Three Japanese parliamentary by-elections will formally kick off soon, giving voters an opportunity to evaluate the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida regarding its response to a high-profile fund scandal at the nation's ruling party.時事通信社 による

Saga Governor Yoshinori Yamaguchi said Tuesday that the southwestern Japan prefecture has no plan to host a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at introducing in the country a system that allows divorced parents to share custody of their children.時事通信社 による

The official campaign period for by-elections for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japanese parliament, started in Tokyo and the two prefectures of Shimane and Nagasaki on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government annual foreign policy report released Tuesday highlighted the country's policy of strengthening trilateral cooperation with the United States and the Philippines to better counter China's increasing coercive actions.時事通信社 による

A pure gold tea bowl that was stolen last week while being showcased in an event at a department store in Tokyo has been found at an antique shop in the Japanese capital, police said.時事通信社 による

Finance ministers from Japan, the United States and South Korea are expected to hold their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Washington this week, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

The 2025 World Exposition in Osaka is seen serving as a catalyst for economic growth in the Kansai region including the western Japan city, Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation, a local business lobby, said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Monday to inspect progress on the release of tritium-containing treated water from the plant into the sea.時事通信社 による

Nine countries and regions, including Japan, Russia and China, started annual talks of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on Monday to discuss controls for saury fishing amid continuing poor catches.時事通信社 による

Three private-sector organizations are calling on Genkai, Saga Prefecture, to accept a "literature survey" to examine its suitability for hosting a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear plants, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

A volunteer helping people in the quake-hit Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is trying to save some used goods reminiscent of old days in the area before they are dumped as disaster waste.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has started fuel loading at the idled No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to impose fines equal to 20pctof related domestic revenue under an envisaged bill to prevent monopolies of smartphone apps and other products by technology giants, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Monday that it has resumed funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, completing the remittance of some 35 million dollars to the body.時事通信社 による

OpenAI, the developer of generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, launched its first Asian office in Tokyo on Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Kirin Brewery Co. said Monday that it will launch a new series of its Kirin Hyoketsu "chuhai" alcoholic beverages, "Hyoketsu mottainai," using fruit usually discarded as irregular.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday unveiled its first poster featuring a catchphrase created using generative artificial intelligence.時事通信社 による

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in February rose 7.7pctfrom the previous month, the first increase in two months, the Cabinet Office said Monday.時事通信社 による

The central Japan town of Higashiura, Aichi Prefecture, wants to sell unnecessary items kept at the municipal government, including two big blocks of salt, through the flea market app Mercari.時事通信社 による

Japan will make further efforts through high-level talks to encourage Iran to calm the tension in the Middle East that has intensified following its attack on Israel, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.時事通信社 による

Over 60pctof financially struggling parents with children advancing to the next stage of education said they planned to cut their living costs to secure money needed for the kids' new school life, a survey has shown.時事通信社 による

Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani refused a request from his former longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, to go along with his story that the Los Angeles Dodgers player had paid Mizuhara's massive gambling debts to a bookmaker, according to a report by The New York Times.時事通信社 による

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Monday approved a plan for Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to move nuclear fuel into a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated that he would block the planned buyout of United States Steel Corp. by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. if he returns to power after the U.S. presidential election in autumn.時事通信社 による

The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced nations, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, held a videoconference Sunday to discuss how to respond to Iran's latest attack on Israel.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on Japanese nationals not to travel to Iran.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Aiko enjoyed watching a "gagaku" traditional Japanese court music and dance performance on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Top Group of 20 finance officials will meet in Washington for two days from Wednesday, with agenda items including reform of multilateral development banks and issues in funding for climate change measures.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Sunday issued a statement denouncing Iran's latest attack on Israel.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry plans to revise around June its guidelines on airport operators' business continuity planning ()削除 in order to enable airports to accept evacuees smoothly in times of disasters.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held Sunday to remember the 276 victims of a pair of powerful earthquakes that mainly struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, eight years ago.時事通信社 による

Uniforms for people who will work at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, western Japan, have been unveiled.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has apparently succeeded in demonstrating the strong Japan-U.S. ties around the world during his latest visit to the United States as a state guest, but he may find it difficult to leverage the diplomatic achievement in shoring up his flagging administration.時事通信社 による

Foreign pavilion construction for the 2025 World Exposition has been slow with only one year to go before the start of the event in the western Japan city of Osaka.時事通信社 による

People flocked on Saturday to a train station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, which was hit by a powerful New Year's Day earthquake, to view cherry blossoms in full bloom.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of Sanriku Railway in northeastern Japan, which has become a symbol of postdisaster reconstruction after overcoming damage from the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami, and a massive typhoon in 2019.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry has called on Japanese nationals in Israel to exercise extreme caution amid growing tensions in the region.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a man in his 30s for allegedly stealing a pure golden tea bowl from an event site at an outlet of major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. in the country's capital.時事通信社 による

An event including a concert to help the recovery of areas damaged by the massive New Year's Day earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, was held in New York on Friday.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani slugged his 175th career home run in Major League Baseball on Friday, matching the MLB home run record for a Japanese player held by Hideki Matsui.時事通信社 による

Shareholders of United States Steel Corp. at an extraordinary online meeting Friday approved Japanese peer Nippon Steel Corp.'s proposal to acquire the U.S. company, U.S. Steel said.時事通信社 による

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko met in Moscow on Friday, discussing the relationship between the two countries, both governments announced.時事通信社 による

Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, on Friday appeared at a federal court in Los Angeles over bank fraud charges.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday sounded negative about dissolving the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, at an early date for a general election.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering launching talks with its coalition partner Komeito on a proposed amendment of the political funds control law without compiling its own plan about the move.時事通信社 による

Japan is considering raising so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers, which are paid instead of overtime pay, for the first time in about 50 years, sources said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan has finished sending about 100 Self-Defense Forces vehicles to Ukraine as promised in May last year, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday.時事通信社 による

Health problems linked to 18 food items with functional claims have been reported in Japan other than those allegedly caused by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. supplements, the government said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday inspected an automotive battery plant of Toyota Motor Corp. under construction in the southern U.S. state of North Carolina.時事通信社 による