きらやか銀行の看板業績が悪化した第二地方銀行のきらやか銀行を傘下に持つじもとホールディングスが事実上、国の管理下に入ることが２０日、分かった。 Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc., which has ailing regional lender Kirayaka Bank under its wing, will come under the effective control of the Japanese government, informed sources said Monday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi held talks with Anhui Governor Wang Qingxian on Monday during his visit to the eastern China province.Por 時事通信社

ケンタッキーフライドチキンの看板米投資ファンドのカーライル・グループは２０日、ファストフード「ケンタッキーフライドチキン」を運営する日本ＫＦＣホールディングスを買収すると発表した。 U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group said Monday that it will acquire KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.Por 時事通信社

U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group said Monday that it will acquire KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.Por 時事通信社

【図解】大手企業の賃上げ回答額と賃上げ率の推移経団連は２０日、大手企業の２０２４年春闘の回答・妥結状況を公表した。 Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58 pct, or 19,480 yen, on average in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage talks, the first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Monday.Por 時事通信社

２０日、中国安徽省合肥市で、王清憲省長と会談する金杉憲治・駐中国大使【合肥時事】金杉憲治・駐中国大使は２０日、訪問先の安徽省合肥市で、同省の王清憲省長と会談した。 Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi held talks with Anhui Governor Wang Qingxian on Monday during his visit to the eastern China province.Por 時事通信社

Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58 pct, or 19,480 yen, on average in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management wage talks, the first tally by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Monday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc., which has ailing regional lender Kirayaka Bank under its wing, will come under the effective control of the Japanese government, informed sources said Monday.Por 時事通信社

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his planned visit to Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government's top spokesman on Monday congratulated Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on his presidential inauguration and expressed hope that Japan-Taiwan friendship will deepen further.Por 時事通信社

記者会見する林芳正官房長官、２０日午前、首相官邸林芳正官房長官は２０日の記者会見で、同日から４日間の日程で予定されていたサウジアラビアのムハンマド皇太子の来日延期を発表した。 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his planned visit to Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday.Por 時事通信社

林芳正官房長官は２０日の記者会見で、台湾の頼清徳新総統の就任に祝意を示し、「日台の友情のさらなる深まりを期待している」と述べた。 The Japanese government's top spokesman on Monday congratulated Taiwan's new leader Lai Ching-te on his presidential inauguration and expressed hope that Japan-Taiwan friendship will deepen further.Por 時事通信社

Trade ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ended a two-day meeting in Peru on Saturday by adopting a joint statement for the first time in three years.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Sunday withdrew a possibly inappropriate remark against women that she made during a campaign speech related to a gubernatorial election.Por 時事通信社

静岡県知事選での発言を撤回する上川陽子外相、１９日午前、静岡市自民党の上川陽子外相が静岡県知事選の自民推薦候補の応援演説で「この方を私たち女性がうまずして何が女性か」と発言し、上川氏は１９日、「女性パワーで未来を変えるという私の真意と違う形で受け止められる可能性がある」として発言を撤回した。 Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Sunday withdrew a possibly inappropriate remark against women that she made during a campaign speech related to a gubernatorial election.…

Japanese industry minister Ken Saito on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors.Por 時事通信社

China's Commerce Ministry said Sunday that it has launched antidumping probes into some chemical products from Japan, the United States, the European Union and Taiwan.Por 時事通信社

ラピダスの半導体工場の建設現場、１９日、北海道千歳市斎藤健経済産業相は１９日、北海道千歳市を訪れ、次世代半導体の国産を目指すラピダスの工場建設現場を視察した。 Japanese industry minister Ken Saito on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors.Por 時事通信社

中国商務省、２０１９年１月、北京【北京時事】中国商務省は１９日、日本、米国、欧州連合、台湾から輸入する一部化学製品に対する反ダンピング調査に着手したと発表した。 China's Commerce Ministry said Sunday that it has launched antidumping probes into some chemical products from Japan, the United States, the European Union and Taiwan.Por 時事通信社

