Shurei Sasai, a Buddhist monk from Japan, is working in India for the restoration of Buddhism, which claims that all people are equal.時事通信社 による

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui addressed Seanad Eireann, the upper chamber of Ireland's parliament, on Wednesday, seeking cooperation over the fight against nuclear weapons and over calls for peace.時事通信社 による

A record seven candidates are expected to run in the Nov. 17 gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, following the ouster of former Governor Motohiko Saito, 46, over his alleged power harassment and other problematic behavior.時事通信社 による

Voters in Wakayama Prefecture's redrawn No. 2 constituency, traditionally loyal to the Liberal Democratic Party, find themselves divided on which of the two leading candidates in Sunday's general election they should trust with shaping the future of their predominantly rural communities.時事通信社 による

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Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 will not join a ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party even if the LDP and its coalion partner, Komeito, fail to win a majority in the upcoming House of Representatives election, a Nippon Ishin executive said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday its April-September sales and operating profit both rewrote record highs.時事通信社 による

A memorial service was held Wednesday to mourn the victims of a powerful earthquake that hit Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, 20 years ago.時事通信社 による

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. unveiled a "life-size" Gundam statue at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball has sold at an auction for 4.39 million dollars, the auctioneer said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Kanazawa branch of Nagoya High Court on Wednesday accepted the second retrial plea by Shoji Maegawa, 59, who had served a prison sentence for the 1986 murder of a then 15-year-old junior high school student in the city of Fukui, central Japan.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has given 20 million yen to a branch led by a candidate denied party endorsement for Sunday's general election due to his involvement in a slush funds scandal, party officials said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Honda Motor Co. will recall about 720,000 vehicles in the United States over a fuel pump issue, U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials have said.時事通信社 による

A former village in central Japan that was hit by a powerful earthquake 20 years ago is continuing to stage traditional bullfights as a symbol of the region's reconstruction.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Metro Co. made a strong debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top-tier Prime section Wednesday, fetching the first quotation of 1,630 yen apiece, higher than its initial public offering price of 1,200 yen.時事通信社 による

Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection of car sales company Toyota Mobility Tokyo Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., based on the insurance business law, it has been learned.時事通信社 による

Japanese opposition candidate Junya Ogawa is facing a tough battle in his district in Sunday's general election, especially since he is without organized votes from the Japanese Communist Party.時事通信社 による

The redrawing of the House of Representatives electoral map, which cut one seat from Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, has sparked a fierce battle between two major political parties ahead of Sunday's general election.時事通信社 による

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has launched an investigation into the possible involvement of an employee of Japan Exchange Group Inc., or JPX, which operates the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in an insider trading case, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Nihon Hidankyo, pledged on Tuesday to continue recounting the horrors of a nuclear attack for the rest of his days.時事通信社 による

Retailers and restaurant chains in Japan are rushing to lower prices for their products to attract consumers who are increasingly thrifty due to prolonged inflation.時事通信社 による

Japan set out to phase out the use of nuclear power plants after the country's worst nuclear accident at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant in March 2011, when the now-defunct Democratic Party of Japan was in power.時事通信社 による

Palestine Liberation Organization officials in charge of refugee affairs in the West Bank joined a training session on responding to disasters Tuesday in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, near the crippled nuclear power plant.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo reaffirmed bilateral cooperation over the situation in the East and South China Seas on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Some 1,436 million yen in government-funded COVID-19 relief loans was extended to welfare recipients in Japan, who were not eligible for the lending, the Board of Audit of Japan has found.時事通信社 による

An idea of holding a special session of the Diet from Nov. 7 after the upcoming general election has emerged within the government and ruling parties, informed sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Two Japanese selected in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's first public recruitment in 13 years have completed basic training and been certified as astronauts, the agency, or JAXA, said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Both Japanese ruling and opposition parties have promised continued wage increases to help counter soaring prices in their campaigning for an election on Sunday for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted on-site inspections Tuesday of six companies, including Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, for suspected violation of the antimonopoly law over their alleged bid-rigging for railway bridge maintenance work, according to informed sources.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday indicated a policy to strengthen the government's responses to social media posts that lead to crimes, in connection with a recent series of robbery cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund KKR has filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau to extend its tender offer for Japanese system developer Fuji Soft Inc. until Nov. 5.時事通信社 による

An event to showcase Japanese food products was held on Monday at one of Europe's largest food shows held near Paris, with 14 Japanese prefectures showing off their local specialties.時事通信社 による

With less than a week to go until Sunday's election for Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament, ruling and opposition parties are working to shore up support in constituencies where the results are expected to be close.時事通信社 による

Takeo Akiba, secretary-general of Japan's National Security Secretariat, held phone talks with Wang Yi, China's foreign minister and a member of the political bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, on Monday.時事通信社 による

China has given the go-ahead for imports of "nishikigoi" ornamental carp from some aquaculture facilities in Japan after months of suspension, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation is calling for caution over old bidet toilet seats, which may be hazardous.時事通信社 による

Japanese police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly engaging in fictitious listings on the Mercari flea market app and defrauding cash by falsely claiming that the deals had been completed.時事通信社 による

Global sales of new electric vehicles are expected to increase by about six times to 57.13 million units in 2040 from about 10.04 million units in 2023, according to a survey by Fuji Keizai Co., a private research firm in Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Residents of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit by a massive earthquake and a heavy rain disaster earlier this year, have mixed hope and resignation over politics ahead of Sunday's general election.時事通信社 による

A U.S. F-35B fighter jet has successfully landed on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga for the first time, the MSDF said Monday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo High Court on Monday rejected a claim that deaths and injuries from the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake were due to the Japan Meteorological Agency's failure to raise the volcanic alert level for the central Japan mountain.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces the risk of losing its single-party majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's general election, amid public outcry over its "slush fund" scandal.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. announced Monday that it has acquired the exclusive merchandising right for popular rabbit character "Opanchu Usagi" in Asia outside Japan and South Korea.時事通信社 による

Chieko Tsukahara, a gymnastics coach for many Japanese medalists across multiple Olympics, died of bowel cancer on Sept. 1, people familiar with the matter said Monday. She was 77.時事通信社 による

The average price of new condominiums in the Tokyo metropolitan area logged a new record high of 79.53 million yen per unit in the first half of fiscal 2024, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Monday.時事通信社 による

The result of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election might have a positive effect on Japanese automakers, which have strengths in hybrid vehicles, whoever wins the presidency, according to recent analysis by a U.S. research firm.時事通信社 による

Rakuten Mobile Inc. said Monday that its total number of mobile phone subscribers has topped eight million, the minimum level it considers necessary to turn a profit on a monthly basis.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested 17 Vietnamese women for allegedly operating five "girl bars" without authorization in violation of the adult entertainment business law.時事通信社 による

The chief of the Shizuoka prefectural police department apologized directly to former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata at his home in Hamamatu in the central Japan prefecture on Monday, after his acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 murder case became final earlier this month.時事通信社 による

Japan Airlines and Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, on Monday unveiled an airplane specially painted with the theme of Tokyo DisneySea's "Fantasy Springs" area, which opened in June this year.時事通信社 による