Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. announced Monday that it has acquired the exclusive merchandising right for popular rabbit character "Opanchu Usagi" in Asia outside Japan and South Korea.時事通信社 által

Chieko Tsukahara, a gymnastics coach for many Japanese medalists across multiple Olympics, died of bowel cancer on Sept. 1, people familiar with the matter said Monday. She was 77.時事通信社 által

The average price of new condominiums in the Tokyo metropolitan area logged a new record high of 79.53 million yen per unit in the first half of fiscal 2024, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Monday.時事通信社 által

The result of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election might have a positive effect on Japanese automakers, which have strengths in hybrid vehicles, whoever wins the presidency, according to recent analysis by a U.S. research firm.時事通信社 által

Rakuten Mobile Inc. said Monday that its total number of mobile phone subscribers has topped eight million, the minimum level it considers necessary to turn a profit on a monthly basis.時事通信社 által

Tokyo police have arrested 17 Vietnamese women for allegedly operating five "girl bars" without authorization in violation of the adult entertainment business law.時事通信社 által

The chief of the Shizuoka prefectural police department apologized directly to former Japanese death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata at his home in Hamamatu in the central Japan prefecture on Monday, after his acquittal in a retrial over a 1966 murder case became final earlier this month.時事通信社 által

Japan Airlines and Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, on Monday unveiled an airplane specially painted with the theme of Tokyo DisneySea's "Fantasy Springs" area, which opened in June this year.時事通信社 által

Local officials Monday prayed for victims of torrential rain that caused floods and landslides in many parts of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan a month ago.時事通信社 által

The Grand Egyptian Museum, built with the help from Japan, has opened the doors of its permanent exhibition to visitors for a trial run, showcasing over 10,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts.時事通信社 által

Over 400 people remain evacuated in Ishikawa Prefecture one month after the heavy rain that caused floods and landslides in many parts of the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture.時事通信社 által

Japanese television personality and fashion critic Peeco died of multiple organ failure caused by septicemia Sept. 3 at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, it was learned Sunday. He was 79.時事通信社 által

Japan's ruling coalition looks likely to maintain a majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives in the Oct. 27 election for the lower chamber of parliament, a Jiji Press survey has found.時事通信社 által

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the 47th National Tree Care Festival in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday.時事通信社 által

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, called for boosting the incomes of young people in a television debate with other parties Sunday.時事通信社 által

Former Japanese Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs Masami Oka will be the first head of a planned international body to manage joint development plans for next-generation fighter jets, the Defense Ministry has said.時事通信社 által

The Group of Seven major powers have expressed concern about Chinese military drills around Taiwan in their first defense ministers' meeting, held in Naples, Italy.時事通信社 által

The Japanese and U.S. defense leaders met in the Italian city of Naples on Saturday to discuss an upgrading of the command and control frameworks of the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.時事通信社 által

Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko turned 90 on Sunday, working on rehabilitation after her recent leg injury.時事通信社 által

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been shaken by the low public support rating for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet shown by the recent Jiji Press poll.時事通信社 által

No Japanese cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, were seen to have visited war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day autumn festival that ended on Saturday.時事通信社 által

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and KDDI Corp. will end their joint ownership of online securities and banking arms within fiscal 2024 at the earliest, it was learned Saturday.時事通信社 által

Komeito leader Keiichi Ishii has turned to the Liberal Democratic Party, hit by a political funds scandal, for help in Saitama Prefecture's No. 14 constituency in the Oct. 27 general election.時事通信社 által

The 49-year-old man arrested after throwing apparent firebombs at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Saturday was once actively involved in protests against nuclear power plants, sources said.時事通信社 által

Japan, South Korea and the United States on Friday released a joint statement to reinforce their collaboration to improve the North Korean human rights situation, according to the U.S. Department of State.時事通信社 által

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has conducted compulsory probes into a judge seconded to the Financial Services Agency on suspicion of insider trading in shares, sources said Saturday.時事通信社 által

A 49-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after throwing several objects that were likely firebombs at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo.時事通信社 által

Both ruling and opposition parties are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election.時事通信社 által

The Japanese government Friday released a draft report calling for imposing fines on companies that violate rules under the carbon dioxide emission trading system to be fully introduced in fiscal 2026.時事通信社 által

A special committee of a Japanese government panel said Friday that it is appropriate to maintain the limit on foreign investment in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. under the NTT law.時事通信社 által

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has drafted guidelines calling for people to shelter in place for about three days in the event of an accident at a nearby nuclear power plant, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 által

Police in Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba upgraded their joint investigation headquarters Friday for a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area since the end of August.時事通信社 által

Japanese opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 is aiming to pick up seats from the country's junior ruling party Komeito in some constituencies in the Kansai western Japan region in the Oct. 27 general election, but it is facing headwinds due to a slew of negative factors.時事通信社 által

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday that it has replaced two cameras that were hit by a glitch last month during trial work to remove nuclear fuel debris at its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.時事通信社 által

The Oct. 27 general election is forcing many elementary schools in Japan to reschedule this autumn's sports festivals to avoid the election day, when schools will be used as polling stations.時事通信社 által

A Japanese government panel proposed Friday that Manpukuji Temple in the western city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, be designated as a national treasure.時事通信社 által

The average sales price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2024 hit a record high of 22,700 yen per 60 kilograms in September, the agriculture ministry said Friday.時事通信社 által

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a basic plan Friday to call for pay hikes of 5pctor more in next year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.時事通信社 által

Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. are considering making additional investment in Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which is aiming to produce next-generation semiconductors in the country, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 által

Japan's core consumer prices in September climbed 2.4pctfrom a year before as rice prices soared while price increases in electricity and city gas slowed thanks to the resumption of government subsidies, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 által

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani expressed concern about cooperation between Russia and China and between Russia and North Korea at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday.時事通信社 által

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled 358 times for possible airspace violations in the fiscal first half ended last month, a decrease of 66 from a year before and the lowest first-half figure in the past five years, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.時事通信社 által

The founder of Fuji Soft Inc. has proposed that the Japanese system integrator accept a tender offer from U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, instead of a rival bid from U.S. investment group KKR.時事通信社 által

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review Japan's policies on women.時事通信社 által

A bus carrying 20 Japanese tourists and a guide overturned on a major road in Afyonkarahisar, western Turkey, on Thursday.時事通信社 által

Japanese Banks' Payment Clearing Network, or Zengin-Net, said Thursday that it will postpone the planned revamp of its Zengin interbank financial settlement network system by six months to May 2028.時事通信社 által

Police in Tokyo and the nearby prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba will upgrade their joint investigation headquarters for a series of robbery cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area since this summer, investigative sources said Thursday.時事通信社 által

Seven groups of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima, western Japan, issued a joint statement Thursday vowing to continue their campaign against nuclear weapons, in response to the selection of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.…

A Liberal Democratic Party faction led by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has underreported political funds, the Japanese Communist Party's newspaper reported Thursday.時事通信社 által

Japan's labor shortage will reach 17.75 million hours per day in 2035, equivalent to 3.84 million workers, an estimate by Persol Research and Consulting Co. and Chuo University showed on Thursday.時事通信社 által