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2 Dead in Ship Collision off Mie Pref.
A cargo ship collided with a leisure fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Friday, leaving two men dead.
Koizumi Denies Japan-U.S. Discrepancy over Return of Futenma Site
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that there is no misunderstanding between Japan and the United States regarding the planned ret...
Japan Expands Squid Catch Quota 3.6-Fold
Japan's Fisheries Agency on Friday approved an increase to the catch quota for Japanese common squid to 68,400 tons for the next fishing season, a 3.6...
5 Killed in Temple Fire in Yamaguchi Prefecture
A fire at a Buddhist temple and two nearby buildings in the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Friday r...
Japanese Listed Firms Post Record Net Profits in April-Dec.
Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2025 rose 3.9pctfrom a year earlier to a record 44,528.1 billion yen, according to...
Kansai Electric's Mori Selected Head of Power Utility Group
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairm...
Japan to Send Parliamentary Vice Minister to Takeshima Day Ceremony
The Japanese government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year's annual ceremony for the Takeshima I...
Japanese Version of MLB Superstar Ohtani's Picture Book Published
The Japanese version of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's English-language picture book about his beloved dog, Decoy, was published Frid...
Nuclear Power Eyed for Japan's 2nd-Round Investment in U.S.
Japan and the United States are considering next-generation nuclear power reactor construction as a strong candidate for the second round of Japan's i...
Japan's LDP OKs Draft Proposal for Lifting Ban on Lethal Arms Exports
The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on Security on Friday approved a draft proposal for the government to scrap current...
Regenerative Medicine Clinic in Tokyo Gets Biz Improvement Order
Japan's health ministry ordered a clinic in Tokyo to improve its operations Friday over its violations of the law on safety in regenerative medicine.
6 Nabbed for Tokyo Arson Possibly Linked to Land Acquisition
Police have arrested six men in their 20s to 30s, including an apartment management company employee, for allegedly setting fire to a private house an...
Japan Aims to Spur Growth with Crisis Management Investment
Japan will promote economic growth through crisis management investment, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi said in a parliamentary spe...
Japan Finance Chief Vows Fiscal Reform for Strong Economy
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday pledged to reform the country's fiscal structure to realize a strong economy and ensure fiscal su...
Japan Govt Submits FY 2026 Draft Budget to Parliament
The Japanese government submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, on Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget, which was compiled under Prime Minister...
TEPCO Halts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Reactor for Inspections
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday suspended operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigat...
7 Kanagawa Police Officers Referred to Prosecutors
Seven officers of the Kanagawa prefectural police department were referred to prosecutors on Friday for allegedly falsifying traffic violation tickets...
Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 2.0 Pct in Jan.
Japan's core consumer price index in January rose 2.0pctfrom a year earlier, up for the 53rd straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday...
Japan's Sakamoto Wins Silver in Women's Figure Skating
Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto won silver in the women's singles event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Thursday, with Ami Nakai, also from Jap...
IMF Chief to Visit Japan in March
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Japan for three days from March 7, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said at...
Employee of Major Trading Firm Arrested for Trespassing into U.S. Base
Police in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, arrested an employee of a major Japanese trading company on Thursday for allegedly trespassing into a U...
Pipe Corrosion Confirmed as Cause of 2025 Saitama Sinkhole
The cause of the sinkhole that formed in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in January 2025 was corrosion in a sewer pipe, an inv...
Morinaga Launches Treats Dogs, People Can Share
Japanese confectionery maker Morinaga & Co. said Thursday that it will launch on March 3 seven sweets that dog owners can share safely with their pets...
Average Price of Used Condos in Central Tokyo Tops 120 M. Yen
The average price of used condominiums in Tokyo's 23 special wards rose 34.4pctfrom a year earlier to 121.23 million yen per 70 square meters in Janua...
LDP's Aso Faction Grows to Record 60 Members
Eighteen lawmakers of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have joined a party faction led by LDP Vice President Taro Aso, bringing the faction's m...
Wage Talks Begin in Earnest at Japanese Electronics Makers
Labor unions of major Japanese electronics makers kicked off this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations in earnest Thursday, submitting pay hike de...
Tokyo Urges Peaceful Solution to Iran Tensions
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday called for a peaceful solution to rising tensions surrounding Iran and pledged to make ever...
3 Brazilians Arrested in Toyota Luxury Car Theft Case
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three Brazilians in a Toyota Motor Corp. luxury car theft case, it was learned Thursday.
Rakuten, Google to Collaborate in Product Promotion via YouTube
Japan's Rakuten Group Inc. and U.S. technology giant Google said Thursday they have signed a partnership on a program promoting e-commerce shopping ut...
Japan Panel OKs Medical Products Using iPS Cells
A Japanese panel of experts on Thursday gave the green light for the health minister to approve the production and sale of two regenerative medical pr...
Japan to Host Ministerial Meeting on AI Use in March
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the country will host a ministerial meeting on the utilization of artificial intelligence in...
Japanese MSF Member Deplores Gaza Medical Crisis
A Japanese member of Doctors Without Borders has expressed a sense of crisis as the group known as MSF has to stop humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip...
1st Action Taken against Tracker Abuse under Antistalking Law
Japanese police have referred to prosecutors a man in Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, for allegedly attaching a loss prevention...
Takaichi's 2nd Cabinet Starts Work
The second cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got up and running Thursday, a day after its launch.
Takaichi Set to Bolster Security Policy under 2nd Cabinet
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will step up efforts to bolster the country's national security under her second cabinet, launched Wednesday fol...
Japan Dec. Core Machinery Orders Up 19.1 Pct
Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in December last year rose 19.1pctfrom the previous month, up for the first time in two months, the...
Chip Gear Maker Advantest Reports Suspected Ransomware Attack
Japanese semiconductor testing equipment maker Advantest Corp. said Thursday that part of its internal systems has been accessed illegally from outsid...
LDP Support Tops 30 Pct for 1st Time in 4 Yrs: Jiji Press Poll
The support rate for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party topped 30pctfor the first time in four years in February, a Jiji Press opinion poll showe...
Fed Officials Discuss Weaker Yen at January Meeting
U.S. Federal Reserve officials discussed the impact of a weaker yen and higher Japanese government bond yields when they met in late January, the minu...
Cyberattack Causes Leak of 115,000 Sets of Info from Asahi Group
A ransomware attack at Japanese food and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. last September led to the leak of 115,513 sets of personal data, the...