Meiji Holdings Co. said Friday that it will reorganize its yogurt production sites in Japan to cut costs and improve efficiency.時事通信社 による

Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani on Friday became the first ever Major League Baseball player to mark 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single regular season.時事通信社 による

Four members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan filed candidacies Saturday for the main opposition party's Sept. 23 leadership election.時事通信社 による

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Hiroyuki Yamamoto on Friday to protest what the European country claims as espionage activities by detained Japanese national Masatoshi Nakanishi.時事通信社 による

Japan's Yui Kamiji clinched gold in the women's wheelchair tennis singles at the Paris Paralympics on Friday after winning gold in doubles the previous day.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to cut its projection for global electric vehicle production in 2026 to some 1 million units from 1.5 million units, officials said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol the importance of continuing "shuttle diplomacy," in what was likely his last summit with Yoon.時事通信社 による

Sales of portable power stations are rising sharply in Japan as consumer awareness of disaster preparedness appears to have increased following a warning of an increased megaquake risk and a strong typhoon in August.時事通信社 による

Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku island chain in the East China Sea on Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, released a statement Friday urging a fair review of Nippon Steel Corp.'s bid to acquire United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Friday that it is entering the electric vehicle business in collaboration with its Taiwanese parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.時事通信社 による

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito said Friday that the western Japan prefecture did not err in its decision not to protect as a whistleblower a prefectural government official who died after accusing him of harassment.時事通信社 による

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 3.0 points from the previous month to 117.1 in July, after a 3.4-point fall in June, the Cabinet Office said Friday.時事通信社 による

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito told his deputy to identify the whistleblower who revealed the governor's alleged inappropriate behavior, including harassment of prefectural government workers, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court's Tachikawa branch on Friday sentenced a former university student to 23 years in prison over last year's robbery-murder in the city of Komae, Tokyo, one of a high-profile series of robberies across Japan allegedly committed by the same group.時事通信社 による

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Friday condemned the alleged sexual assault of a woman in the southern Japan prefecture by a U.S. Marine, who was referred to prosecutors on Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Friday agreed to enhance the evacuation system for a possible disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday formally announced his candidacy in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 leadership election, vowing to dissolve the House of Representatives early for a snap election over the party's slush fund scandal.時事通信社 による

Kenta Izumi, president of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Friday that he will seek re-election.時事通信社 による

The Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai entered the Arctic Ocean in the small hours of Thursday local time, after passing through the Diomede Islands, located at the center of the Bering Strait, on Wednesday night.時事通信社 による

Spending by households with two or more members in Japan averaged 290,931 yen in July, up 0.1pctfrom a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for South Korea aboard a government plane Friday to hold talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul later in the day.時事通信社 による

Seven & i Holdings Co. said Friday that it has told Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., which has offered to acquire the Japanese retailer, that the proposal significantly undervalues its corporate value.時事通信社 による

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Thursday took part in an amphibious drill on Indonesia's Java Island as part of the 22-country Super Garuda Shield joint military exercise.時事通信社 による

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will sell electricity to households in collaboration with Osaka Gas Co.時事通信社 による

A senior official of Japan's Imperial Household Agency has warned that groundless information is circulating regarding the future plans of Prince Hisahito, who came of age at 18 on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 18 on Friday.時事通信社 による

Repair work has begun for a white hood believed to have been worn by Uesugi Kenshin ()削除, a Japanese feudal lord during the Sengoku period, characterized by a series of civil wars.時事通信社 による

Japanese financial market watchers believe that the United States will see a bigger fiscal deficit and a further rise in prices whoever wins the November presidential election, resulting in a weaker yen in the long run.時事通信社 による

Japan's welfare ministry said Thursday that it has provided the South Korean government with lists of passengers of a former Imperial Japanese Navy ship that sank in 1945, likely killing over 500 Koreans aboard.時事通信社 による

Seven & i Holdings Co. plans to send a letter to Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., which has offered to acquire the Japanese retail giant, to say that its proposed buyout price is too low, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Seoul High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling and ordered Japan's Nishimatsu Construction Co. to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs over wartime labor.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced his campaign pledges Thursday in a leadership election of his party, including a ban on political donations from companies and other organizations.時事通信社 による

German automaker BMW AG said Thursday that it will begin mass-producing its first fuel cell vehicle in 2028 in a tie-up with Japan's Toyota Motor Corp.時事通信社 による

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Australia Thursday agreed to strengthen the two countries' collective deterrence in response to China's increasing military activities.時事通信社 による

Japanese digital transformation minister Taro Kono, who has declared his candidacy in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, called Thursday for a tax system in which year-end tax adjustments would be eliminated and all taxpayers file tax returns.時事通信社 による

Failures to check the order of equipment for removing nuclear fuel debris from a reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant led to the suspension of experimental debris-removal work last month, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Police in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, have referred a male U.S. Marine to prosecutors for alleged nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury, informed sources said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's three megabanks are expected to stop issuing paper bills and checks in fiscal 2025, with customers seen shifting to electronic payments and bank remittances.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in an article she contributed to an Australian economic paper that Japan and Australia should bolster their security ties further.時事通信社 による

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wage index in July rose 0.4pctfrom a year earlier, up for two consecutive months thanks to spreading effects of salary increases, the Labor Ministry announced Thursday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese intelligence agent has been detained in Belarus, Belarusian state television reported Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Sekisui Chemical Co. is considering acquiring part of a plant in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, where Sharp Corp. previously made liquid crystal display panels, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese swimmers Ayano Tsujiuchi and Aira Kinoshita claimed bronze medals in separate women's events at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to block Nippon Steel Corp.'s acquisition of United States Steel Corp., U.S. and European media reported Wednesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund KKR said Wednesday that it will launch a 558.3-billion-yen tender offer for shares of Japanese system integrator Fuji Soft Inc. on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan and Australia on Wednesday agreed to cooperate in the deployment of long-range missiles that each country is working on, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.時事通信社 による

Japanese digital transformation minister Taro Kono, who will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, expressed his willingness Wednesday to ease regulations related to the dismissal of corporate employees.時事通信社 による

Policy proposals by Liberal Democratic Party President hopeful Toshimitsu Motegi have been criticized as a repudiation of policies sought by his boss, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.時事通信社 による

Ryu Shionoya, former chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, plans not to run in the next House of Representatives election, informed sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による