Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, passed a bill on Thursday to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology and take steps to mitigate its risks.時事通信社 による

Sapporo District Court on Thursday found two men guilty of illegally modifying a vehicle, thereby causing an accident that seriously injured a 4-year-old girl.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will ask listed companies to lower the minimum amount of money required for stock trading to around 100,000 yen to help revitalize the equity market, according to its policy announced Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday condemned recent cases of alleged sexual assault by two U.S. Marines against women in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered the Japanese government to pay 4.4 million yen in damages to a former female journalist who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a now-deceased secretary to a member of the Diet, Japan's parliament.時事通信社 による

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said Thursday that it will withdraw from all operations of Tosen Co., a unit that dyes wigs and synthetic and natural fibers.時事通信社 による

Japanese regional lender Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc. and Gunma Bank said Thursday that they have reached a basic agreement on their management integration in April 2027.時事通信社 による

Japan and the United States will hold the second round of tariff negotiations in the United States on Wednesday, Japanese government and ruling coalition officials said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its parent-only global vehicle sales fell for the first time in four years in fiscal 2024, which ended last month.時事通信社 による

Japan will introduce on April 1, 2026, the "blue ticket" fine system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment, the National Police Agency said Thursday.時事通信社 による

KDDI Corp. plans to utilize its new service connecting smartphones directly with Space X's Starlink satellite communication network for operating drones, President and CEO Hiromichi Matsuda said.時事通信社 による

Suzuki Motor Corp. and its Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. unit have said they will establish a research base in India to honor the achievements of Osamu Suzuki, the late former president and chairman of the Japanese automaker.時事通信社 による

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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will spend 88 million dollars at a plant in West Virginia to make drivetrain components for hybrid vehicles.時事通信社 による

Nintendo Co. has received significantly more-than-expected applications in the first lottery sales of its new Switch 2 video game console, President Shuntaro Furukawa said in a post on X on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The United States has no plans to discuss currency targets in talks with Japan, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A survey has found high levels of a PFAS organic compound in the blood of former and current workers at Daikin Industries Ltd.'s Yodogawa plant in Osaka Prefecture, it was announced Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan and Switzerland on Wednesday agreed to work for the success of an international conference on demining for Ukraine that the Asian country will host in autumn.時事通信社 による

Japanese regional lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc. and Gunma Bank are planning a business integration as early as spring 2027, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to send Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to the funeral of Pope Francis, government sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Okinawa prefectural police have sent prosecutors papers on two U.S. Marines suspected of sexually assaulting women in the southernmost Japan prefecture, police sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

About 2,300, or 75 pct, of the post offices across Japan have improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers, Japan Post Co. said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan will introduce its own version of the United States' Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA, in fiscal 2028, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Wednesday presented a policy of supporting the establishment of startups by students and teachers from "kosen" colleges of technology to help shore up economic growth.時事通信社 による

A local fishing operator in Hokkaido is preparing to hold a shipboard ceremony to remember people involved in the fatal tourist boat sinking off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in the northernmost Japan prefecture three years ago.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday pledged to protect the global free trade system during Diet discussions on the tariff measures of U.S. President Donald Trump.時事通信社 による

The 50th and final H-2A rocket will be launched on June 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako sent Koro Bessho, grand chamberlain to the Imperial couple, to the Apostolic Nunciature to Japan in Tokyo to express condolences over the death of Pope Francis, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen, said Wednesday that the average premium rate at corporate health insurance societies in Japan is expected to hit a record high of 9.34pctin fiscal 2025.時事通信社 による

The total number of visitors to the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, which began April 13, has reached one million, the Japan Association for the Expo said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Tetsuo Saito, head of Japanese junior ruling party Komeito, met with the Communist Party of China's fourth-ranking Wang Huning on Wednesday and confirmed the importance of free trade.時事通信社 による

Japanese measuring instrument maker Horiba Ltd. said Wednesday that subsidiary Horiba Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. will set up a production base in Kedah, Malaysia, with full-scale operations starting in January 2026.時事通信社 による

Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda said Tuesday that countries should maintain appropriate policies amid growing global economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs.時事通信社 による

Japan's MUFG Bank said Wednesday that its online banking service for retail customers was temporarily unavailable due to a system glitch.時事通信社 による

A research team led by Kyoto University said Wednesday it has successfully prevented kidney functions from declining in mice using human induced pluripotent stem cells, or human iPS cells, an achievement that may lead to the development of an effective therapy for chronic kidney disease.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it has successfully collected a sample of nuclear fuel debris from a damaged reactor in Fukushima Prefecture in the second round of its experimental removal work.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Service ()削除 Inc., the cloud arm of U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc., at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's agriculture ministry on Wednesday began to accept bids in the third round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Vietnam and the Philippines from Sunday to April 30, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government is considering expanding imports of U.S. rice as a bargaining chip in tariff negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said.時事通信社 による

Fujitsu Ltd. and Riken said Tuesday that they have developed a world-leading 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer with four times the computing power of its predecessor.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government has begun full-scale discussions on expanding imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States, believing that the move will serve as a powerful bargaining chip in bilateral tariff negotiations.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