Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party will write a draft bill to revise the political funds control law and present it for talks with its coalition partner, Komeito.時事通信社 による

A register listing dead victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima got aired at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city Wednesday morning.時事通信社 による

Japan's parliament Wednesday enacted a bill to lower the threshold at which a share tender offer becomes mandatory, to over 30pctof voting rights for a target company from over one-third.時事通信社 による

Japanese paper maker Oji Holdings Corp. has announced the establishment of a company in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, for forest plantation acquisition.時事通信社 による

Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, appeared at a Los Angeles federal court Tuesday, pleading not guilty to bank and tax fraud as a formality.時事通信社 による

Japan's Casio Computer Co. has announced a plan to cut about 500 jobs globally, or 5pctof its group workforce, due to its deteriorating business performance.時事通信社 による

About 70pctof regional banks in Japan enjoyed profit growth in fiscal 2023 as their interest income rose on increased lending reflecting stronger demand for funds amid the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.時事通信社 による

A survey by Japan's National Police Agency showed Tuesday that 17,034 elderly people living alone died at home across the country in January-March.時事通信社 による

Japanese culture minister Masahito Moriyama asked an advisory panel on Tuesday to review the system for romanizing the Japanese language, for the first time in some 70 years.時事通信社 による

Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that its consolidated operating profit fell 7.2pctto 1,208.8 billion yen in the year ended last March from the previous year as its life insurance business posted sharply lower profits due to dismal investment performance.時事通信社 による

A panel including doctors and lawyers recognized Tuesday that 30 deaths were indirectly caused by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in central Japan, in addition to the 245 people who died in the disaster.時事通信社 による

Pasona Group Inc. said Tuesday that it will collaborate with two entities to promote cartilage conduction technology used in earphones and other devices to support people with hearing difficulties.時事通信社 による

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno, a two-time world champion, said Tuesday that he feels positive about the future after announcing his retirement last week.時事通信社 による

The political ethics panel of Japan's House of Representatives decided Tuesday to screen 44 lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party over a high-profile political funds scandal involving LDP factions.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.時事通信社 による

A unique genetic mutation was found in more than 70pctof certain kidney cancer patients in Japan, a higher percentage than in other countries, an international team of researchers said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

The 42 victims of a train collision in Shiga Prefecture 33 years ago were remembered at a ceremony in the city of Koka in the western Japan prefecture on Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of 42.3 billion yen for January-March, the fifth consecutive first-quarter red figure, though smaller than the 82.5-billion-yen loss a year earlier.時事通信社 による

Uniqlo sister brand GU's first overseas flagship shop will open in New York this autumn, its operator, G.U. Co., said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A number of major Japanese automakers logged record consolidated profits in the year that ended in March thanks to the yen's historic slide, according to their latest earnings reports.時事通信社 による

Even people with slightly high blood pressure are twice as prone to cerebral and cardiac vascular diseases, including strokes and heart failures, as those with normal blood pressure, a Japanese study has found.時事通信社 による

Nursing care insurance premiums paid by people aged 65 or over in Japan will be 6,225 yen per month on average from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2026, the welfare ministry said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Sharp Corp. is planning to halt operations at its factory for large LCD panels for television sets in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, informed sources said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japan should maintain its commitment to a flexible exchange rate regime, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.時事通信社 による

A subsidiary of Japanese glass maker AGC Inc. has lost a lawsuit filed by a female clerical worker seeking damages for indirect gender discrimination.時事通信社 による

Japanese supercomputer Fugaku has topped two sets of semiannual global rankings for computing performance for the ninth consecutive time.時事通信社 による

Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the LDP, to lead efforts to revise the political funds control law following a high-profile money scandal involving the LDP.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering a law revision to strengthen measures against "customer harassment," or problematic behavior by customers toward store and other workers, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

The leader of a South Korean opposition party landed Monday on islands in the Sea of Japan that are controlled by Seoul but also claimed by Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japanese construction company Shimizu Corp. said Monday it swung to an operating loss for the first time since its 1961 stock listing in the year ended last March due mainly to higher-than-expected material costs for several large-scale projects in the country.時事通信社 による

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday it will spend 51.9 billion yen to acquire a stake of over 15pctin Aozora Bank as part of a capital and business alliance between the two companies.時事通信社 による

SoftBank Group Corp. on Monday reported a third straight year of consolidated net loss for the year ended last March due to investment and foreign exchange losses.時事通信社 による

Daiwa House Industry Co. said Monday that its U.S. unit will buy up North Carolina-based land developer Prestige Corporate Development LLC to beef up the Japanese group's already bullish U.S. business.時事通信社 による

Japanese police Monday raided locations related to political group "Tsubasa no To" ()削除 for allegedly disrupting speeches by opponents in a parliamentary by-election in Tokyo last month.時事通信社 による

TEPCO Renewable Power Inc. will draw up plans to produce economic ripple effects for areas that host offshore wind power plants, President Masashi Nagasawa has said.時事通信社 による

An advisory panel to the Japanese education minister on Monday proposed raising allowances for public school teachers that are paid instead of overtime pay, for the first time in about five decades.時事通信社 による

The Bank of Japan on Monday announced a reduction of its outright purchases of Japanese government bonds for the first time since it lifted its negative interest rate policy in March.時事通信社 による

The Yamanashi prefectural government in central Japan said Monday that it will start accepting online reservations for climbing Mount Fuji from the Yamanashi side May 20.時事通信社 による

Synthetic methane is crucial for the decarbonization of city gas, Japan Gas Association leader Takashi Uchida has said.時事通信社 による

A U.S. Republican senator again made remarks Sunday justifying the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.時事通信社 による

In hope of boosting sales of bread, whose consumption slows down during hot season, some specialty stores and manufacturers in Japan are focusing on selling "cold bread," which can be eaten like a dessert.時事通信社 による

Japanese scriptwriter Mieko Osanai, known for the hit television drama series "Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B," died of old age on May 2. She was 94.時事通信社 による

An official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in a television program Sunday, stressed that the ruling bloc's proposals for revising the political funds control law would be effective in eradicating law violations, while opposition party officials claimed that there are many loopholes.時事通信社 による

Wage hikes are spreading among small companies in Japan, which account for about 70pctof the country's employment, on the back of labor shortages and price increases, according to a Japanese government white paper.時事通信社 による

The third "Japan Parade" aimed at spreading Japanese culture was held in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Aiko on Saturday visited the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo to view a special exhibition featuring Japanese literature from the country's Heian period, which continued from the eighth to 12th centuries.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday reiterated his eagerness to realize a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an effort to swiftly resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.時事通信社 による

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday passed overwhelmingly a resolution that supports the request of Palestine to be a U.N. member and urges the U.N. Security Council to "reconsider the matter favorably."時事通信社 による

Japanese police on Saturday served a fresh arrest warrant to a 25-year-old man, a construction worker who had been arrested for allegedly damaging the bodies of a Tokyo couple, on suspicion of murdering them.時事通信社 による

A team of researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Fujitsu Ltd. and others said Friday they have developed a large language model that can serve as a foundation for generative artificial intelligence, using the Japanese supercomputer Fugaku.時事通信社 による