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Endangered Species Down by 207 in Japan Red List for Plants, Fungi
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0:14Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday released an updated version of its red list for plants and fungi, which now includes a total of 2,063 endangered species, down by 207 from the previous version.時事通信社 による
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Nikkei Average Briefly Retakes 38,000 in Morning Trade
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0:10The Nikkei 225 stock average retook 38,000 at one point in Tokyo trading on Tuesday morning, helped by overnight gains in U.S. stocks.時事通信社 による
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OECD Lowers 2025 Global Growth Forecast to 3.1 Pct
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0:14The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday that it expects the global economy to grow 3.1pctin 2025, down 0.2 point from its previous forecast released last December.時事通信社 による
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Buffett's Berkshire Raises Stakes in 5 Major Japanese Traders
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0:08Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has raised its stakes in five major Japanese trading houses, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による
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Reactor Dismantling Begins at Central Japan N-Plant
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0:10Chubu Electric Power Co. has begun dismantling the pressure vessel of the No. 2 reactor at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.時事通信社 による
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U.S. Govt Seeks to Postpone Oral Arguments in Nippon Steel Case
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0:15The U.S. Justice Department has asked a Washington court to postpone oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. against the U.S. government for blocking its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp., it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による
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Ex-ER Doctor Recalls Fear Treating Victims in 1995 Sarin Attack
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0:17Recounting the sarin deadly nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult 30 years ago, a former emergency room physician has described the fear of having to treat large numbers of patients without knowing what happened to them at the very first stage of the incident.…
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A court in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, has sentenced detained Japanese citizen Masatoshi Nakanishi to seven years in prison for spying, Russia's Tass state news agency said Monday.時事通信社 による
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Japan expressed regret over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports at a virtual meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers on Monday, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said.時事通信社 による
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Over 10 M. Osaka Expo Advance Tickets Likely to Be Sold
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0:12Over 10 million advance tickets are likely to be sold for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, Masakazu Tokura, chief of its organizing group, said Monday.時事通信社 による
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Zen-Noh Vows to Market Govt-Stockpiled Rice Soon
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0:13Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, said Monday that it will distribute government-stockpiled rice it bought at an auction last week to reliable wholesalers as soon as possible.時事通信社 による
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The average monthly pay of full-time workers in Japan rose 3.8pctfrom the previous year to 330,400 yen in 2024, posting the sharpest increase since 1991, amid growing momentum for wage hikes, government data showed Monday.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Singer, Actress Ayumi Ishida Dies at 76
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0:11Japanese singer and actress Ayumi Ishida, known for her hit tune "Blue Light Yokohama," died of hypothyroidism at a Tokyo hospital on March 11. She was 76.時事通信社 による
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School Health Checkups Still Cause Trouble with Parents
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0:14School doctors in Japan still have to take the risk of facing complaints from parents about their children's body parts being exposed during regular health checkups although the education ministry took measures to soothe such parental anxiety over a year ago.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Company Helps Chicago Cubs with Pitching Form Analysis
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0:10The Chicago Cubs, currently in Japan for their 2025 opening series at Tokyo Dome, is analyzing players' pitching forms with support from Japan's Next Base Corp.時事通信社 による
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TEPCO Aims to Restart Niigata N-Reactor in FY 2025
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0:13Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it now aims to restart a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, in the fiscal year starting next month.時事通信社 による
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Local Manufacturers to Show Futuristic Products at Osaka Expo
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0:11The upcoming World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture offers an opportunity for small manufacturers in the western Japan prefecture to showcase their sophisticated technologies to the world.時事通信社 による
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Ishiba Admits Handing Out Gift Vouchers Deviates from Social Norms
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0:09Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday admitted that there was a "gap" between him giving out gift certificates to lawmakers and social norms.時事通信社 による
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Japan to Expand Financial Aid for People Moving Out of Tokyo
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0:14The Japanese government plans to expand in fiscal 2025 the scope of people eligible for financial aid given to those who move out of Tokyo, and live and find work in rural areas, in order to tackle regional labor shortages.時事通信社 による
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New Medical Center Opens at Ex-U.S. Military Site in Okinawa
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0:12A new medical center equipped with advanced instruments has opened at the site of the former West Futenma Housing Area in Okinawa Prefecture, which was returned to Japan from the U.S. military in 2015.時事通信社 による
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Controversial Candidate Draws Criticism in Chiba Election
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0:12Japanese political figure Takashi Tachibana has drawn criticism for his controversial campaign activities in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Chiba Prefecture, in which he ran as a candidate.時事通信社 による
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Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai, 47, won his second term in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Chiba Prefecture neighboring Tokyo, defeating three other candidates including controversial political figure Takashi Tachibana.時事通信社 による
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Japan Past PMs Gave Gift Certificates Customarily: Lawmaker
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0:10It was customary for past Japanese prime ministers to distribute gift certificates, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shoji Maitachi said Sunday.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.時事通信社 による
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Women Still Underrepresented in Japanese News Industry
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0:11Women remain underrepresented in the Japanese news media industry, where tough employees willing to work long hours have traditionally been valued as news can break anytime, anywhere.時事通信社 による
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension Marks 1st Anniversary
