A "yagura" guard tower of Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture designated as an important national cultural asset has been damaged by heavy snow, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Wednesday it will collaborate with an artificial intelligence developer and a cloud service provider to make high-performance semiconductors with low power consumption for data centers.時事通信社 による

Japanese television and radio broadcasters are responding to media reports of a sex scandal involving popular personality Masahiro Nakai, including suspending shows hosted by him.時事通信社 による

Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that it will acquire Dunlop trademark rights in Europe, North America and Oceania for 526 million dollars from U.S. giant Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to tighten its management buyout, or MBO, rules for listed companies as early as this spring to protect the interests of minority shareholders, informed sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fast Retailing Co. said Wednesday that it will raise the starting monthly salary for new employees by 10pctto 330,000 yen from March 2025, taking their annual pay to slightly over 5 million yen.時事通信社 による

Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George has said there are absolutely no issues with Japan over a high-speed railway project using Shinkansen-style bullet trains currently underway in western India.時事通信社 による

Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday sent papers on a U.S. Marine in his 30s to public prosecutors for alleged nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury.時事通信社 による

Japanese cybersecurity authorities raised alarm Wednesday over a China-linked hacker group called MirrorFace, saying it has struck 210 targets in Japan since 2019.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office decided Wednesday not to indict three people suspected of making and using official documents containing falsified information during criminal investigations into machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co.時事通信社 による

An analysis of data provided to Japan's Financial Services Agency by Osaka Exchange has shown that lower market liquidity may have led to the historic Tokyo stock market plunge last August, the agency said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission issued an administrative guidance to Japan Post Co. last year for failing to adequately respond to a request from its parcel delivery service subcontractor to pass on higher costs, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Four Chinese coast guard ships intruded in Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Following its success in automating the process of creating induced pluripotent stem cells, Kyoto University's CiRA Foundation will start producing iPS cells from patients' own cells utilizing the automated culture system in April.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday stopped short of clarifying whether Japan will participate as an observer in a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to be held in March.時事通信社 による

Toyama and Osaka, both Japanese cities, have made The New York Times' list of "52 Places to Go in 2025."時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled two prototype models to be introduced to global markets under its new "0" ()削除 Series electric vehicle brand starting in 2026.時事通信社 による

Renesas Electronics Corp. plans to cut hundreds of jobs, or less than 5pctof its total global workforce of some 21,000, due to a slump in semiconductor prices, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The traffic death toll in Japan in 2024 fell by 15 from a year earlier to 2,663, marking the third-lowest level on record, the National Police Agency said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Anthropic to enhance the convenience of its products and services by using the U.S. startup's generative artificial intelligence technology.時事通信社 による

Resona Bank was apparently hit by another cyberattack on Tuesday, as its internet banking service for retail customers was temporarily inaccessible.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a condolence message to Chinese President Xi Jinping in the wake of a deadly earthquake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, expressing his sympathy for the victims and their families.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is planning to visit South Korea, the Philippines and Palau from Monday, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the state funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Washington on Thursday, the government said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Japanese research team said Tuesday that glass eels, or baby Japanese eels, are believed to have increased in rivers in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, in recent years because of an ocean current moving northward due to global warming.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday stressed the importance of free and open-minded debate in the Diet, or Japan's parliament, and other forums.時事通信社 による

Leaders of Japan's three major business groups, at a joint press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, expressed a willingness to continue wage hikes in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will soon start discussions on whether to introduce a selective dual surname system, LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month, vowed to continue calling for nuclear abolition during his visit to a cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund KKR is considering selling its stake in Japanese supermarket operator Seiyu Co., it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan and China will resume dialogue between their ruling parties next week, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to name Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat to succeed Takeo Akiba, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. "will never give up" on its acquisition of United States Steel Corp., Eiji Hashimoto, chairman and CEO of the Japanese steelmaker, said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that the country aims to take its alliance with the United States to a higher level.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it will launch autonomous driving and other projects at a test course now under construction in central Japan, starting as early as this autumn.時事通信社 による

Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday that it will sell its 44pctstake in Fujitsu General Ltd. to Paloma Rheem Holdings Co. for 92 billion yen.時事通信社 による

The president of the United Steelworkers union on Monday vowed to contest allegations against him from Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. over U.S. President Joe Biden's rejection of their deal.時事通信社 による

North Korea said Tuesday that it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on Monday.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. said Monday that it and United States Steel Corp. have jointly filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Joe Biden's order to block the Japanese company's acquisition of its U.S. peer.時事通信社 による

The annual average temperature in Japan in 2024 was the highest since records began in 1898, setting a record high for the second consecutive year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday.時事通信社 による

Six Japan Railways Group companies reported Monday that the number of passengers on their Shinkansen and other express trains in key areas during the year-end and New Year holiday period rose 11pctfrom a year earlier to 13.09 million.時事通信社 による

Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto said Monday that the government will consider measures to support Nippon Steel Corp. after U.S. President Joe Biden decided to block the company's acquisition of United States Steel Corp.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo metropolitan government is struggling to maintain the secure environment at its youth consultation center in Shinjuku Ward's Kabukicho district while upholding the principle of having the facility accept all those who need help.時事通信社 による

Japan's Children and Families Agency has compiled draft guidelines for municipalities on operating shelters for young people who run away from home due to abuse or family issues, clarifying that those aged below 18 can use such shelters without parental consent.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he wants the U.S. government to clarify why President Joe Biden decided to block the proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp. by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. on the grounds of national security risk.時事通信社 による

A Japanese woman in her 30s who was seriously injured in a fire at a Bangkok hotel late last month has died, becoming the second Japanese victim of the blaze, according to Thai police.時事通信社 による

"Shogun," a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanada, claimed four Golden Globes for television drama series, including one for best drama series, at Sunday's ceremony for the prestigious annual U.S. entertainment awards.時事通信社 による

The Japan Fair Trade Commission in June last year issued administrative guidance to Japan Post Co. for violating the subcontract law over its Yu-Pack parcel delivery service, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社 による

Whether Japanese employers will raise wages in 2025 faster than the previous year holds key to the economy's ability to put itself on a domestic demand-led sustainable growth path this year.時事通信社 による

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains with their owners, JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による