Japanese hygiene product maker Unicharm Corp. has said that it and trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp. will set up a joint venture in Kenya that will make and sell sanitary goods.時事通信社 による

The Japanese, U.S. and Philippine coast guards on Friday held a joint exercise in Japan for the first time.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya called on Israel to scale back its escalating conflict with Iran, in a phone call to his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, on Friday.時事通信社 による

A memorial service was held in Fukuoka on Friday for U.S. prisoners of war who were executed without trial by the western command of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army in the closing days of World War II.時事通信社 による

Kaori Sakamoto, a Japanese three-time world champion figure skater, said Friday she will retire from competition after next season, which will include the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that he will visit The Hague in the Netherlands for three days from Tuesday to attend an anticipated meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government panel on Friday proposed the designation of the Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima as a special historic site.時事通信社 による

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is shifting from its top-down management, Tomohiro Akutsu, who became president of the convenience store chain last month, said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

Police referred Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito to prosecutors Friday on suspicion of vote buying over his alleged payments to a public relations company for campaign activities in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election last November, people familiar with the investigation said.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police and public prosecutors on Friday apologized to the president of Ohkawara Kakohki Co., a former executive and others after a recent court ruling on a damages lawsuit found their investigations into the machinery maker were illegal.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Friday a district in the western city of Hiroshima that was severely hit by a torrential rain-caused sediment disaster in August 2014 and learned to what extent reconstruction work has made progress there.時事通信社 による

Natsuo Yamaguchi, former head of Japan's junior ruling party Komeito, will retire from politics upon the end of his current six-year term as a House of Councillors member late next month, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese ruling and opposition parties are gearing up for a House of Councillors election, expected to take place on July 20, as the current parliamentary session ends without an extension on Sunday.時事通信社 による

Economic losses in Japan stemming from workers' mental or physical disorders, including shoulder stiffness and sleeplessness, total around 7.6 trillion yen each year, a study by Japanese researchers has shown.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will attend a memorial ceremony on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan adopted a new basic policy Friday for reconstruction after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami expecting projects worth 1.9 trillion yen for the next five years from fiscal 2026.時事通信社 による

Government-chartered buses have evacuated 87 Japanese nationals and their family members from Israel and Iran amid the intensifying conflict between the two Middle Eastern countries, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.7pctin May from a year earlier, as prices of rice and other food products continued to soar, government data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Nippon Television Network Corp. said Friday that Taichi Kokubun, a member of male pop group Tokio, has been found to have committed several problematic acts regarding compliance in the past, and will leave "The Tetsuwan Dash," a popular TV variety show of the major Japanese broadcaster.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for expanding exchanges between his country and South Korea as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries.時事通信社 による

A Japanese research team has discovered what appeared grave goods at Daisen Kofun, the country's biggest ancient tumulus purportedly for Emperor Nintoku, in the western city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday adopted a plan for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia as state guests from July 6 to 13.時事通信社 による

Fuji Television Network Inc. has said President Kenji Shimizu apologized to a former employee and agreed to compensate her over the company's handling of a sexual assault scandal by former TV personality Masahiro Nakai.時事通信社 による

Residents of Okinawa Prefecture continue to be at the mercy of armed forces since World War II, Takeshi Yamaguchi, an expert working to share testimonies of war survivors in the southernmost Japanese prefecture, said.時事通信社 による

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, said Thursday that it will collect more testimonies on atomic bomb attacks on the country 80 years ago and make known widely the inhumanity of nuclear weapons.時事通信社 による

A nursing home for atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima is awaiting Friday's visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during their trip to the western Japan prefecture as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.時事通信社 による

Many areas across Japan experienced an "extremely hot" day on Thursday, with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, as the Japanese archipelago was enveloped in a high-pressure system, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.時事通信社 による

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe said Thursday that the automaker will pursue case-by-case collaboration with Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on the development of electric vehicles.時事通信社 による

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has most support among voters ahead of this summer's election for Japan's House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, a Jiji Press opinion poll for June showed.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will survey rice farmers about their production intentions for the next year as well as in five and 10 years, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Many people in Japan are concerned about the outlook for relations with South Korea under new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung despite his efforts to play down his hard-line attitude toward Japan since taking office, a Jiji Press survey showed.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that the government plans to implement an additional measure on June 26 to prepare for a possible surge in gasoline prices in response to the heightened tensions in the Middle East due to the Israel-Iran conflict.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday to carry over three opposition-sponsored bills related to a possible dual surname system for married couples to an extraordinary session of the Diet this autumn and to aim to build consensus as soon as possible.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that it will aim to raise people's wages by around 1 million yen in fiscal 2030, as part of its campaign pledges for the upcoming House of Councillors election.時事通信社 による

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has decided to forgo a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet in the ongoing ordinary session of the Diet, which ends on Sunday, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Thursday reiterated its call on both parties in the Iran-Israel conflict to exercise restraint, despite a Group of Seven statement earlier this week that condemned only Iran.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday asked for support from opposition parties over tariff negotiations with the United States.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. is satisfied with its acquisition of United States Steel Corp., which has just been completed, Chairman and CEO Eiji Hashimoto said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet climbed to 27.0pctin June, rising for the first time in four months, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

With campaigning underway for Sunday's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, a divide between age groups has been highlighted on social media platforms.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Hiroshima Prefecture on Thursday to commemorate the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima, the prefecture's capital, as this year marks 80 years since the end of World War II.時事通信社 による

Shareholders of Japan's Jimoto Holdings Inc. approved Thursday a plan to resume dividend payments on preferred shares held by the government, allowing the regional banking group to exit from effective government control.時事通信社 による

Japanese scriptwriter James Miki, known for public broadcaster NHK's period drama series "Dokuganryu Masamune" and other works, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Saturday. He was 91.時事通信社 による

The Japanese American National Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, on Wednesday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate "anti-American ideology."時事通信社 による

The government is considering dispatching Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft to Djibouti as early as this week to evacuate Japanese nationals from Israel and Iran, which are in conflict.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. said Wednesday that it has formally completed the acquisition of United States Steel Corp. and made U.S. Steel a wholly owned subsidiary, adding that the U.S. company will issue a "golden share" to the U.S. government.時事通信社 による

Police in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, have arrested a 66-year-old man for alleged copyright infringement by selling a colorized copy of the first "Godzilla" film without permission.時事通信社 による

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yoshihiko Noda is expected to make a final decision on whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet after attending a meeting of party leaders, including Ishiba, on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is expected to lower its electricity rate for a standard household by 616 yen from the previous month to 8,236 yen in July, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling and opposition parties are discussing skipping a vote on opposition-sponsored surname bills in the current Diet session, which ends on Sunday, informed sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による