Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that it will introduce SeaGuardian large drones for the warning and surveillance activities of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.Από τον 時事通信社

Former Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito is certain to be re-elected in a vote on Sunday after he was effectively ousted from the post over his alleged power harassment.Από τον 時事通信社

The United States plans to set up space forces in Japan next month, Japanese Defense Ministry officials said Sunday.Από τον 時事通信社

The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and Australia said Sunday that the three countries will set up a new consultative body to expand trilateral operational coordination.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese police are boosting support for people who have applied for "dark" part-time jobs but wish to quit them.Από τον 時事通信社

Hirofumi Yoshimura, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, and three others on Sunday filed their candidacies for the Dec. 1 leadership election for the opposition party.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan and Ukraine have signed an information security agreement to share classified information, the Japanese government said Sunday.Από τον 時事通信社

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining and strengthening the free trade system amid growing concerns over the spread of protectionism.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday shared grave concerns about expanding military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he will not meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during his ongoing overseas trip.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, agreed to strengthen security intelligence sharing between the two countries during a meeting in Kyiv on Saturday.Από τον 時事通信社

Many people visited the residence of the late Japanese Princess Yuriko at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Saturday to sign the book of condolences.Από τον 時事通信社

The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Friday to establish a joint secretariat to expand security cooperation among the three countries.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, achieved its initial goal on the first day Friday of its crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising money to cover costs for travel to Oslo for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed that the two countries will continue to cooperate in deepening their alliance in an effort to counter China's growing assertiveness.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday sought to strengthen a free and fair trade and investment environment to ensure the stability and growth of the Asia-Pacific region.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that nothing has been decided on whether he will meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shortly.Από τον 時事通信社

U.S. investment fund KKR said Friday that it has raised its tender offer price for Japanese software developer Fuji Soft Inc. to 9,451 yen per share, 1 yen higher than a rival offer from U.S. investment fund Bain Capital LP.Από τον 時事通信社

Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday that a reactor at its Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011.Από τον 時事通信社

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, said Friday that it has started raising money via crowdfunding to cover expenses to travel to Oslo to accept this year's Nobel Peace Prize.Από τον 時事通信社

A settlement was reached Friday at Nagoya High Court in central Japan in a damages lawsuit over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, ending a series of similar lawsuits in the country, according to the defense lawyers.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday made a condolence visit to the residence of Princess Yuriko, who died of old age earlier in the day at the age of 101.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's health ministry is considering raising the caps on out-of-pocket payments patients make to hospitals under the public health insurance system.Από τον 時事通信社

Parliamentary affairs chiefs from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Friday to start deliberations on a fiscal 2024 supplementary budget on Dec. 9.Από τον 時事通信社

The share of university students set to graduate in Japan next spring with job offers declined for the first time in four years, the labor and education ministries said Friday.Από τον 時事通信社

A Ferrari luxury car seized by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has fetched a price of 171,001,000 yen in an online public auction, Japan's National Tax Agency said Friday.Από τον 時事通信社

Policy chiefs from Japan's ruling bloc and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Friday agreed to continue talks on a proposed economic package as they failed to reach agreement.Από τον 時事通信社

Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum affirmed the importance of free trade at their meeting on Thursday, amid concerns over a possible rise in protectionism in the wake of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will hold a three-way meeting with his counterparts from the United States and Australia in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Friday said that no decision has been made on U.S. Forces Japan's reported command relocation to central Tokyo.Από τον 時事通信社

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, had made a comment that could been seen as hostile to Japan, it has been learned.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean leaders will agree on the establishment of a secretariat for the three-way cooperation when they meet in Peru on Friday, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, shared grave concerns over growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, at a meeting in Lima, Peru, on Thursday.Από τον 時事通信社

The European Medicines Agency said Thursday that its committee evaluating medical products has recommended partial approval of sales of lecanemab to treat Alzheimer's disease.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the expected nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as state secretary under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, at a meeting Thursday in Lima, Peru.Από τον 時事通信社

The U.S. Treasury Department kept Japan on its monitoring list over currency practices in a report released on Thursday, warning against unnecessary foreign exchange market interventions.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's gross domestic product in July-September grew 0.2pctfrom the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 0.9pctat an annualized rate, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Friday.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Princess Yuriko has passed away, it was learned Friday. She was 101.Από τον 時事通信社

Five major Japanese banking groups saw their combined consolidated net profits soar 40.1pctfrom a year before to 2,796.5 billion yen in the fiscal first half ended in September as the Bank of Japan's interest rate increase helped improve lending margins.Από τον 時事通信社

More than 70pctof Japan's regional banks and banking groups posted net profit growth for April-September, reflecting higher interest income thanks in part to the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike, according to their latest earnings reports released by Thursday.Από τον 時事通信社

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Rakuten Group Inc. said Thursday that they will jointly issue a new credit card on Dec. 3.Από τον 時事通信社

A guilty sentence was finalized Thursday for a former leader of a group supporting former Korean "comfort women," who provided sex to Japanese troops before and during World War II.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed on Thursday to launch full-scale talks on tax reform, including a review of the 1.03-million-yen annual income threshold for income tax, next week.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan's Environment Ministry and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday concluded a memorandum of understanding to support the reconstruction of Ukraine with a focus on decarbonization in urban development.Από τον 時事通信社

A U.N. General Assembly committee unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution jointly introduced by Japan and Brazil to strengthen volunteer activities.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Peru and Brazil on Thursday to attend international conferences and hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Από τον 時事通信社

Human error was behind an accident involving a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft on Yonaguni, a remote island in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, in October, the GSDF said Thursday.Από τον 時事通信社

Two Osprey transport aircraft of the U.S. military landed at Amami Airport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Thursday morning, without giving advance notification.Από τον 時事通信社

Japanese administrative reform minister Masaaki Taira expressed willingness Thursday to adopt steps U.S. business mogul Elon Musk would take to boost government efficiency after Donald Trump returns to the White House.Από τον 時事通信社

Japan should establish a forum to discuss the system of capital punishment, including its possible abolition, as the death penalty has many flaws, a panel including former law enforcement leaders has said.Από τον 時事通信社