Japan plans to map out a strategy within 2025 to boost defense equipment exports by enhancing the international competitiveness of its defense industry.Από τον 時事通信社

Disposal of used solar panels is expected to be a big problem in Japan in the coming decade after solar power generation spread rapidly following a huge nuclear disaster in 2011.Από τον 時事通信社

Gambling addiction through online casinos is becoming a serious problem in Japan, particularly after the COVID-19 crisis began in 2020.Από τον 時事通信社

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Saturday rejected the idea of forming a grand coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japanese government will begin a program this year to strengthen law enforcement efforts by the Ukrainian government to eradicate corruption.Από τον 時事通信社

Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Britain's Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person in September last year, has died in western Japan, health ministry and other officials said Saturday. She was 116.Από τον 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp. plans to take legal action against the U.S. government after U.S. President Joe Biden decided to block the company's acquisition of United States Steel Corp.Από τον 時事通信社

Six Japanese automakers Friday reported rises in U.S. new vehicle sales in 2024, sending their total to 5.88 million units, up 6.3pctfrom the previous year.Από τον 時事通信社

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked the proposed sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.Από τον 時事通信社

The biggest challenge for Japan's foreign policy this year is to stabilize relations with the United States, where Donald Trump is expected to make drastic policy changes under his "America first" agenda when he returns to the White House.Από τον 時事通信社

Shigeko Sasamori, one of Japanese women who received surgery in the United States after being exposed to an atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945, died at her home in Marina del Rey, California, on Dec. 15, The New York Times reported in its Thursday edition. She was 92.Από τον 時事通信社

U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to block the proposed sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., The Washington Post reported Thursday.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japan Transport Safety Board, which last month released an interim report on a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that occurred on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport a year ago, will continue its analysis and compile a final report that includes measures to prevent any recurrence of simila…

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Mitsuye Endo, a Japanese-American who won a Supreme Court case over her incarceration during World War II.Από τον 時事通信社

The U.S. government said Thursday that it has approved the sale of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of 3.64 billion dollars.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japanese semiconductor industry, which once dominated the world, is poised to make a comeback at a time when the importance of chips is increasing significantly with the spread of generative artificial intelligence and growing geopolitical risks.Από τον 時事通信社

This year could be a turning point in the family law system in Japan. Calls for introducing a dual surname option for spouses have been growing among politicians, even members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula a year ago.Από τον 時事通信社

Some major department stores in Tokyo opened Thursday for the first sales of 2025 as they focus on relatively inexpensive goods in an effort to lure budget-conscious shoppers amid higher prices.Από τον 時事通信社

One of the two Japanese who were taken to hospital after being seriously injured in a fire in Bangkok late last year died, officials of the Japanese Embassy in the Thai capital said Wednesday.Από τον 時事通信社

The strategic partnership agreement ()削除 between Japan and the European Union took effect on Wednesday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in a radio program aired Wednesday that "there will likely be an option to form a grand coalition" as a way to break the deadlock in the handling of his minority government.Από τον 時事通信社

People on Wednesday renewed their commitment to revive the Noto Peninsula as they offered prayers for the victims of a massive earthquake that rocked the central Japan region exactly a year ago.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., which aims to acquire United States Steel Corp., has proposed giving the U.S. government a veto over any reduction in U.S. Steel's domestic production capacity, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako received New Year's greetings from other Imperial Family members and the country's leaders, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.Από τον 時事通信社

A growing number of local governments in Japan are using a smartphone app to help visually impaired residents access critical information in the event of a natural disaster.Από τον 時事通信社

A bumpy road is expected to continue this year for the minority government of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to revitalize the country in a New Year's message issued Wednesday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year's thoughts released through the Imperial Household Agency on Wednesday, expressed hope for world peace as the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa that has left more than 500 people dead.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday.Από τον 時事通信社

Preparations to welcome the New Year were underway Tuesday in municipalities in central Japan's Noto Peninsula damaged by a massive earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024.Από τον 時事通信社

A glitch made it difficult for Mizuho Bank customers to access its online banking services temporarily Tuesday, the major Japanese lender announced.Από τον 時事通信社

Twenty U.S. Major League Baseball teams have expressed hopes to interview Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who aims to play in the United States using the posting system, his agent, Joel Wolfe, told reporters online Monday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese composer Toru Fuyuki, known for works including the theme song for "Ultraseven," a popular science-fiction television series in the 1960s, died of aspiration pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 89Από τον 時事通信社

A 49-year-old woman in eastern Japan has been arrested for allegedly killing her son, 9, who was found dead along with two other children of the suspect.Από τον 時事通信社

The massive earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on Jan. 1 and the record-breaking downpours that hit the same region in late September have left local children emotionally scarred, with some still in poor health due in part to the widening gap in living conditions caused by the double disasters.…

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda to own a majority stake in a holding company the two Japanese automakers plan set up in summer 2026 for their business integration, it has been learned.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's political parties are groping for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, wondering how they can have their content go viral and how they can prevent themselves from leaning toward populism.…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to skip a visit to the United States in January, Japanese government sources said Monday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's Resona Bank may have been hit by a so-called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack, in which perpetrators overload traffic by sending enormous amounts of data, it was learned Monday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese companies and other organizations are rushing to develop technologies to counter fake information that spreads on the internet during natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.Από τον 時事通信社

High school students in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, are actively involved in reconstruction efforts following the Noto Peninsula earthquake in early 2024.Από τον 時事通信社

Tokyo stocks lost ground on Monday, the final market day of 2024, but the benchmark Nikkei 225 average finished at its best year-end level ever.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mourned Sunday's death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a statement released Monday.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers, or JAM, does not rule out the possibility of member unions going on strike in the 2025 "shunto" spring wage negotiations, the JAM leader has said.Από τον 時事通信社

While bookstores are increasingly closing in Japan due to the expansion of online shopping, some have started to work with libraries for survival.Από τον 時事通信社

The role of the Group of Seven major powers including Japan is increasing as the international community is growingly divided amid rising geopolitical tensions, a Japanese official has said.Από τον 時事通信社

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the town of Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, the prefectural government said Sunday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has revealed on social media that his wife, Mamiko, is pregnant with their first child.Από τον 時事通信社