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0:12Events were held in the Hokuriku central Japan region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations.時事通信社 による
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Ex-U.S. Senator Who Worked for Japanese-American Internees Dies
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0:14Former U.S. Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who worked to restore the honor of Japanese-Americans imprisoned during World War II, has died at age 93, according to a local organization where he served as an executive.時事通信社 による
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FOCUS: Opposition Sees Opportunity as Ishiba Digs His Own Grave
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0:12Japanese opposition parties are poised to step up their offensive against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has dug his own grave by giving gift certificates to new lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による
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Ex-Japan Police Exec Regrets Delays in Raiding Aum Facilities
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0:13A former Japanese National Police Agency executive regrets failing to raid Aum Shinrikyo bases before the doomsday cult mounted its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system 30 years ago.時事通信社 による
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30 Pct of Online Gambling Beginners in Japan Indebted within Week
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0:11About 30pctof first-time users in Japan of offshore online casinos became indebted within a week after starting gambling at the sites, a Japanese survey has shown.時事通信社 による
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Fukui Enjoys Visitor Increase after Shinkansen Extension
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0:12Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, enjoyed a 20pctincrease in visitors over the 11 months since an extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line opened in the region.時事通信社 による
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Japanese Astronaut Onishi Departs for 2nd Space Mission
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0:09Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, along with three foreign colleagues, has left for space for his second International Space Station mission.時事通信社 による
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G-7 Ministers Urge Russia to Accept Equal Ceasefire Terms
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0:08Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies Friday urged Russia to accept a ceasefire with Ukraine under equal conditions.時事通信社 による
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Japan to Invite Small Biz to Declare 10-B.-Yen Sales Targets
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0:12The Japanese government will invite small and midsize businesses to declare sales targets of 10 billion yen or more from fiscal 2025, aiming to support their growth and bolster regional economies.時事通信社 による
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday that there will be no exemptions from the upcoming U.S. tariffs on automobile imports for Japan or any other countries.時事通信社 による
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150 B. Yen Left Irrecoverable after Japan Fund's Aid for JDI
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0:13Government-backed fund INCJ Ltd. said Friday that it has completed the sale of its shares in struggling Japan Display Inc., leaving 154.7 billion yen of its investment and loans irrecoverable.時事通信社 による
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A former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult expressed regret over his involvement in the group, in an interview ahead of the 30th anniversary of the cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.時事通信社 による
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Japan Workers Offered Biggest Pay Hike in 34 Yrs
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0:17Pay hikes Japanese companies have offered so far in the "shunto" spring bargaining with labor unions averaged 5.46 pct, the biggest increase in 34 years, the first tally of management responses by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed Friday.時事通信社 による
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Takashi Tachibana, leader of controversial political group NHK Party, was attacked with a machete during political activities in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki central government district Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Top Court Rejects Damages over MOF Paper Tampering
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0:13Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that dismissed a petition for damages over a Ministry of Finance document-tampering scandal filed by the widow of a former ministry official who committed suicide.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Immigration Services Agency said in a report Friday that it recognized 1,661 people as quasi-refugees in 2024, with Ukrainians accounting for more than 90pctof them.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Dentsu, Others Found Reluctant to Accept Price Hikes
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0:10Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. and two other Japanese companies have been found to be reluctant to accept price hikes by their business partners, the Fair Trade Commission said Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Govt Sells 141,796 Tons of Reserve Rice in Auction
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0:15Japan's agriculture ministry said Friday that it has selected successful bidders for 141,796 tons of government-stockpiled rice in the initial round of an auction aimed at curbing recent increases in rice prices.時事通信社 による
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Record 92.6 Pct of Graduating Students in Japan Secure Jobs
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0:12A government report showed Friday that a record 92.6pctof job-seeking college students graduating in Japan this month had received informal employment offers as of Feb. 1.時事通信社 による
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Nagoya Court Upholds NRA Approvals on Extending Reactor Lifespans
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0:14Nagoya District Court on Friday dismissed lawsuits to revoke the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority's decisions to extend the operating lifespans of three aged nuclear reactors in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui.時事通信社 による
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People Bid Farewell to Japan's Easternmost Train Station
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0:10Higashi-Nemuro Station marked its final day of operations Friday, with local residents and rail enthusiasts bidding farewell to the easternmost train station in Japan.時事通信社 による
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Chinese Professor Missing in China Back to Japan
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0:13A Chinese professor of Kobe Gakuin University in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo returned to Japan in January, after going missing during his temporary stay in China, university officials said Friday.時事通信社 による
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Japan Rebuts U.S. Criticism of "700 Pct" Rice Tariff
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0:10Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto on Friday rebutted the U.S. government's criticism that Japan imposes "700 pct" tariffs on rice imports.時事通信社 による
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Ishiba Tries to Control Damage over Gift Certificate Scandal
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0:12Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was forced into damage control Friday, a day after it was learned that he had distributed gift certificates to new lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.時事通信社 による
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Japan's Iwaya Seeks Exemption from U.S. Additional Tariffs
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0:12Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Thursday requested that Japan be exempted from the additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has introduced.時事通信社 による
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