Japan and Australia will hold a so-called "two-plus-two" security meeting in Australia on Thursday, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday.時事通信社 による

Typhoon Shanshan finished crossing the northern part of the Kyushu southwestern Japan region and reached the Seto Inland Sea on Friday morning.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Friday discussed measures to support the fisheries industry, hit by China's prolonged import ban on Japanese fishery products.時事通信社 による

-Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July rose 0.2 percentage point from the previous month to 2.7 pct, worsening for the first time in five months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese public prosecutors plan to indict former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Megumi Hirose without arrest for alleged fraud over the salary for a publicly paid secretary, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in August rose 2.4pctfrom a year before, mainly due to hikes in rice prices and electricity fees, Japanese government data showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc. is in the final phase of talks with the Financial Services Agency on pushing back by 13 years the Sept. 30 deadline for a subsidiary's repayment of 20 billion yen in public funds, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan had 2,567 children on nursery waiting lists as of April 1, down 4.2pctfrom a year before, hitting a record low for the sixth straight year, a government survey showed Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a budget request including 66.2 billion yen in expenses to strengthen efforts to respond to information warfare, such as fight against false information.時事通信社 による

-Japan's Cabinet Office said Friday that it will seek 282 billion yen in expenses to promote Okinawa Prefecture's economy in its budget request for fiscal 2025.時事通信社 による

Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki brought Japan its first Paris Paralympics medal, a gold, on Thursday, the second day of the quadrennial sporting event.時事通信社 による

All operations of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended from the first train on Friday due to the approaching Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Japan's education ministry plans to boost so-called teacher adjustment allowances to 13pctof basic salaries from the current 4 pct, it was learned Thursday.時事通信社 による

The British government said Thursday that the country is now set to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement by Dec. 15, having secured the sixth and final ratification as Peru completed its ratification process.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police on Thursday released new portrait sketches of a key suspect in the 2012 murder of a 31-year-old man at a nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi district.時事通信社 による

July-August household consumption spending in Tokyo is estimated to be 39,063 million yen higher than a usual level thanks to the scorching heat, Teikoku Databank Ltd. has reported.時事通信社 による

Four people have been found dead and dozens injured as Typhoon Shanshan is hitting Japan.時事通信社 による

Japan's Finance Ministry said Thursday that it is seeking 10,932 billion yen in its fiscal 2025 general-account budget request to pay interest on Japanese government bonds.時事通信社 による

The average minimum hourly wage among Japan's prefectures will rise by 51 yen from the previous year to 1,055 yen in fiscal 2024, the sharpest increase ever, the labor ministry said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The handling of a slush funds scandal rocking Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to be one of the key issues in its leadership election on Sept. 27.時事通信社 による

Combined vehicle production in Japan by eight major domestic automakers in July rose 2.9pctfrom a year earlier to 760,000 units, the first increase in two months, the companies' data showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday summarily indicted Manabu Horii, a former House of Representatives lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, over two separate money cases.時事通信社 による

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services will be halted between Mishima and Nagoya stations throughout Friday as Typhoon Shanshan approaches, Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, announced Thursday.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will suspend production at its all 14 plants in Japan until Friday due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi will announce on Sept. 9 her candidacy in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election, her office said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Nippon Steel Corp. plans to invest an additional 1.3 billion dollars in United States Steel Corp., the Japanese steelmaker said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Yamaguchi Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka on Thursday expressed his tolerance of the planned deployment of the U.S. Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.時事通信社 による

About 35,000 toy items from 190 Japanese and foreign companies are showcased at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2024 that opened on Thursday, including classic toys that have evolved with an aim of attracting so-called "kidults," or adults with a kid-like spirit.時事通信社 による

The Paris Paralympic Games kicked off Wednesday with an opening ceremony held in a festive mood at the heart of the French capital.時事通信社 による

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it will seek 5,962 million yen to strengthen cyberattack countermeasures in its budget request for fiscal 2025.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday announced his candidacy in next month's leadership election for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.時事通信社 による

National Police Agency data have shown that 28,330 elderly individuals living alone died at home across Japan between January and June.時事通信社 による

A landslide triggered apparently by heavy rain struck a two-story wooden house in the city of Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday night, leaving three residents dead and two others injured.時事通信社 による

Very powerful Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Thursday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.時事通信社 による

West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, will suspend Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from around 9 p.m. Thursday through Friday morning due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Toyota Motor Corp. suspended the operations of all 28 production lines at the group's 14 plants in Japan on Wednesday evening due to the approach of extremely powerful Typhoon Shanshan.時事通信社 による

Yoshinoya Co., which operates "gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants, on Wednesday launched a new dish with ostrich meat on rice.時事通信社 による

Yukio Edano, who is running in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 23 leadership election, told Jiji Press on Wednesday that he sees no current issues with the 2015 national security legislation, which recognized Japan's right to collective self-defense.時事通信社 による

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii defended his "Oi" title for the fourth straight time on Wednesday, qualifying for "eisei" lifetime status for the title.時事通信社 による

The total amount of general-account budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2025 is expected to exceed the present record high of 114,385.2 billion yen, made for the current fiscal year through next March, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa held telephone talks with her Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday, urging Tehran to refrain from its vowed retaliation against Israel.時事通信社 による

Tokyo police have arrested on suspicion of jewelry theft two women who are believed to be members of a worldwide gang known as "Pink Panda" specializing in stealing jewelry from exhibitions, it was learned Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Obesity among men in Japan has continued to rise over the past decade, a survey by the health ministry showed Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s offer to acquire Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has sent shockwaves through Japan.時事通信社 による

A zoo in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, is seeking donations to improve the living conditions of its colony of quokkas, dubbed "the happiest animal in the world" as the marsupial appears to be smiling.時事通信社 による

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on Wednesday expressed regrets over a Chinese warplane's recent violation of Japanese airspace in talks with a key Chinese official in Beijing on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Wednesday that financial and capital markets "remain unstable" and that the central bank needs to monitor their developments "with the utmost vigilance."時事通信社 による

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday adopted a draft screening report declaring the No. 2 reactor of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, noncompliant with the country's new safety standards.時事通信社 による

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he will announce his candidacy Sept. 6 in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election.時事通信社 による

Manabu Horii, a 52-year-old lawmaker who left Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party over his alleged election law violation, announced Wednesday his resignation as a House of Representatives member.時事通信社 による