Three Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The cumulative number of people hospitalized in relation to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s supplements containing "beni koji" red fermented rice had reached 492 as of Sunday, Japan's health ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft resumed flight operations at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese Defense Ministry officials said.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday approved an action plan for its responses to outbreaks of new infectious diseases that was revised based on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.時事通信社 による

Individual shareholders of companies listed on Japan's four stock exchanges increased 4.62 million from the previous year to a record 74.45 million in fiscal 2023, a Tokyo Stock Exchange survey showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Hackers who stole data from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. through a cyberattack have claimed that they leaked additional stolen information, the embattled company said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan will put redesigned new bank notes into circulation for the first time in 20 years Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japan Airlines and Toppan Inc. said Tuesday that they have begun at Tokyo's Haneda Airport a demonstration test of the clear-screen translation system developed by the printing company.時事通信社 による

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. on Tuesday announced a regional revitalization project aimed at tackling overtourism that it will carry out with local business incubator Satoyume Co.時事通信社 による

Traditional Japanese craftworks are becoming increasingly popular among inbound visitors.時事通信社 による

Japan's economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is stepping up her activities with an eye toward the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election expected to be held this September.時事通信社 による

A baby boy born to a couple as their second child in June has given them a new light of hope months after their house in a city in central Japan was heavily damaged by the 7.6-magnitude New Year's Day earthquake.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will consider better sharing information with Okinawa Prefecture about incidents involving U.S. military personnel stationed in the southern prefecture, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Finance Ministry on Tuesday raised the coupon on the July issue of 10-year government bonds by 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 1.1 pct, its highest level in over 12 years.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will set up a new recruitment exam for the Ground Self-Defense Force in fiscal 2025 to nurture cyber professionals.時事通信社 による

LY Corp., the operator of messaging app Line and internet portal Yahoo! Japan, said Monday that it will take a certain period of time for the Japanese company to review its capital ties with South Korean technology firm Naver Corp.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako reaffirmed the bond between the Japanese Imperial Family and the British royal family in their latest week-long state visit to Britain.時事通信社 による

A delegation of a Japanese group to promote economic relations with China on Monday expressed concerns about the safety of Japanese nationals engaged in bilateral economic interactions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government expanded a state organization Monday to introduce an active cyberdefense system to detect signs of imminent cyberattacks and deal with them.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met in a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo on Monday night.時事通信社 による

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii on Monday became the youngest winner of "eisei" lifetime status for a shogi title by fending off a challenge for his "Kisei" title.時事通信社 による

Residents of areas battered by the Noto Peninsula earthquake offered prayers to victims and pledged to revitalize the region, during a moment of silence observed Monday at 4:10 p.m., the time of the quake exactly half a year ago.時事通信社 による

Chinese information technology companies have taken steps to regulate comments seen as instigating anti-Japan sentiment on the online platforms they operate.時事通信社 による

Six Ishikawa Prefecture municipalities in central Japan suffered a net population outflow of 3,029 residents over the five months from the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, prefectural government data showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc. and gym operator Rizap Group Inc. announced a plan Monday to develop new services in the fields of insurance and elderly care by utilizing their business resources and data.時事通信社 による

The Miyagi Prefecture town of Minamisanriku will preserve the office building wrecked by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami as a relic of the disaster, which hit northeastern Japan hard.時事通信社 による

The average income of Japan's prefectural governors stood at 19.96 million yen in 2023, according to a Jiji Press survey of local government disclosures released by Monday.時事通信社 による

Mount Fuji's climbing season began on Monday, with the opening of the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, where a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and a fee of 2,000 yen were newly introduced.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday visited the city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the powerful Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, to indicate Japan's policy to support the region with a task force for "creative" reconstruction.時事通信社 による

Residents of areas affected by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan offered prayers for the victims on Monday, which marked half a year since the disaster.時事通信社 による

MUFG Bank said Monday that part of its services had been suspended due to a glitch in its foreign exchange-related system.時事通信社 による

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Monday successfully launched the third of its new H3 rocket series carrying an advanced radar satellite.時事通信社 による

Prices of land facing roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.3pctfrom a year before on average, up for the third consecutive year, the National Tax Agency said Monday.時事通信社 による

Myanmar's military regime said Sunday that it has detained several people, including Japanese business executive Hiroshi Kasamatsu, for alleged law violations over rice sale.時事通信社 による

The average income of Japanese lawmakers rose by 3.74 million yen to 25.30 million yen in 2023 from the previous year, the first rise in five years, both chambers of parliament said Monday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Monday lowered its inflation- and seasonally adjusted gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter to a 2.9pctannualized decline.時事通信社 による

North Korea fired a ballistic missile eastward on Monday, South Korea's military said.時事通信社 による

The suicide of a 14-year-old junior high school girl in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in 2021 is highly likely to have been caused by bullying, a committee set up by the city to investigate the death said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Customizing & Development Co., a unit of Toyota Motor Corp., has forced about 50 subcontractors to store molds used for manufacturing automobile parts free of charge in violation of the subcontract law, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Bereaved families and others on Sunday prayed for those killed due to heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, four years ago.時事通信社 による

A Sony Group Corp. unit that makes recording media plans to shed about 250 jobs, or about 40pctof its total workforce of some 670, through buyouts by the end of this fiscal year, people familiar with the matter said Saturday.時事通信社 による

A U.N. working group in a recent report voiced concern over workplace discrimination and harassment experienced by women, non-Japanese people, sexual minorities and others in Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left for home Friday night after a seven-day visit to Britain.時事通信社 による

The debut of new bank notes in Japan, set for Wednesday, is causing headaches for restaurants and other businesses in the country.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked 1,000 days in office on Saturday, becoming the country's eighth prime minister to reach the milestone since the end of World War II.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday revisited the University of Oxford, where they had studied, before leaving for their country later in the day after an official visit to Britain.時事通信社 による

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it will withdraw from the production of newspaper rotary press, due to the aging of engineers and difficulty in procuring parts.時事通信社 による

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on Friday unveiled a joint policy to deal with the harassment of workers by customers and vowed to act resolutely and respond systematically to such acts.時事通信社 による

Japan's transport ministry Friday issued administrative guidance to Honda Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co., urging them to take measures to prevent any recurrence of irregularities in their vehicle and equipment performance tests.時事通信社 による

A Chinese woman who fell into serious condition after trying to stop a knife attack that injured a Japanese woman and her child in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Monday has died, according to local public security authorities.時事通信社 による