of a money laundering group, on suspicion of their involvement in a special fraud case.時事通信社 による

The number of new cases of acute respiratory infection, or ARI, reported at some 3,000 designated medical institutions across Japan was 181,270 in the week through April 13, a national institute said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Casio Computer Co. said Tuesday that it will promote Executive Managing Officer Shin Takano to president and chief executive officer.時事通信社 による

Some 70 lawmakers of both chambers of Japan's parliament on Tuesday visited together war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its spring festival.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday held his first meeting with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who arrived in Tokyo last week.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will consider allowing police to use fictitious financial accounts for monitoring the flow of money involving fraud groups.時事通信社 による

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it will acquire Australian financial conglomerate Macquarie's U.S. and European public asset management business for 1.8 billion dollars.時事通信社 による

China has executed a man for the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September last year, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Pope Francis, who called for the abolition of nuclear weapons during his 2019 visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, died Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican said.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government advisory panel held its first meeting Monday to review the country's retrial system, following the acquittal of Iwao Hakamata after decades on death row.時事通信社 による

The average price of rice at supermarkets across Japan hit another record high in the week through April 13, the agriculture ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による

Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, will launch the new "Miffy Wonder Square" area featuring Miffy, the popular Dutch character, on June 21, its operator announced Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Dutch counterpart, Dick Schoof, agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation between their countries amid challenges such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's maritime ambitions.時事通信社 による

A team led by University of Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi has developed a new method to make cultured meat as thick as about 1 centimeter.時事通信社 による

Iris Ohyama Inc. on Monday announced that it will increase its production capacity in the United States to cushion the impact of high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on products made in China.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 wards exceeded 100 million yen for the second straight year in fiscal 2024, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Monday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government to track down the birth parents of a 67-year-old man who was accidentally switched as a baby in a now-closed maternity hospital run by the metropolitan government.時事通信社 による

Police served a fresh arrest warrant to a 21-year-old man on Monday on the charge of killing a high school girl from Tokyo whose body was found at the suspect's home in Aichi Prefecture late last month.時事通信社 による

A Japanese district court on Monday acquitted a 35-year-old mother of charges of habitual assault and fraud after she was accused of hospitalizing her daughter, then 8, by not feeding her properly for mutual aid money.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday pledged to provide government financing aid to small businesses affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump listed currency manipulation, value-added tax and automobile safety standards among what he called "nontariff cheating" practices in a social media post Sunday.時事通信社 による

Norinchukin Bank will diversify its investment portfolio after suffering huge losses from foreign bonds, President and CEO Taro Kitabayashi said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a "masakaki" ritual tree offering to Yasukuni Shrine at the start of the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival on Monday.時事通信社 による

The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb prices and retain customers.時事通信社 による

Japan will make no concession that could affect food safety in its tariff negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday.時事通信社 による

The regional political party led by Shinji Ishimaru, the runner-up in last year's Tokyo governor race, is preparing to field 10 candidates in this summer's election for the House of Councillors, sources said.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, 30, said in an Instagram post Saturday that his wife, Mamiko, 28, has given birth to their first child, a baby girl.時事通信社 による

The 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka faces the dual challenge of dealing with large crowds and attracting visitors one week after its April 13 opening.時事通信社 による

Elderly visitors are struggling to look for pavilions on digital maps and make reservations online at the ongoing World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.時事通信社 による

Protesters marched in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district Saturday, demanding a legislative measure to provide relief for those who suffered damage in World War II, including civilians killed in air raids.時事通信社 による

Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations may reach some form of agreement by June, when a Group of Seven summit will take place in Canada, former Japanese trade negotiator Kazuhisa Shibuya said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

Bereaved relatives of a mother and a daughter killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro district commemorated the sixth anniversary of their deaths Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships made a port call at Cambodia's Ream naval base Saturday, marking the first time any foreign military vessel stops at the base since it underwent expansion work with support from China.時事通信社 による

A doughnut shop originating from Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, will open in New York on Tuesday, featuring its signature doughnut texture that is soft and moist.時事通信社 による

Takuya Onishi, 49, became the third Japanese astronaut to command the International Space Station on Saturday Japan time.時事通信社 による

Japan is set to begin this year's operation of its Special Heat Stroke Alert system Wednesday in an effort to reduce health damage from extreme summer heat.時事通信社 による

Japan and the United States are arranging to hold a meeting of Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday, sources have said.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ordered his government Friday to accelerate preparations for the next round of ministerial-level tariff negotiations with the United States.時事通信社 による

Russia has said that it will conduct a shooting drill in waters including Japanese territorial waters around the Northern Territories, which are claimed by Tokyo but effectively controlled by Moscow, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.時事通信社 による

A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Friday night, registering up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the 10-notch Japanese seismic intensity scale.時事通信社 による

New U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday as he assumed his position as the United States' top envoy to the Asian ally.時事通信社 による

The National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward reopened after renovation on Friday with a new immersive theater.時事通信社 による