Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Friday that the major Japanese insurer has been ordered by the Financial Services Agency to submit a report on information leak by an employee who was on loan at MUFG Bank.時事通信社 による

Group of 20 finance chiefs ended their two-day meeting in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, Friday by adopting a joint statement affirming the importance of multilateral cooperation to address global economic challenges such as trade frictions.時事通信社 による

Kansai Electric Power Co. is planning to build a next-generation nuclear reactor at its Mihama power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, it was learned Friday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed at a meeting in Tokyo on Friday that their countries will continue tariff negotiations, while the U.S. side is set to implement reciprocal tariffs on Aug. 1.時事通信社 による

Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea on Friday reconfirmed that the countries will work closely together to deal with North Korea's military cooperation with Russia and cyberattacks including cryptocurrency thefts by Pyongyang.時事通信社 による

Japan's Rapidus Corp. said Friday that it has succeeded in producing a prototype of cutting-edge semiconductor chips with a circuit line width of 2 nanometers.時事通信社 による

Japan's KDDI Corp. said Friday it will allow customers as early as this summer to access the data link function of its service that connects smartphones directly to the Starlink satellite communication network operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX.時事通信社 による

The Japan Football Association plans to join a bid to host the 2046 FIFA World Cup, it was learned on Friday.時事通信社 による

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Friday that it will invest in Australian bioventure company Licella Holdings Ltd. through a U.S. subsidiary to expand its oil conversion business.時事通信社 による

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Friday that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SoftBank Corp. to introduce cutting-edge artificial intelligence to streamline operations and improve customer services.時事通信社 による

With rice shortages hitting vulnerable people especially hard in Japan, many are emphasizing the need for political leadership capable of taking effective measures against poverty, in Sunday's House of Councillors election.時事通信社 による

Japanese political parties are increasingly speaking about policies regarding foreign residents in their campaigns for Sunday's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government on Friday condemned South Korea for conducting defense exercises near Takeshima, islets in the Sea of Japan claimed by Tokyo.時事通信社 による

A Japanese high court branch Friday acquitted a 60-year-old man in a high-profile retrial over the 1986 murder of a 15-year-old junior high school girl in the central city of Fukui.時事通信社 による

Masako Izumi, a Japanese adventurer and actor, died of cancer of unknown primary at her home in Tokyo on July 9. She was 77.時事通信社 による

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday that this year's rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin eastern to central region, which includes Tokyo, as well as in the Hokuriku central region and the southern part of the Tohoku northeastern region.時事通信社 による

A ceremony was held in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Friday to mourn the victims of a deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co.'s No. 1 studio six years ago.時事通信社 による

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Friday after receiving an additional oral treatment for his heart.時事通信社 による

Subaru of America Inc. unveiled a new compact electric SUV in New York on Thursday.時事通信社 による

Top finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies voiced concerns about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on the global economy, at a meeting near Durban, South Africa, on Thursday, people familiar with the talks said.時事通信社 による

China's General Administration of Customs has issued import permits for 449 Japanese fishery products, including scallops, tuna, squid, octopus and oysters.時事通信社 による

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.3pctin June from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.時事通信社 による

A group of people with intellectual disabilities in Japan has created and published an online dictionary for teaching others on election-related terms and the steps to vote.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Friday afternoon, the Japanese government said Thursday.時事通信社 による

South Korean foreign minister nominee Cho Hyun said Thursday that he will work to build a firm and mature relationship with Japan.時事通信社 による

A district court in western Japan on Thursday ordered the Shiga prefectural government to pay about 31 million yen in damages to a former assistant nurse acquitted of murdering a patient.時事通信社 による

Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa will visit Osaka on Saturday to host the U.S. presidential delegation visiting the World Exposition in the western Japan city, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan expressed disappointment Thursday after a Chinese court convicted a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. of espionage, and called for the swift release of the employee, as well as other Japanese expatriates being held in China on similar charges.時事通信社 による

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.時事通信社 による

Major Japanese staffing agency Pasona Group Inc. will open an accommodation facility on Awaji Island in the western prefecture of Hyogo on Aug. 1 to offer agricultural experiences.時事通信社 による

Amid signs of changes in spending behavior among foreign visitors, enhancing experience-based tourism and offering value-added accommodation services are key to further stimulating inbound consumption in Japan.時事通信社 による

Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. will launch a facility in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district in October to promote people's interchanges in order to strengthen the country's competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, officials have said.時事通信社 による

Highlight videos, or short videos utilizing clips posted by political parties and candidates, on social media are playing a major role in Japan's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, on Sunday.時事通信社 による

The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards came to 130.64 million yen in January-June, hitting a record high, a think tank said Thursday.時事通信社 による

The public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet dropped 6.2 percentage points from the previous month to 20.8pctin July, its lowest ever level, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.時事通信社 による

Japan's exports to the United States fell for the third consecutive month in June, hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's auto tariffs, preliminary customs-cleared data released by the Finance Ministry Thursday showed.時事通信社 による

Nuclear deterrence "cannot save humanity," a senior member of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said in a video speech at a meeting of scientists in Chicago on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his threat to impose a 25pcttariff on Japanese goods on Aug. 1 for what he sees as Japan's reluctance to open its markets.時事通信社 による

Japan's political parties are divided over issues such as the advisability of the nation introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples and gender equality, ahead of the election Sunday for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co.時事通信社 による

SoftBank Group Corp. will introduce "artificial intelligence agents," which autonomously carry out human tasks, within the group on a large scale, Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

Concerns are growing among Japanese firms operating in China, after a Chinese court on Wednesday found an employee of major Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. guilty of spying.時事通信社 による

Tokyo District Court granted permission on July 9 for musical instrument maker Fernandes Co. to start bankruptcy procedures, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

While Japanese ruling and opposition parties utilize social media in their campaigns for Sunday's House of Councillors election, they are struggling to tackle posts spreading false information.時事通信社 による

The vault under the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound at the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, was shown to the press on Wednesday.時事通信社 による

The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached an estimated 21,518,100 in the first half of 2025, passing the 20-million line at record pace, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

A Chinese district court Wednesday sentenced a Japanese man in his 60s to three years and six months in prison for espionage.時事通信社 による

Japanese elections face foreign interference through social media, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said Wednesday.時事通信社 による

About 60pctof single-parent households with low incomes in Japan struggle financially during long school breaks when school meals are not available, according to a recent survey by a nonprofit organization.時事通信社 による

Japanese people's preference to leisure over work grew to an unprecedented level in 2024 while their tendency to save money became stronger amid rising prices, a private-sector report has shown.時事通信社 による