The maximum vote-value disparity between single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan's parliament, has exceeded two times, a Jiji Press estimate showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday criticized the Israeli military's attacks on members of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.時事通信社 による

Low-alcohol drinks are gaining ground in the Japanese market, with makers increasingly targeting those who do not usually drink alcohol.時事通信社 による

Strengthening the response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance is a top priority for the administration of new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A total of 314 women have filed their candidacies for the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election, a record high for any poll of the lower chamber of Japan's parliament under the current Constitution.時事通信社 による

Japanese police are on unprecedented high alert over providing security to important figures ahead of the general election on Oct. 27, the first major national election since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot.時事通信社 による

Japanese professional soccer club Machida Zelvia said Tuesday that it has filed criminal complaints against people who posted defamatory comments on its players and manager on social media.時事通信社 による

The Japan Mobility Show, an exhibition of mobility products and services by more than 200 companies and organizations, kicked off on Tuesday at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Preservation Hall Foundation, the operator of world-famous jazz club Preservation Hall in New Orleans, will honor Japanese pianist Mari Watanabe, 59, as a winner of this year's Legacy Awards, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Tuesday released a proposal calling on the public and private sectors to jointly develop an industrial data space to exchange a large amount of highly reliable data between different countries and industries.時事通信社 による

Six major Japanese opposition parties failed to unify candidates in 239, or about 80 pct, of the 289 single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Oct. 27 general election, as candidacy filing closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese system integrator Fuji Soft Inc. said Tuesday that it will sincerely consider whether to accept a tender offer proposed by U.S. investment fund Bain Capital.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited an exhibition of the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in the city of Gifu, the capital of the namesake prefecture in central Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese producers of "shochu" spirits are targeting British bars to market them as alcoholic drinks perfect for cocktails, in the hope of boosting their presence in the British market.時事通信社 による

Former U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated on Monday the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, on winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

The Ceatec international digital technology exhibition kicked off in Chiba, a city near Tokyo, on Tuesday for a four-day run.時事通信社 による

The 12-day campaign period for an election for Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament, kicked off Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Nobuyuki Baba, leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, has hinted at cooperating with the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition if it loses its majority in the House of Representatives in the Oct. 27 general election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako traveled to Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, by Shinkansen bullet train to attend the opening ceremony of national cultural festivals Monday.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata, acquitted in a retrial 58 years after his arrest in a murder case, on Monday made his first public appearance since his acquittal became final last week.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday instructed his Liberal Democratic Party to hold discussions on measures to ensure security in the Asian region.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will move to abolish policy activity allowances that political parties pay their member lawmakers, Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama said Monday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it has completed the fifth round of discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean for fiscal 2024.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, on being selected the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

A senior member of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Sunday to report that the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko left hospital Sunday afternoon after treatment for her fractured right femur.時事通信社 による

Local residents gathered Sunday to mourn victims of flooding that struck Nagano, a city in central Japan, five years ago, when Typhoon Hagibis triggered the overflowing of the Chikuma River.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that the government will seriously consider participating as an observer in a conference of signatories to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.時事通信社 による

With just six months to go before the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, there are still a host of challenges for organizers such as slow sales of advance tickets.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Communist Party is unlikely to withdraw its constituency candidates for cooperation with other opposition parties in the Oct. 27 general election, its leader, Tomoko Tamura, has indicated.時事通信社 による

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, reiterated its call for achieving a world without nuclear weapons on Saturday, a day after the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated his call Saturday for revising the bilateral status of forces agreement with the United States.時事通信社 による

Some 200 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plan to disclose financial results for the fiscal first half ended in September on or after 3:30 p.m., people familiar with the matter said Saturday.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday to remember victims of flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Hagibis five years ago.時事通信社 による

People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call for peace Saturday, a day after the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.…

Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. posted higher consolidated net profits for their fiscal first half ended in August, driven by strong sales of private-brand products as consumers have been struggling with higher prices.時事通信社 による

The "barely there" telecommunications situation that Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel currently face is expected to change for the better, as the MSDF plans to make a new satellite communications service available on its vessels.時事通信社 による

A senior official of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, expressed joy after the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.時事通信社 による

Leaders of the Asia Zero Emission Community framework gave the nod in Vientiane on Friday to a plan for Japan to lead efforts to promote electricity production from renewable energy resources, including the development of power grids.時事通信社 による

Prominent Japanese female jockey Nanako Fujita, 27, has retired over her inappropriate use of a smartphone before races.時事通信社 による

Keiichi Ishii, new head of Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ally, sees a majority of seats in the House of Representatives as the make-or-break line for the ruling coalition in the upcoming general election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the previous day's summit between him and Chinese Premier Li Qiang provided a clue to resolving issues between the two countries.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned actions that violate his country's sovereignty in the East China Sea, apparently with China in mind, at an East Asia Summit meeting in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.時事通信社 による

Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Friday its new plant with an annual production capacity of some 120,000 electric vehicles has opened in Wuhan in the central China province of Hubei.時事通信社 による

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday it has selected the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, as the recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Senior officials at Nihon University's weightlifting, track and field, and skating clubs fraudulently collected a total of around 115.6 million yen in the name of school entrance and other fees from students, the university said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will take an "effective approach" to bringing back Japanese abductees from North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, who doubles as minister in charge of the abduction issue, said in an interview this week.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will commercialize a technology to supply power transmission and distribution grids with power stored in electric vehicle batteries in Britain in 2026.時事通信社 による

Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama, who played nationally famous anime character Doraemon for 26 years, died of old age at a facility in Tokyo on Sept. 29. She was 90.時事通信社 による

The proportion of people in Japan who feel prices have risen over the past year came to 94.7 pct, a quarterly Bank of Japan opinion survey has shown.時事通信社 による