Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has support from the biggest number of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in the race to pick the successor to LDP President Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, a Jiji Press survey found.저자 時事通信社

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday expressed a positive view on Japan's recent agreement with China that Beijing will ease its ban on imports of Japanese fishery products.저자 時事通信社

The Japanese game industry will bolster the disclosure of data related to average annual income and market size to attract talented individuals, industry group leader Haruhiro Tsujimoto has said.저자 時事通信社

Four Japanese banks are among over 40 commercial financial institutions participating in an international demonstration test for cross-border payments using digital currencies led by the Bank for International Settlements.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended a national sign language performance contest for high school students Sunday.저자 時事通信社

Leaders from the Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India on Saturday agreed to enhance cooperation in maritime security amid China's increasing coercive moves in waters off Asia.저자 時事通信社

One person had been confirmed dead with 11 others missing in Ishikawa Prefecture as of Sunday morning, as heavy rain continued to hit the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed the importance of their countries' global partnership at their meeting Saturday morning.저자 時事通信社

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have adopted a joint statement affirming an action plan for regional cooperation in production of next-generation vehicles, including electric vehicles, to help realize decarbonization.저자 時事通信社

With smaller companies in areas outside Japan's metropolises hit by labor shortages, a move is spreading in which local businesses work together to jointly hire and train personnel.저자 時事通信社

Leaders from the Quad nations of Japan, the United States, Australia and India will agree to reinforce cooperation in maritime domain awareness, or MDA, operations in their meeting Saturday, a senior U.S. official has said.저자 時事通信社

The father of a murdered Vietnamese girl has opened a Japanese-style hot spring inn in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, to realize her dream of connecting Japan and Vietnam.저자 時事通信社

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday issued heavy rain emergency warnings for the cities of Wajima and Suzu and the town of Noto, all in Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.저자 時事通信社

The nine candidates in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 presidential election are trying to underline their differences through their unique proposals on Japan's diplomacy and security.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that people who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki but are not certified as hibakusha victims will receive medical assistance equivalent to that given to hibakusha.저자 時事通信社

Current and former Japanese prime ministers Fumio Kishida, Taro Aso and Yoshihide Suga are apparently vying to be the kingmaker in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 presidential election and have influence over a new government.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday left Tokyo for the United States on his final overseas trip before stepping down as his country's leader.저자 時事通信社

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Friday that it has failed for seven years to disclose data-tampering misconduct in the process of fitting wheels to axles.저자 時事通信社

An organization jointly established by Jiji Press, The Japan Times Ltd. and others on Friday started accepting applications for the Traditional Japanese Culture Test, which will be held for the first time from November.저자 時事通信社

Japan's Finance Ministry said Friday it will issue gold coins in the denomination of 10,000 yen commemorating the 2025 World Exposition in the western city of Osaka for sale at 268,000 yen apiece, a record for gold coins.저자 時事通信社

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Friday that this year's Japan Mobility Show to be held next month will focus on business-matching opportunities for startups and companies related to automobiles.저자 時事通信社

The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday approved the listing of Tokyo Metro Co. on the TSE's top-tier Prime section, set for Oct. 23.저자 時事通信社

Japanese apparel company Maker's Shirt Kamakura, known for Kamakura Shirts brand products, reopened its New York store on Thursday.저자 時事通信社

A Chinese newspaper on Friday reported in detail the fatal stabbing of a Japanese boy in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, earlier this week, calling it an accidental incident, based on information from police.저자 時事通信社

Fans and others in Japan rejoiced and were excited over Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's new milestone--becoming the first-ever Major League Baseball player hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a single regular season.저자 時事通信社

Japan and China said Friday they have agreed that China will gradually resume imports of Japanese fishery products after efforts to monitor the release into the sea of tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are strengthened.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Princess Aiko will visit the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa Sept. 28-29 to see firsthand how the Noto Peninsula has recovered from the devastation caused by a major earthquake on Jan. 1, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.저자 時事通信社

Tokyo District Court rejected on Friday a petition filed by residents urging the government to revoke its approval of low-altitude routes for aircraft flying to and from Tokyo International Airport at Haneda.저자 時事通信社

Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 2.8pctfrom a year before, led by the sharpest increase in rice prices in nearly 49 years and higher electricity rates, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday.저자 時事通信社

The Japanese and Chinese governments are working toward easing China's prolonged import ban on Japanese fishery products introduced in response to treated water releases into the sea from the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant, Japanese government sources said Friday.저자 時事通信社

The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to keep its policy rate unchanged after implementing an additional interest rate hike in July.저자 時事通信社

U.S. investment fund KKR has announced its decision to change its tender offer for shares of Japanese system integrator Fuji Soft Inc. to a two-stage scheme.저자 時事通信社

The new iPhone 16 smartphone series of U.S. technology giant Apple Inc. went on sale in Japan on Friday.저자 時事通信社

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday became the first-ever player in Major League Baseball history to achieve 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.저자 時事通信社

Some Japanese companies are beginning to allow their expatriate employees in China to temporarily return home after Wednesday's fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in the country sent a shockwave through them.저자 時事通信社

Nearly 42pctof South Korean people now have a good impression of Japan, a survey by South Korea's East Asia Institute showed Thursday.저자 時事通信社

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make his last overseas trip while in office, visiting the United States for four days from Saturday.저자 時事通信社

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday warned an internal body of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization that rules preventing players from freely choosing their agents for contract negotiations could violate the antimonopoly law.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday urged China to clarify the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, the day before.저자 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday visited the city of Wajima in the Noto Peninsula in central Japan to inspect areas hit by the Jan. 1 major earthquake.저자 時事通信社

North Korea's state media reported Thursday that the country successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile with a 4.5-ton "ultra-large" warhead and an improved strategic cruise missile the previous day in the presence of its leader, Kim Jong Un.저자 時事通信社

Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. and Pokemon Co., a Nintendo affiliate, said Thursday that they have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of the adventure game "Palworld."저자 時事通信社

Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June rose 4.6pctfrom a year before to 2,212 trillion yen, hitting a record high for the sixth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.저자 時事通信社

A coupler of a train comprising Hayabusa cars and Komachi cars on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line came undone while the train was heading for Tokyo on Thursday, causing it to make an emergency stop and services on the line to be halted temporarily.저자 時事通信社

As much as 17.2pctof traffic accidents involving electric kick scooters and other specified small motorized bicycles in Japan in January-June were caused by those who drove under the influence of alcohol, National Police Agency data have shown.저자 時事通信社

A student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, southern China, died in the early hours of Thursday after being attacked near the school by a man on Wednesday morning, Japanese Consul-General in Guangzhou Yoshiko Kijima said.저자 時事通信社

Subway operator Tokyo Metro Co. has said that maintenance subsidiary Metro Sharyo Co. falsified data taken during an assembly process for wheelsets, which consist of wheels and axles.저자 時事通信社

The Vatican said Wednesday that Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo will be awarded this year's Ratzinger Prize, which honors scholars and artists with notable achievements.저자 時事通信社

The Japanese government has said that it will launch talks with the United Arab Emirates to conclude an economic partnership agreement for free trade.저자 時事通信社

Lawson Inc. and its owners, major trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and telecomuniations carrier KDDI Corp., said Wednesday that they will open "future" convenience stores utilizing digital technology in Tokyo next spring.저자 時事通信社