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Japan to Use Extra Budget to Address Bear Attacks
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget will include spending to help local governments address...
Over 60 Pct Negative about Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant
Over 60pctof residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, do not believe that the conditions for re...
Russia Bans Entry of 30 More Japanese Nationals
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it has banned 30 more Japanese nationals from entering the country indefinitely.
Japan Parties Slam China Consul over X Post on PM's Taiwan Remark
Japan's ruling and opposition parties have criticized Xue Jian, China's consul-general in Osaka, western Japan, after he slammed Prime Minister Sanae...
LDP, Nippon Ishin Start Talks on Secondary Capital Plan
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, have launched talks in earnest on a plan to set up...
Mother Voices Fear of Not Seeing Abducted Daughter Again
The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea decades ago, voiced fear Tuesday that she might never see her daughter again.
Takaichi, Jordan King Affirm Cooperation on Gaza Reconstruction
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Jordan's King Abdullah II met in Tokyo on Tuesday and agreed to cooperate on the reconstruction of Gaza, wh...
Japan, Taiwan High Schools Forge Sister School Agreement
A Japanese high school and a Taiwanese high school signed a sister school agreement at a ceremony in Taipei on Tuesday.
Fiscal Panel Calls for Ability-Based Fees for Care Services
A panel under Japan's Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, proposed Tuesday that nursing care service fees be charged to users b...
Japan Govt to Raise Visa Issuance Fees for 1st Time in 48 Yrs
The Japanese government plans to raise its visa issuance fees in fiscal 2026, which starts next April.
Japan PM Takaichi to Visit S. Africa from Nov. 21
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to visit Johannesburg, South Africa, from Nov. 21 to attend a Group of 20 summit for the first time.
SoftBank Group Posts Record-High 2.92-T.-Yen Profit
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. said Tuesday its consolidated net profit jumped 2.9-fold from a year earlier to 2,924 billion yen for the six months thro...
Japan's Emperor Confers 14 Grand Cordon Medals
The award ceremony for this year's autumn Grand Cordon honors was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, with Emperor Naruhito conferring me...
Famed Japanese Actor Tatsuya Nakadai Dies at 92
Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who starred in movies including "Ningen no Joken" ()削除 and "Kagemusha" ()削除, died of pneumonia on Saturday, it was...
Japan Decides to Cut Pay of PM Takaichi, Ministers as Reform
The Japanese government Tuesday decided to cut the salaries of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other cabinet ministers as part of reforms to reduce...
Takaichi May Not Step into Sumo Ring
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may not step into the ring during a closing ceremony of a grand sumo tournament, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru...
Japan to Extend Volunteer Probation Officers' Terms to 3 Yrs
The Japanese government adopted a bill Tuesday that will extend the terms of volunteer probation officers from two years to three years.
6 Japanese Items Set for Inscription on UNESCO Heritage List
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said Tuesday that an evaluation body of UNESCO has recommended six items from the country, including float festivals,...
Sony Forecasts Record Full-Year Operating Profit
Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that it expects to log a record operating profit in the fiscal year ending next March, reflecting strong performance in...
Japan April-Sept. Current Account Surplus Hits Record High
Japan's current account surplus in April-September rose 14.1pctfrom a year earlier, hitting a half-year record of 17,512.8 billion yen, the Finance Mi...
Japan Team Develops AI Model to Detect Diabetes Risk with ECG Data
A team of researchers from entities such as the Institute of Science Tokyo said Tuesday they have developed an artificial intelligence model that can...
Japan Automakers Incur 1.4-T.-Yen Costs from Trump Tariffs
Seven major Japanese automakers have said they incurred combined costs of over 1.4 trillion yen for April-September from the high tariffs imposed by U...
Sharp Net Profit Doubles in 1st Half
Sharp Corp. said Monday that its consolidated net profit nearly doubled to 45.4 billion yen in its fiscal first half through September from a year ear...
Japan Adopts Bill Banning Loss Prevention Tag Use for Stalking
Japan's government adopted Tuesday a draft antistalking law amendment that prohibits the act of collecting location information abusing loss preventio...
U.S. Envoy Slams China Diplomat's Criticism of Takaichi over Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has condemned a social media post by Xue Jian, China's consul-general in Osaka, western Japan, that criticized J...
Shiseido Seen Logging Record Annual Net Loss of 52 B. Yen
Major Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has said it expects to post a record group net loss of 52 billion yen in the year ending in December, due...
Fuji Media Expects Smaller Operating Loss
Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Monday that it now expects its operating loss for the year ending next March to be 10.5 billion yen, compared wi...
Japan Eyes Tax Cuts to Boost Capital Spending
The Japanese government discussed Monday a draft outline of key measures under a proposed comprehensive economic package, featuring a plan to promote...
Japan Coincident Economic Index Up 1.8 Points in Sept.
Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators climbed 1.8 points in September from the previous month, up for the first time in three mont...
7th Ruling Finds Japan Upper House Poll in Unconstitutional State
Sapporo High Court ruled Monday that the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, was conduct...
Japan Plans to Promote Rice Coupons in Economic Package
The Japanese government plans to include a proposal encouraging the use of rice coupons in its upcoming comprehensive economic measures, to cushion th...
Japan Govt Debt Hits Record 1,333 T. Yen
The outstanding balance of Japanese government debt hit a record high of 1,333,591.4 billion yen as of the end of September, the Finance Ministry said...
Japan Likely to Discuss Possessing Nuclear Subs
Japanese officials are likely to start discussions on possessing nuclear-powered submarines, whose ability to undertake long military operations secre...
Japan to Review Insurance Coverage for OTC Drug-Like Medicines
The Japanese health ministry is beginning full-scale discussions on a proposal to review the public health insurance coverage of prescription medicine...
Japan Princess Aiko Visits Emperor Showa's Mausoleum
Japan's Princess Aiko visited the mausoleums of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, and his wife Empress Kojun, in a western Tokyo...
Japan Lodges Protest with China over Online Posts by Consul
The Japanese government said Monday that it has lodged a protest with Beijing against social media posts by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka that b...
Japan Assessing Impact of Tougher Penalties for Insults
Japan's Justice Ministry is assessing through an expert panel the impact of tougher penalties for the crime of insult three years after their enforcem...
Takaichi Declines to Withdraw Remark over Taiwan Contingency
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday declined to withdraw her remark made last week over a so-called survival-threatening situation regard...
INTERVIEW: Note Aims to Deliver Japanese Content Globally
Note Inc. is aiming to deliver Japanese content globally in a partnership with Naver Corp., a South Korean technology company, Sadaaki Kato, founder a...
Tokyo Govt Conducts Sign Language Lessons ahead of Deaflympics
The Tokyo metropolitan government is making final preparations to host the Deaflympics, known as the Olympics for people with hearing difficulties, fr...