West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, will suspend Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from around 9 p.m. Thursday through Friday morning due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. suspended the operations of all 28 production lines at the group's 14 plants in Japan on Wednesday evening due to the approach of extremely powerful Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Yoshinoya Co., which operates "gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants, on Wednesday launched a new dish with ostrich meat on rice.時事通信社 による

Yukio Edano, who is running in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 23 leadership election, told Jiji Press on Wednesday that he sees no current issues with the 2015 national security legislation, which recognized Japan's right to collective self-defense.時事通信社 による

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii defended his "Oi" title for the fourth straight time on Wednesday, qualifying for "eisei" lifetime status for the title.時事通信社 による

The total amount of general-account budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2025 is expected to exceed the present record high of 114,385.2 billion yen, made for the current fiscal year through next March, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa held telephone talks with her Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday, urging Tehran to refrain from its vowed retaliation against Israel.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested on suspicion of jewelry theft two women who are believed to be members of a worldwide gang known as "Pink Panda" specializing in stealing jewelry from exhibitions, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Obesity among men in Japan has continued to rise over the past decade, a survey by the health ministry showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s offer to acquire Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has sent shockwaves through Japan.時事通信社 による

A zoo in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, is seeking donations to improve the living conditions of its colony of quokkas, dubbed "the happiest animal in the world" as the marsupial appears to be smiling.時事通信社 による

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on Wednesday expressed regrets over a Chinese warplane's recent violation of Japanese airspace in talks with a key Chinese official in Beijing on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Wednesday that financial and capital markets "remain unstable" and that the central bank needs to monitor their developments "with the utmost vigilance."時事通信社 による

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday adopted a draft screening report declaring the No. 2 reactor of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, noncompliant with the country's new safety standards.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he will announce his candidacy Sept. 6 in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election.時事通信社 による

Manabu Horii, a 52-year-old lawmaker who left Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party over his alleged election law violation, announced Wednesday his resignation as a House of Representatives member.時事通信社 による

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday that it may issue special warnings to the southern part of the Kyushu southwestern region as powerful Typhoon Shanshan is approaching the area.時事通信社 による

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will strengthen its partnership with German automaker BMW AG for the development of fuel cell vehicles, which run on hydrogen, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in the small hours of Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Wednesday that it will seek a record general-account budget of 34,276.3 billion yen for fiscal 2025, up 1.4pctfrom the previous year.時事通信社 による

Chinese regional public security authorities have detained a Chinese man believed to have spray-painted graffiti at war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on suspicion of extortion, according to Chinese media reports.時事通信社 による

The local fire department was alerted Tuesday night that a house in the city of Gamagori in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi was hit by a landslide, leaving five residents trapped.時事通信社 による

Manabu Horii, who quit Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in July amid allegations of an election law violation, has decided to resign as a House of Representatives lawmaker, informed sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to additionally spend around 980 billion yen, from reserves in its fiscal 2024 budget, on subsidies to curb electricity, gas and gasoline bills, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will raise the prices of its PlayStation 5 game consoles by 13,000 yen in Japan from Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto, met in Tokyo on Tuesday and reaffirmed cooperation to successfully hold the first-ever meeting of defense ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies, which Italy will host in October.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed agriculture minister Tetsushi Sakamoto to respond to concerns about rice supply "from the viewpoint of consumers."時事通信社 による

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman suggested Tuesday that a Chinese military plane's violation of Japanese airspace the previous day was not intentional.時事通信社 による

Japanese lawmakers led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A Liberal Democratic Party faction led by party Vice President Taro Aso decided Tuesday to tolerate members who support LDP leadership candidates other than digital transformation minister Taro Kono, a member of the faction, while encouraging support for Kono, 61, in the Sept. 27 leadership election.…

The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it will conduct a pilot survey on wages before adding new questionnaire items on wages to its "tankan" quarterly business sentiment survey.時事通信社 による

Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, said Tuesday that it will suspend Kyushu Shinkansen bullet trains between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo stations in southwestern Japan from 8 p.m. Wednesday, as powerful Typhoon Shanshan approaches the country.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will discuss 10 points to roll out a national strategy for decarbonization late this year.時事通信社 による

The western Japan city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, held an event in New York on Monday to promote local sake and pottery.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's planned trip to South Korea is expected to take place on Sept. 6-7, people in the two countries familiar with the matter said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Senior Japanese government officials have condemned public broadcaster NHK for airing a Chinese news report in which a Chinese newscaster said that the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are Chinese territory.時事通信社 による

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda said Tuesday that his western Japan city will allow the deployment of the U.S. Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.時事通信社 による

Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Unification Church's head in Japan to pay a fine for refusing to answer some questions posed by the of the culture ministry.時事通信社 による

Japanese digital transformation minister Taro Kono has shifted away from his persona as a political maverick in his latest attempt at becoming leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in what could prove to be a gamble.時事通信社 による

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday criticized a Chinese warplane's violation of Japanese airspace the previous day.時事通信社 による

The western Japan city of Osaka conducted on Tuesday its third on-site inspection of a former plant of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. over health problems suffered by users of its supplements.時事通信社 による

Japan's Children and Families Agency said Tuesday that its general-account budget request for fiscal 2025 totals 4,218.9 billion yen, up 1.8pctfrom the previous year, to finance measures aimed at raising the country's birthrate, including boosting child allowances.時事通信社 による

U.S. economist Adam Posen has expressed his approval of the Bank of Japan's current monetary tightening cycle as the Japanese economy is generally progressing as the BOJ expects.時事通信社 による

Fossils of insects found in amber excavated from a geological formation dating back to the Late Cretaceous period in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki have been identified as a new species of false fairy wasp.時事通信社 による

The Japan Coast Guard plans to build its biggest ever patrol ship in an effort to boost its capability to respond to disasters and other emergency situations, officials said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. said Monday that it will support the development of generative artificial intelligence based on Japanese language data.時事通信社 による

A successor to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will continue to face the challenge of ensuring a virtuous cycle of rising prices and wages.時事通信社 による

Seven Magellanic penguins evacuated from a central Japan city hit hard by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake to an aquarium in Tokyo were shown to visitors Monday for the first time since the relocation.時事通信社 による

Japan's land ministry said Tuesday that its fiscal 2025 budget request features disaster reduction measures after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake and efforts to strengthen logistics networks to tackle driver shortages.時事通信社 による

The Japan Meteorological Agency and the land ministry on Monday warned of possible landslides, swollen rivers, flooding and strong winds as strong Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to approach western Japan from Tuesday.時事通信社 による