Japan incurred a customs-cleared trade deficit of 461.2 billion yen in October, against the year-before deficit of 702.9 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The average value of assets held by 19 ministers in Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first cabinet stood at 72.45 million yen, the government said Friday.時事通信社 による

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday adopted an economic package focusing on benefits for low-income households, subsidies for utility bills and aid for the disaster-hit Noto Peninsula in central Japan.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police served fresh arrest warrants Friday to a couple accused of killing family members using antifreeze, this time on suspicion of murdering the husband's mother by employing the same killing method.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government decided Friday to spend about 319.5 million yen out of its fiscal 2024 reserve funds to cover costs for the funeral of Princess Yuriko, who died Nov. 15 at age 101, and related expenses.時事通信社 による

About 6pctof Nissan Motor Co.'s North American employees have accepted the company's voluntary buyout offers, officials at the Japanese automaker said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Chinese government is considering resuming visa exemption for Japanese nationals making short-term visits to China, sources with expertise on bilateral affairs said Friday.時事通信社 による

Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, met with U.S. Deputy State Secretary Kurt Campbell on Thursday during his trip to Washington.時事通信社 による

A Japanese nuclear waste management body submitted a report Friday on the results of a survey to select a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants to the town of Suttsu, Hokkaido.時事通信社 による

Japan's core consumer prices in October climbed 2.3pctfrom a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government presented a planned 39-trillion-yen comprehensive economic package to the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito at a meeting Friday morning.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won his third Major League Baseball MVP award Thursday, becoming the second player named MVP in both leagues only after the legendary Frank Robinson.時事通信社 による

A team including Japanese government-backed research institute Riken has developed a plastic material that is as strong and easy to process as conventional plastics but can be dissolved in seawater in just a few hours.時事通信社 による

A Japanese research team led by immunologist Masahiro Yamamoto has developed a way to curb cancers by reducing certain T cells that restrain the immune system.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Thursday and urged the Chinese side to take thorough measures to prevent a recurrence of the recent violation of Japanese airspace by a Chinese military plane.時事通信社 による

South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will visit the country by the end of this year.時事通信社 による

Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Thursday it will raise its promised yields on some retail insurance products with regular premium payments for the first time in about 40 years.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday broadly approved a plan to abolish the policy activity funds that political parties provide to member lawmakers, amid criticism of a lack of transparency in the use of the funds.時事通信社 による

The Shizuoka prefectural government is considering collecting entry fees of 3,000 yen to 5,000 yen per head from people climbing Mount Fuji from the central Japan prefecture's side, beginning next summer, officials said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that the outcome of the central bank's next monetary policy meeting on Dec. 18-19 is "unpredictable."時事通信社 による

A U.S. Osprey military transport plane landed at Amami Airport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima around 4 p.m. Thursday without requesting in advance to use the airport, local authorities said.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry held an emergency online meeting with officials from prefectural governments across the country on Thursday, in response to the ongoing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country.時事通信社 による

Japan's economy and education ministries have drafted a guide for companies and universities to help people with doctoral degrees find jobs, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Kansai Electric Power Co. said Thursday that the No. 3 reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has resumed operations that had been suspended since October due to damage to a pipe.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese youth in his 10s over graffiti at the Japanese capital's war-related Yasukuni Shrine, investigative sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. will go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in mid-December, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Of married people in their 20s in Japan, 24pctsaid they met their spouses through dating apps, a private organization survey showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan will convene an extraordinary session of the Diet, its parliament, on Nov. 28 for a 24-day run until Dec. 21, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will start trial production of all-solid-state batteries at a research base in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in January next year.時事通信社 による

The head of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office in central Japan is preparing to apologize in person as early as Wednesday to Iwao Hakamata, 88, recently acquitted in a retrial, sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Kitanofuji, who was popular in recent years for his witty comments in live sumo tournament broadcasts, died on Nov. 12. He was 82.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have sent public prosecutors papers on three people involved in criminal investigations into machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co. on suspicion of making, using and destroying documents containing falsified information.時事通信社 による

Japan is expected to compile a draft fiscal 2024 supplementary budget with general-account expenditure of around 13.9 trillion yen to fund its envisioned economic package, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Digital regional currencies managed by local governments in Japan are increasingly being exploited by fraudsters, and investigative authorities are calling for stronger security measures such as stricter identity verification.時事通信社 による

A U.N. General Assembly committee approved on Wednesday a draft resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations, including its abductions of Japanese and South Korean nationals.時事通信社 による

Transport for London, the British capital's transport authority, said Tuesday that it will entrust the operation of the Elizabeth Line to GTS Rail Operations Ltd., a joint venture of companies including Tokyo Metro Co. and major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp.時事通信社 による

Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a case against Olympic marathon medalist Eric Wainaina for injuring a train station employee in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan, the United States and South Korea held the first meeting in Seoul on Wednesday of their joint secretariat to coordinate trilateral cooperation in various fields including national security.時事通信社 による

Japanese Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao on Tuesday called for contributions to the fight against climate change from capable countries, apparently with China and other high-emitting developing nations in mind.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to require companies that emit more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year to participate in the country's carbon emissions trading system to be introduced at full scale in fiscal 2026, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation has started creating videos with a science YouTuber, aiming to educate young people about potential dangers from everyday products.時事通信社 による

Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto on Wednesday made his first visit to Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, since he took office this month, holding talks with local business owners.時事通信社 による

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase on Wednesday departed the port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, for the country's Showa Station research facility in Antarctica.時事通信社 による

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October is estimated to have surged 31.6pctfrom a year before to 3,312,000, setting a new record for a single month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese district court on Wednesday rejected a request for an injunction against nighttime and early morning flights at Atsugi Air Base, which is used jointly by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.時事通信社 による

Japanese actor Shohei Hino, known for his portrayal of eccentric characters in television series and movies, died on Thursday at the age of 75, his talent agency said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday reached an agreement on the government's planned comprehensive economic package.時事通信社 による

Japanese hibakusha atomic bomb survivors think the Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded to their group, Nihon Hidankyo, is not a goal, as they tackle the task of passing their stories on to future generations.時事通信社 による

The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the emergency use of a mpox vaccine made by Japan's KM Biologics Co.時事通信社 による