Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged his country's continued support to Ukraine in its war with Russia during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese public prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 32-year-old former judge Soichiro Sato without arrest for alleged insider trading.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Wednesday that the country's economy is expected to grow 1.2pctin fiscal 2025, which starts next April, in price-adjusted real terms, unchanged from its previous November forecast.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, agreed at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday to strengthen communication between the two sides.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in jail for vandalizing Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned Wednesday that if the BOJ keeps its policy interest rate at the current low level for a prolonged period, the move could make the central bank's monetary easing "excessive."時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday, in his first visit to China since taking office in October.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Wednesday that it will include 100 billion yen in its upcoming fiscal 2025 draft budget to invest in Rapidus Corp., which aims for domestic production of next-generation semiconductors.時事通信社 による

Japan's Financial Services Agency will issue a business improvement order to Aeon Bank over deficiencies in its measures against money laundering, informed sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese education minister Toshiko Abe on Wednesday asked a government panel to consider ways to give schools more discretion to determine class hours and content as part of a planned overall revision of the country's school curriculum guidelines.時事通信社 による

The average temperature in Japan so far this year has already exceeded its annual record high scored last year, preliminary data by the Japan Meteorological Agency showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government is expected to adopt a draft state budget for fiscal 2025 with record general-account spending of around 115.5 trillion yen, sources said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The captain and the copilot of a crashed Japan Coast Guard aircraft both misunderstood the air traffic controller's instruction in its fatal collision with a Japan Airlines plane in Tokyo in January, a government report said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. mayors and others have sent a letter to President Joe Biden seeking his approval for Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan to acquire United States Steel Corp., it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan will remain the third-largest contributor to the United Nations' regular budget for 2025-2027, according to a resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to donate 1 million dollars to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, company officials said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan presented plans Tuesday to introduce a system allowing the government to temporarily acquire factories making key products to ensure stable supplies during emergencies under its national economic security promotion law.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday decided to raise the so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers, paid instead of overtime, gradually to 10pctof base salaries from the current 4 pct.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday released a new export strategy featuring a goal of receiving foreign infrastructure orders worth 45 trillion yen in 2030.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will include 332.8 billion yen in its fiscal 2025 budget bill to support mass production of next-generation semiconductors, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he will aim for a conclusion on the issue of donations from companies and other organizations to political parties by the end of March, as agreed between the ruling and opposition parties.時事通信社 による

A joint meeting of Japanese government panels Tuesday approved draft plans to fight climate change, including a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60pctfrom the fiscal 2013 figure by fiscal 2035.時事通信社 による

A South Korean temple that claimed the ownership of a Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple will return the statue to the original owner next spring, it was learned Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that he will visit Beijing on Wednesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, hoping to reaffirm a mutually beneficial strategic relationship and a constructive and stable relationship between the two countries.時事通信社 による

The central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka logged the longest estimated average healthy life expectancy for both men and women as of 2022, at 73.75 and 76.68 years respectively, the health ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese cultural anthropologist Junzo Kawada, a recipient of the Order of Culture, died of aspiration pneumonia on Friday. He was 90.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. said Monday that it has received a report that U.S. President Joe Biden will determine whether to approve the Japanese company's plan to acquire United States Steel Corp. after a U.S. security review ended without a consensus.時事通信社 による

Japan's Environment Ministry plans to include PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals, in the list of items subject to mandatory periodic water quality inspections by water suppliers under a law regulating them.時事通信社 による

Japanese gym operator Rizap Group Inc. unveiled Tuesday a Chocozap small unmanned gym at Aso Kumamoto Airport one day before its opening.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. is working to build on its own an electric vehicle plant in Shanghai for its Lexus luxury brand, informed sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency said Tuesday that a North Korean hacker group was responsible for the theft of cryptocurrency worth some 48.2 billion yen from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange operator DMM Bitcoin Co.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry said Tuesday that it has approved a 25-year plan to strengthen academic research capabilities that was submitted by Tohoku University, the first recipient of subsidies under a new state program.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government drew up on Tuesday a basic concept for the promotion of regional revitalization, aiming to realize economic growth and maintain the functions of society even as the country's population continues to decline.時事通信社 による

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French automaker Renault SA said in a statement Monday that it will "consider all options based on the best interest" of the group and its stakeholders "as the main shareholder" of Japan's Nissan Motor Co.時事通信社 による

Japan's Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, said Monday that it will withdraw from the passenger ship business operated by a subsidiary.時事通信社 による

Three opposition parties including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan jointly submitted a bill Monday to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high schools.時事通信社 による

China-linked buyers accounted for the largest portion of non-Japanese individuals and entities that acquired land and structures near areas considered significant in terms of Japan's national security in fiscal 2023, a government survey showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan Post Co. on Monday began a lawsuit against Yamato Transport Co. for damages of 12 billion yen over a review of a collaborative project.時事通信社 による

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on Monday filed a criminal complaint with public prosecutors against a judge seconded to the Financial Services Agency for alleged insider trading.時事通信社 による

Hiroshi Suda, the first president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, died of old age on Dec. 13. He was 93.時事通信社 による

Japan and South Korea agreed Monday to make preparations to mark the 60 years since the normalization of their diplomatic relations next year, including by arranging exchange programs.時事通信社 による

Public prosecutors on Monday sought a 10-month prison term for Stefan Kaufmann, former president and CEO of major Japanese optical equipment maker Olympus Corp., on suspicion of obtaining banned drugs.時事通信社 による

The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau has concluded that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s expenses to entertain Self-Defense Force members were not tax-deductible, informed sources said Monday.時事通信社 による

Nagano District Court on Monday sentenced a former member of the Nagano prefectural assembly to 19 years in prison for choking his wife to death.時事通信社 による

Japan's infrastructure ministry plans to promote regional development centering around the country's "michi no eki" roadside rest stations by creating a framework to support such efforts through cooperation among various government ministries and agencies.時事通信社 による

Nippon Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Shimizu emphasized in a recent interview that the key to growth in the Japanese market amid a falling population is to expand interactions with customers through the use of digital technologies and local contribution activities.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Aiko has been diagnosed with influenza, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.時事通信社 による

A memorial ceremony was held Monday for the five Japan Coast Guard members killed in the collision between a JCG plane and a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft that occurred at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Jan. 2 this year.時事通信社 による

Vietnam's first subway service has begun operating in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, as part of an urban railway line built with yen loans under Japan's official development assistance program.時事通信社 による