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PM Takaichi Struggles with Diplomacy after 6 Months in Office
Six months after taking office last October, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that she is feeling difficulty with diplomacy.
Scandal-Hit Prudential Life Mulls Extending Sales Suspension
Prudential Life Insurance Co. is considering extending its self-imposed suspension of sales of new insurance policies beyond the currently planned end...
Japan, Qatar Leaders Agree to Beef Up Energy Cooperation
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in telephone talks on Tuesday, agreed to strengthen bilateral...
Japan Govt to Conduct N-Waste Site Survey on Minamitorishima
The Japanese government is set to conduct a literature survey on the feasibility of constructing a final disposal facility for highly radioactive wast...
Japan-U.S. Chip Consortium Opens Silicon Valley Base
A consortium of 12 Japanese and U.S. semiconductor-related companies held an opening ceremony for its development base in Silicon Valley on Monday.
Opposition Raps PM Takaichi's Diet Handling in Her 1st 6 Months
As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked six months in office on Tuesday, opposition parties criticized her handling of Diet affairs as heavy-...
Sony Honda to Scale Down Operations after EV Biz Halt
Japan's Sony Honda Mobility Inc. said Tuesday that it will scale down operations, following its decision to cancel its plans to develop and sell elect...
Nojima to Acquire Hitachi's Home Appliance Biz
Japanese home appliance retailer Nojima Corp. said Tuesday that it will acquire Hitachi Ltd.'s household appliance business for about 110.1 billion ye...
INTERVIEW: NH Foods to Address Spanish Pork Ban with Substitutes
Major Japanese meat packer NH Foods Ltd. plans to launch more bacon substitutes to address a shortage of pork belly, a raw material for bacon, trigger...
Hello Kitty Creator Sanrio to Join Game Industry
Japan's Sanrio Co., which makes Hello Kitty character goods, said Tuesday that it will make a full-scale entry into the game industry, releasing the f...
Toei Launches New Game Brand
Toei Co. said Tuesday that it has established a new game brand, Toei Games, aiming to release titles for personal computers and consoles.
Spot Work App Users File Suit on Last-Minute Cancellations
Users of Japanese staffing service Timee Inc.'s "spot work" short-term job app filed a collective lawsuit with Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, arguin...
Japanese Princess Aiko to Visit Singapore This Autumn
Japan's Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is expected to visit Singapore as early as this autumn, people familiar wi...
Naturalized Rugby Players in Japan Slam New Eligibility Rule
Naturalized Japanese rugby athletes have petitioned against a new player categorization system to be introduced in the Japan Rugby League One starting...
Japan's Emperor Appreciates Veterinarians' Work
Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his deep appreciation for the work of veterinarians in a speech he delivered at an international meeting on veteri...
Tokyo Theme Park Worker in Cardiopulmonary Arrest after Accident
A worker in her 20s is in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after being caught in the equipment of an amusement park attraction in Tokyo while inspect...
Japan to Issue Coins Marking 100th Anniv. of Showa Era
Japan's Finance Ministry said Tuesday it will issue commemorative 1,000-yen coins marking the 100th anniversary of the 1926 start of the country's Sho...
Japan to Invest 1 T. Yen to Secure Recycled Resources
The Japanese government adopted an action plan Tuesday aiming to invest a total of 1 trillion yen across the public and private sectors by 2030 to sec...
748 km of Japan's Sewers Classified as Requiring Action
The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins reached 748 kilometers, the in...
Japan's Takaichi Proposes Economic Security Talks to Mexico
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday proposed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum that the two countries establish a framework for dis...
Japan Panel Backs Decision Not to Indict 8 Ex-Abe Faction Members
A Japanese panel has upheld prosecutors' decision not to indict eight former senior members of the Liberal Democratic Party's now-defunct faction led...
Many Flights Canceled in Japan for Air Traffic Control Glitch
A glitch occurred at the Japanese transport ministry's air traffic control system Tuesday morning, leading to the cancellations of many flights and af...
Japan Lifts Weapon Export Ban in Principle
The Japanese government Tuesday revised its implementation guidelines for its three principles on defense equipment transfer, making it possible for t...
3 in Cardiopulmonary Arrest in GSDF Tank Accident
Tokyo, April 21 ()削除--Fire authorities received a report Tuesday morning that an accident involving a tank has occurred at the Japanese Ground Self-...
Japan PM Takaichi Makes Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a "masakaki" ritual tree offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday for its spring festiv...
Takaichi Marks 6 Months in Office as Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked six months in office Tuesday, after becoming the country's first female leader in October last year.
Japan Sanitary Paper Shipments Surge amid Middle East Woes
Shipments of sanitary paper, including toilet and tissue paper, in Japan in March rose 12.6pctfrom a year before to 188,000 tons, the Japan Paper Asso...
INTERVIEW: NTT Eyes Business Partnership with Rapidus
NTT Inc. President and CEO Akira Shimada has said that the major telecommunications company hopes to become a business partner of Rapidus Corp., which...
G-20 to Meet on Fertilizer Supply in Coming Weeks
The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies will hold a meeting in the coming weeks to discuss ways to ensure stable supplies of fertilizers, the...
Tokyo Condo Prices Hit Record High in FY 2025
The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo's 23 special wards in fiscal 2025 hit a record high of 137.84 million yen, reflect...
Japan Joins Balikatan Exercise Hosted by U.S., Philippines
Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces are sending a total of about 1,400 personnel to the Balikatan multilateral exercise jointly organ...
Many Kids' Foods Released in Japan despite Population Fall
Japanese food makers are actively launching easy-to-prepare food products for children aged 1 to 6, although the population in the age bracket keeps d...
Japan Police Academy Rules to Become Easier
Japan's National Police Agency has come up with a package of emergency plans to cope with the ongoing recruitment crisis, including relaxing stringent...
JAL, ANA to Double Fuel Surcharges in May
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways said Monday that they will nearly double their fuel surcharges for international flights booked in May and June,...
Kirin Unit to Offer Further Support for Wineries in Japan
A unit of Japanese food and beverage giant Kirin Holdings Co. said Monday that it will expand its program to support Japanese wineries.
Kumamoto-Based Bank Opens Consulting Branch in Taipei
Higo Bank, the Kumamoto-based unit of Kyushu Financial Group Inc., on Monday held an opening ceremony for a new branch set up by its consulting subsid...
Police Search Tokyo Rental Office over Body Abandonment
Tokyo police searched a rental office in the Japanese capital Monday over a body abandonment case allegedly committed by the president of an informati...
Strong Quake Strikes Northeastern Japan
A strong earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Monday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, an...
Japan News Media Assn Urges Rules on AI Search Services
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association released a statement Monday urging the government to establish rules over artificial intelligen...
Japan's Unified Local Polls Likely to Be Highly Competitive
Japanese opposition parties are seeking to bolster their presence in local assemblies, raising the possibility that unified local elections in spring...