Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a case against Olympic marathon medalist Eric Wainaina for injuring a train station employee in Tokyo.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan, the United States and South Korea held the first meeting in Seoul on Wednesday of their joint secretariat to coordinate trilateral cooperation in various fields including national security.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao on Tuesday called for contributions to the fight against climate change from capable countries, apparently with China and other high-emitting developing nations in mind.بقلم 時事通信社

The Japanese government plans to require companies that emit more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year to participate in the country's carbon emissions trading system to be introduced at full scale in fiscal 2026, it was learned Wednesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation has started creating videos with a science YouTuber, aiming to educate young people about potential dangers from everyday products.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto on Wednesday made his first visit to Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, since he took office this month, holding talks with local business owners.بقلم 時事通信社

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase on Wednesday departed the port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, for the country's Showa Station research facility in Antarctica.بقلم 時事通信社

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October is estimated to have surged 31.6pctfrom a year before to 3,312,000, setting a new record for a single month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.بقلم 時事通信社

A Japanese district court on Wednesday rejected a request for an injunction against nighttime and early morning flights at Atsugi Air Base, which is used jointly by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese actor Shohei Hino, known for his portrayal of eccentric characters in television series and movies, died on Thursday at the age of 75, his talent agency said Wednesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday reached an agreement on the government's planned comprehensive economic package.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese hibakusha atomic bomb survivors think the Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded to their group, Nihon Hidankyo, is not a goal, as they tackle the task of passing their stories on to future generations.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan incurred a customs-cleared trade deficit of 461.2 billion yen in October, against the year-before deficit of 702.9 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday.بقلم 時事通信社

The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the emergency use of a mpox vaccine made by Japan's KM Biologics Co.بقلم 時事通信社

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Japan in 2025, it was confirmed on Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday pledged to conclude soon discussions on the so-called policy activity funds, often criticized for lack of transparency.بقلم 時事通信社

All three major Japanese nonlife insurance firms posted record consolidated net profits in April-September thanks to gains from the sale of cross-held shares and strong overseas operations.بقلم 時事通信社

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies ended two-day talks in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, agreeing to continue combating climate change ahead of Donald Trump's return as U.S. president next year.بقلم 時事通信社

Sony Group Corp. is considering acquiring major Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp., it was learned Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was among the nominees announced Monday for induction into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese companies are increasingly asking their employees to quit voluntarily to reduce labor costs as part of their business restructuring efforts, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested a senior member of the Philippines-based "JP Dragon" crime ring and two others on suspicion of stealing cash in a special fraud case, investigative sources said.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will accept the abolition of the controversial policy activity funds that political parties provide to member lawmakers, it was learned Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

China has admitted that its military aircraft intruded into Japanese airspace in August, while claiming that it was due to an air current, Japanese foreign and defense ministry officials said Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People are coordinating for the government's planned economic policy package to reflect the DPFP's proposals to review the 1.03-million-yen income tax threshold and cut the gasoline tax, it was learned Tuesday.…

Tokyo police arrested a man on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing a handmade handgun.بقلم 時事通信社

Norinchukin Bank said Tuesday that its consolidated net loss totaled 893.9 billion yen in April-September, the largest fiscal first-half loss ever, reflecting sales of U.S. and European government bonds with latent losses due to higher interest rates.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese police have arrested five men including an executive of a group referring women it found on social media to sex trade shops across the country, it was learned Tuesday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. on Tuesday pledged not to import steel produced abroad to the United States in a letter to workers of United States Steel Corp., which the Japanese steelmaker is seeking to acquire.بقلم 時事通信社

The U.N. Security Council on Monday urged Yemen's Houthi militants to release car carrier Galaxy Leader, operated by Japan's Nippon Yusen K.K., and its crew.بقلم 時事通信社

Saitama prefectural and other police have arrested four Japanese men transferred from the Philippines to Japan for allegedly being involved in a fraud case.بقلم 時事通信社

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the leading poets of post-World War II Japan, died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo last Wednesday. He was 92.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for stronger disaster reduction measures at a summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Monday.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese research institute Riken said Tuesday that the Fugaku supercomputer, developed jointly with Fujitsu Ltd., topped two global rankings for the 10th consecutive time.بقلم 時事通信社

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito kicked off his second term as leader of the western Japan prefecture Tuesday after winning Sunday's gubernatorial election.بقلم 時事通信社

Japan's public and private sectors are making efforts to secure human resources from India, targeting not only students and highly skilled information technology engineers but also workers for the manufacturing and other industries suffering labor shortages.بقلم 時事通信社

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies Monday vowed to "remain united" to achieve goals under the Paris Agreement, an international framework to combat climate change.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, agreed on Monday to establish economic "two-plus-two" talks among their foreign and economy ministers.بقلم 時事通信社

Komeito, which celebrated 60 years since its foundation on Sunday, is struggling to restore its self-set image as a clean, pacifist party that has been tainted by its quarter-century alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.بقلم 時事通信社

The opposition Democratic Party for the People on Monday demanded that its proposals to review the 1.03-million-yen income tax threshold and cut the gasoline tax be clearly stated in the Japanese government's planned economic policy package.بقلم 時事通信社

A draft outcome document for U.N. climate talks being held in Azerbaijan lists several options for a new target for funds to be contributed by developed countries to combat global warming in developing countries, it was learned Monday.بقلم 時事通信社

Tokyo police on Monday served a fresh arrest warrant on a Chinese man who allegedly assaulted Japanese celebrity Haruna Kojima last month on suspicion of violating the anti-stalking law, investigative sources said.بقلم 時事通信社

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, and entertainment company Shochiku Co. announced Monday a comprehensive business tie-up to accelerate efforts related to tourism and regional revitalization through the continuation and development of Japanese culture.بقلم 時事通信社

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it has opened an artificial intelligence and robotics research and development base in Tokyo's Minato Ward as part of its investment in Japan.بقلم 時事通信社

Motohiko Saito, who was re-elected as governor of Hyogo Prefecture in Sunday's election, said Monday that social media played an important role in his campaign.بقلم 時事通信社

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday did not rule out the possibility of the central bank conducting an additional interest rate increase by the end of this year.بقلم 時事通信社

Japanese prosecutors on Monday sought an indefinite prison term in the lay-judge trial of a 28-year-old woman suspected of murdering her former wealthy businessman husband nicknamed the "Don Juan of Kishu" in western Japan.بقلم 時事通信社

The deployment of cutting-edge F-35A stealth fighters at the U.S. military's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture will start in the spring of 2026, Tohoku Defense Bureau officials and others said Monday.بقلم 時事通信社

Tokyo police Monday raided four metal shops in the eastern prefectures of Tochigi and Ibaraki for allegedly buying copper cables stolen by a group of Thai thieves, knowing they were stolen goods.بقلم 時事通信社

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday said that monetary policy normalization will be implemented in a way that supports long-term growth of the Japanese economy.بقلم 時事通信社