Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani will generate 86,519.99 million yen in economic impact this year, according to an estimate from a Japanese economist.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed Tuesday to cooperate in building supply chains for clean energy resources, such as hydrogen and ammonia.時事通信社 による

Japanese parcel delivery group Yamato Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a company to realize a long-haul joint delivery system involving consignors and small logistics businesses.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with her Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, in Tokyo on Tuesday and underscored the importance of the rule of law.時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry said Tuesday that it will launch a public-private group this month with the aim of commercializing perovskite solar cells, which are thin, light and bendable.時事通信社 による

Outflows of young people from areas battered by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, are prompting worries about a lack of people needed for reconstruction.時事通信社 による

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited a public kindergarten in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in an event related to Children's Day on May 5.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Naruhito sent a video message titled "Water for Shared Prosperity" to a session of the 10th World Water Forum held on Tuesday in the island of Bali, Indonesia.時事通信社 による

A huge light-shielding screen was erected at a photo spot in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Tuesday to block the view of Mount Fuji, as a consequence of overtourism.時事通信社 による

Experts from around the globe kicked off their two-day discussions for nuclear arms reduction in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday, with the impact of artificial intelligence on the agenda.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by a foreign woman who claimed to have been subject to discriminatory treatment by police.時事通信社 による

The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo has condemned the attendance of over 30 Japanese lawmakers at an inaugural ceremony for Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on Monday.時事通信社 による

Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire U.S video game developer Shiver Entertainment Inc. for an undisclosed amount.時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation to replace the existing foreign technical intern program with a new scheme to train foreign workers in a move aimed at securing human resources amid serious labor shortages in the country.時事通信社 による

Japanese anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli Inc., known for its films by director Hayao Miyazaki including "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro," on Monday received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for its long-term achievements.時事通信社 による

A Japanese government advisory panel stressed the need Tuesday to strengthen the country's fiscal resilience after the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy earlier this year.時事通信社 による

Japanese police served fresh arrest warrants Tuesday on two men--Kang Gwang-gi and Kirato Wakayama--on suspicion of murdering a couple of Tokyo.時事通信社 による

Japan's lay judge system marked the 15th anniversary of its introduction on Tuesday, with a total of about 124,000 citizens having been selected as lay judges or standby lay judges over the past 15 years.時事通信社 による

Three major Japanese nonlife insurance firms posted record consolidated net profits for the year ended March thanks to lower benefit payments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a weak yen that boosted revenue at overseas operations.時事通信社 による

Tokyo and Seoul are seen agreeing on measures to prevent a reoccurrence of a 2018 incident in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar at a Japanese Self-Defense Force patrol plane, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Japan aims to win a 30pctshare of the global market for software-defined vehicles designed to improve performance by upgrading software rather than hardware, the industry and transport ministries said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese beer maker Kirin Holdings Co. announced on Monday the release of Electric Salt Spoon, which uses electricity to enhance the perception of the salty taste and umami of foods.時事通信社 による

Local government leaders of Japan and China are interacting with each other actively while state-level exchanges between the two Asian countries remain almost halted amid continuing diplomatic tensions including over Taiwan and China's ban on seafood imports from Japan.時事通信社 による

The Ishikawa prefectural government Monday unveiled a final draft of its plan for reconstruction after the Jan. 1 earthquake in the central Japan prefecture's Noto Peninsula.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Monday expressed its condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash the previous day.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to revise the political funds control law during the current parliamentary session ending on June 23.時事通信社 による

A cafe in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai helps people whose family members need constant medical care at home realize their desire to work.時事通信社 による

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi held talks with Anhui Governor Wang Qingxian on Monday during his visit to the eastern China province.時事通信社 による

U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group said Monday that it will acquire KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58 pct, or 19,480 yen, on average in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage talks, the first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc., which has ailing regional lender Kirayaka Bank under its wing, will come under the effective control of the Japanese government, informed sources said Monday.時事通信社 による

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his planned visit to Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government's top spokesman on Monday congratulated Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on his presidential inauguration and expressed hope that Japan-Taiwan friendship will deepen further.時事通信社 による

Trade ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ended a two-day meeting in Peru on Saturday by adopting a joint statement for the first time in three years.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Sunday withdrew a possibly inappropriate remark against women that she made during a campaign speech related to a gubernatorial election.時事通信社 による

Japanese industry minister Ken Saito on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors.時事通信社 による

China's Commerce Ministry said Sunday that it has launched antidumping probes into some chemical products from Japan, the United States, the European Union and Taiwan.時事通信社 による

Norinchukin Bank is considering boosting its capital by about 1.2 trillion yen, it was learned Sunday.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese paper producer Hokuetsu Corp. and peer Daio Paper Corp. have opted to forge a strategic business tie-up.時事通信社 による

Japanese police on Sunday served a fresh arrest warrant to Hikaru Sasaki, one of the six people held over the case of the bodies of a Tokyo man and his wife being found in April, on suspicion of murdering the couple.時事通信社 による

The U.S. Department of State plans to deploy an officer who will monitor problematic behavior of China and consider countermeasures at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from July, an official of the department said Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japan Railways Group companies are expanding cargo transportation services using Shinkansen bullet trains.時事通信社 による

The road to a nuclear-free world is becoming rockier a year after leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies adopted a landmark document on nuclear disarmament.時事通信社 による

A private-sector survey has found that 63.9pctof Japanese companies are seeing negative profit impacts from the recent weakness of the yen.時事通信社 による

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in a recently published memoir, criticized the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.時事通信社 による

A peace march was held in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Saturday, to mark the 52nd anniversary of its return to Japan from post-World War II U.S. occupation.時事通信社 による

The city of Los Angeles has designated May 17 as "Shohei Ohtani Day," in honor of the Major League Baseball superstar.時事通信社 による

North Korea test-fired tactical ballistic missiles with a new autonomous navigation system into the Sea of Japan on Friday, the reclusive country's state media said Saturday.時事通信社 による

James Auer, a former U.S. Department of Defense official for Japan affairs, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday at the age of 82, informed sources said.時事通信社 による

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Friday visited Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's westernmost island near Taiwan, in an apparent bid to keep China's growing military pressure in check.時事通信社 による