Ishikawa Prefecture has seen an increase in applications for publicly funded demolition of houses damaged by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake that hit the central Japan prefecture.Por 時事通信社

The first face-to-face summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held Friday highlighted Trump's consideration for his country's ally.Por 時事通信社

Takuya Yokota, who heads a group of families of Japanese abductees to North Korea, on Saturday expressed relief over the outcome of the Japan-U.S. summit held the previous day.Por 時事通信社

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane expressed deep regret Friday over U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order authorizing sanctions on ICC staff.Por 時事通信社

Japan will increase annual corporate investments in the United States to 1 trillion dollars, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told U.S. President Donald Trump in their first face-to-face summit Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump warned China over its behavior related to Taiwan in a joint statement released after their meeting Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Friday that it will acquire Banner Life Insurance Co. for about 352.2 billion yen while investing about 130 billion yen for a 5pctequity stake in the U.S. firm's parent, Britain's Legal & General Group PLC.Por 時事通信社

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. said Friday that it will sell subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. to U.S. investment firm Bain Capital LP. for about 510 billion yen.Por 時事通信社

Japan's Norinchukin Bank said Friday that it suffered a consolidated net loss of 1,414.5 billion yen in April-December 2024, widening from the April-September loss of 893.9 billion yen, as it continued to sell U.S. and European government bonds with latent losses.Por 時事通信社

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd., headquartered in Australia, said Friday that it will close 205 unprofitable outlets worldwide, including 172 in Japan.Por 時事通信社

An executive of Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. contacted senior officials from Japan's Nissan Motor Co., during a visit to Japan in January, a local news agency reported Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that its investment returns totaled 10,703.2 billion yen in October-December last year against the backdrop of higher stock prices at home and abroad and the yen's depreciation.Por 時事通信社

Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 1.4 points in December 2024, underpinned by strong exports, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda on Friday slammed the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for refusing to send representatives to a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government-affiliated National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. semiconductor giant Intel Corp. to collaborate on the research and development of next-generation quantum computing technology.Por 時事通信社

Japan's transport ministry said Friday that it will launch priority lanes for autonomous vehicles on a roughly 100-kilometer section of the Shin-Tomei Expressway on March 3 to conduct test runs of self-driving trucks.Por 時事通信社

Japan's Seven Bank has introduced a service allowing its account holders to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition technology at 26,000 automated teller machines across the country.Por 時事通信社

Japan and the United States are coordinating to release a joint statement vowing to create a golden age of bilateral relations, as their current leaders hold their first summit at the White House on Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a video message at a national rally held in Tokyo Friday, said it is "really regrettable" that the country's territorial row with Russia over four northwestern Pacific islands remains unresolved 80 years after the end of World War II.Por 時事通信社

Average monthly household spending in Japan in 2024 fell 1.1pctfrom the previous year in inflation-adjusted real terms, declining for the second consecutive year, government data showed Friday.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill for expanding aid to slash or fully eliminate the cost of university tuition for families with three or more dependent children.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday that he will ask the Legislative Council to review the retrial system for criminal cases in which guilty verdicts became the final judgment.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft legislation to raise in stages the so-called adjustment allowances for public school teachers to 10pctof base salaries from the current 4 pct.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government, at a cabinet meeting Friday, adopted a bill to introduce active cyberdefense, or pre-emptive action against cyberattacks.Por 時事通信社

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that Japan should secure funds for a proposal to hike the income tax threshold through increased revenue or spending cuts.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government Friday adopted legislation that will enable government investment in Rapidus Corp., which aims to start mass production of next-generation semiconductors.Por 時事通信社

U.S. Sen. William Hagerty said Thursday that the strengthening of Japan's defense capabilities is expected to be key topic of discussions at Friday's Japan-U.S. summit meeting.Por 時事通信社

A federal district court in California on Thursday sentenced Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, to four years and nine months in prison, marking a major milestone in a high-profile illegal money transfer case embroiling the Major League Baseball superstar.…

Heavy snow continued to fall in some parts of Japan on Thursday due to the strongest cold air mass of the season, especially in the Tohoku northeastern region and the central prefecture of Niigata, leaving one person dead and four people seriously injured.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government decided Thursday not to appeal a court ruling against the Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a controversial state land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen.Por 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp. Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori said Thursday that the Japanese company is approaching U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in various ways on its plan to acquire United States Steel Corp.Por 時事通信社

A high court branch in western Japan ruled on Thursday that last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a meeting with visiting Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, welcoming the signing of an investment agreement between the two countries earlier in the day.Por 時事通信社

A man charged with throwing an explosive at then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April 2023 told a court hearing Thursday that he wanted to draw attention to his lawsuit against the government over election eligibility.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government Thursday presented to an experts panel a plan to allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services under the country's specified skilled worker program as part of efforts to alleviate severe labor shortages.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for the United States on Thursday afternoon to hold his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.Por 時事通信社

Japanese rice fish detect ultraviolet rays from sunlight directly with the pituitary gland and turn their bodies black for protection, a Japanese team has found.Por 時事通信社

Tokyo police have arrested a former employee of Nomura Securities Co. on suspicion of defrauding a client of 10 million yen with a fake investment offer, it was learned Thursday.Por 時事通信社

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida is believed to have informed Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe on Thursday of his intention to call off talks on proposed business integration between their companies.Por 時事通信社

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, said Wednesday that cooperation in the development of liquefied natural gas in the northwestern U.S. state may be discussed when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks Friday.Por 時事通信社

The Bank of Japan needs to raise its policy interest rate to around 1pctduring fiscal 2025 through March 2026, BOJ policymaker Naoki Tamura said Thursday.Por 時事通信社

An official vehicle for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had a minor collision with a security vehicle at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo just after 7:50 a.m. Thursday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese lawmakers have submitted to the House of Councillors a bill to establish rules on so-called specified assisted reproductive technology, or fertility treatments that use sperm and eggs donated by third persons.Por 時事通信社

A recent National Police Agency survey has shown that 76.6pctof the respondents feel that Japan has become less safe over the past 10 years.Por 時事通信社

The number of criminal offenses recognized by police in Japan in 2024 rose 4.9pctfrom the previous year to 737,679, up for the third straight year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.Por 時事通信社

An object that appears to be the cab of a truck trapped in a road sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has been found inside an underground sewer pipe downstream from the site.Por 時事通信社

David McCall, president of the United Steelworkers, or USW, union, has filed a motion with a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp., the USW said Wednesday.Por 時事通信社

The right wing of a taxing Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines jet at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the U.S. state of Washington on Wednesday, the airport and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.Por 時事通信社

The Ski Association of Japan is focusing on developing star athletes as it aims for the Winter Olympics to be held in Japan in 2038 or later, its head, Masahiko Harada, said in a recent interview.Por 時事通信社

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to develop and produce electric vehicles and batteries in a carbon neutrality partnership with the Chinese city.Por 時事通信社