With just six months to go before the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, there are still a host of challenges for organizers such as slow sales of advance tickets.時事通信社 による

The Japanese Communist Party is unlikely to withdraw its constituency candidates for cooperation with other opposition parties in the Oct. 27 general election, its leader, Tomoko Tamura, has indicated.時事通信社 による

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, reiterated its call for achieving a world without nuclear weapons on Saturday, a day after the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated his call Saturday for revising the bilateral status of forces agreement with the United States.時事通信社 による

Some 200 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plan to disclose financial results for the fiscal first half ended in September on or after 3:30 p.m., people familiar with the matter said Saturday.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday to remember victims of flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Hagibis five years ago.時事通信社 による

People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call for peace Saturday, a day after the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.…

Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. posted higher consolidated net profits for their fiscal first half ended in August, driven by strong sales of private-brand products as consumers have been struggling with higher prices.時事通信社 による

The "barely there" telecommunications situation that Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel currently face is expected to change for the better, as the MSDF plans to make a new satellite communications service available on its vessels.時事通信社 による

A senior official of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, expressed joy after the group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.時事通信社 による

Leaders of the Asia Zero Emission Community framework gave the nod in Vientiane on Friday to a plan for Japan to lead efforts to promote electricity production from renewable energy resources, including the development of power grids.時事通信社 による

Prominent Japanese female jockey Nanako Fujita, 27, has retired over her inappropriate use of a smartphone before races.時事通信社 による

Keiichi Ishii, new head of Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ally, sees a majority of seats in the House of Representatives as the make-or-break line for the ruling coalition in the upcoming general election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that the previous day's summit between him and Chinese Premier Li Qiang provided a clue to resolving issues between the two countries.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned actions that violate his country's sovereignty in the East China Sea, apparently with China in mind, at an East Asia Summit meeting in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.時事通信社 による

Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Friday its new plant with an annual production capacity of some 120,000 electric vehicles has opened in Wuhan in the central China province of Hubei.時事通信社 による

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday it has selected the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, as the recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.時事通信社 による

Senior officials at Nihon University's weightlifting, track and field, and skating clubs fraudulently collected a total of around 115.6 million yen in the name of school entrance and other fees from students, the university said Friday.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government will take an "effective approach" to bringing back Japanese abductees from North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, who doubles as minister in charge of the abduction issue, said in an interview this week.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that it will commercialize a technology to supply power transmission and distribution grids with power stored in electric vehicle batteries in Britain in 2026.時事通信社 による

Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama, who played nationally famous anime character Doraemon for 26 years, died of old age at a facility in Tokyo on Sept. 29. She was 90.時事通信社 による

The proportion of people in Japan who feel prices have risen over the past year came to 94.7 pct, a quarterly Bank of Japan opinion survey has shown.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have sent public prosecutors papers on a man who allowed two foreign tourists without a proper license to drive go-karts on public roads in April.時事通信社 による

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that he will visit Belgium and Italy over six days from Wednesday to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting in Belgium.時事通信社 による

Japanese Princess Aiko arrived in Saga Prefecture in the Kyushu southwestern region aboard a commercial flight Friday to watch this year's Japan Games, renamed from the National Sports Festival.時事通信社 による

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday promised Tokyo's cooperation with Laos in its decarbonization efforts.時事通信社 による

About one in three workers in the art and show business industry in Japan were bound to their workplaces for at least 60 hours a week, the threshold for certifying "karoshi," or death from overwork, in the country, last year, a government survey showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp.'s motorsport unit Toyota Gazoo Racing said Friday that it has agreed on vehicle development cooperation with a U.S. racing team for the FIA Formula One World Championship.時事通信社 による

New Japanese Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao has expressed his wish to participate in the COP29 U.N. climate conference to be held in Azerbaijan in November.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government decided Friday to spend an additional 50,931.54 million yen from its fiscal 2024 reserve funds on disaster relief for the Noto Peninsula, hit by a huge earthquake and massive rain this year.時事通信社 による

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda has voiced ambitions of ending the Liberal Democratic Party-led regime in the Oct. 27 general election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, have agreed to advance security cooperation between the two countries.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed Thursday to promote a mutually beneficial strategic relationship between the two countries and develop constructive and stable bilateral relations.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Thursday and agreed to continue so-called shuttle diplomacy, or mutual visits by the two countries' leaders, which was resumed during the tenure of Ishiba's predecessor, Fumio Kishida.…

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday released its platform for the Oct. 27 general election, pledging to work on political reform, including the possibility of abolishing the controversial policy activity expense system in the future.時事通信社 による

Japan's police chief called on officers around the country Thursday to do all they can to protect important figures in the upcoming general election.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba criticized hegemonic moves in the East and South China seas, apparently with China in mind, at a summit with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko began rehabilitation after breaking her right femur, and so far everything has been going well, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Tottori prefectural assembly in western Japan on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of official boards for election candidates' posters for purposes unrelated to election campaigns.時事通信社 による

Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan shrank by an estimated 22pctfrom a year earlier in September, data from four major brewers showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Fast Retailing Co. said Thursday that its annual group sales topped 3 trillion yen for the first time, thanks to robust overseas operations, mainly in Europe and North America.時事通信社 による

Chinese government authorities are harassing and threatening Chinese nationals in Japan who are critical of Beijing, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese retail group Seven & i Holdings Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated operating profit of 186.9 billion yen for the March-August first half of the business year through February 2025, down 22.4pctfrom a year before.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency is taking seriously the acquittal of former death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata 58 years after his arrest in a family murder case, NPA Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki said on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Zipair Tokyo said Thursday the low-cost carrier will launch regular flight services between Narita International Airport and Houston on March 4, 2025.時事通信社 による

The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan on Thursday asked Aomori Prefecture to accept its new proposal to deliver nuclear waste returned from overseas to the northeastern Japan prefecture, only to be refused.時事通信社 による

Japan's new Defense Minister Gen Nakatani obtained Thursday the South Korean defense chief's promise to help realize his early visit to the neighboring country.時事通信社 による

A U.S. Navy helicopter made what appeared to be a precautionary landing at a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday morning.時事通信社 による

Japanese police have arrested a U.S. Marine stationed at a U.S. military base in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa for alleged violence against his former girlfriend, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. released the CX-80 large three-row SUV on Thursday, hoping to strengthen the customer base by boosting its luxury SUV lineup.時事通信社 による