農林中央金庫が１兆２０００億円規模の資本増強を検討していることが１９日、分かった。 Norinchukin Bank is considering boosting its capital by about 1.2 trillion yen, it was learned Sunday.Por 時事通信社

【ワシントン時事】日米中ロなど２１カ国・地域が参加するアジア太平洋経済協力会議貿易相会合は１８日、ペルー・アレキパで２日間の日程を終え、閉幕した。 Trade ministers from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ended a two-day meeting in Peru on Saturday by adopting a joint statement for the first time in three years.Por 時事通信社

Norinchukin Bank is considering boosting its capital by about 1.2 trillion yen, it was learned Sunday.Por 時事通信社

Major Japanese paper producer Hokuetsu Corp. and peer Daio Paper Corp. have opted to forge a strategic business tie-up.Por 時事通信社

【図解】那須２遺体事件の容疑者らの関係性栃木県那須町の河川敷で会社役員夫妻の遺体が見つかった事件で、警視庁と栃木県警の合同捜査本部は１９日、殺人容疑で職業不詳佐々木光容疑者、死体損壊容疑で逮捕、を再逮捕した。 Japanese police on Sunday served a fresh arrest warrant to Hikaru Sasaki, one of the six people held over the case of the bodies of a Tokyo man and his wife being found in April, on suspicion of murdering the couple.…

Japanese police on Sunday served a fresh arrest warrant to Hikaru Sasaki, one of the six people held over the case of the bodies of a Tokyo man and his wife being found in April, on suspicion of murdering the couple.Por 時事通信社

The U.S. Department of State plans to deploy an officer who will monitor problematic behavior of China and consider countermeasures at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from July, an official of the department said Saturday.Por 時事通信社

Japan Railways Group companies are expanding cargo transportation services using Shinkansen bullet trains.Por 時事通信社

The road to a nuclear-free world is becoming rockier a year after leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies adopted a landmark document on nuclear disarmament.Por 時事通信社

A private-sector survey has found that 63.9pctof Japanese companies are seeing negative profit impacts from the recent weakness of the yen.Por 時事通信社

【ワシントン時事】米国務省当局者は１８日、中国の問題行動を監視・追跡し、対処策を検討する「中国担当官」を７月から在日米大使館に配置すると明らかにした。 The U.S. Department of State plans to deploy an officer who will monitor problematic behavior of China and consider countermeasures at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo from July, an official of the department said Saturday.Por 時事通信社

【図解】北越コーポレーションと大王製紙との関係性製紙大手の北越コーポレーションと大王製紙が戦略的業務提携に踏み切った。 Major Japanese paper producer Hokuetsu Corp. and peer Daio Paper Corp. have opted to forge a strategic business tie-up.Por 時事通信社

平和記念公園で原爆死没者慰霊碑への献花を終え、記念撮影に納まるトルドー加首相、マクロン仏大統領、岸田文雄首相、バイデン米大統領、ショルツ独首相、２０２３年５月１９日、広島市中区核軍縮に焦点を当てた先進７カ国首脳による初の共同文書「広島ビジョン」が広島サミットで発表されてから１９日で１年。 The road to a nuclear-free world is becoming rockier a year after leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies adopted a landmark document on nuclear disarmament.…

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in a recently published memoir, criticized the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Por 時事通信社

韓国の文在寅前大統領、２０２２年５月、ソウル【ソウル時事】韓国の文在寅前大統領は１８日までに出版した回顧録で、北朝鮮のミサイル発射が相次ぐなどして朝鮮半島の緊張が高まった２０１７年に日本の安倍晋三首相が「不安をあおる態度を見せた」として、厳しく批判した。 Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in a recently published memoir, criticized the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Por 時事通信社

A peace march was held in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Saturday, to mark the 52nd anniversary of its return to Japan from post-World War II U.S. occupation.Por 時事通信社

The city of Los Angeles has designated May 17 as "Shohei Ohtani Day," in honor of the Major League Baseball superstar.Por 時事通信社

「５・１５平和行進」に参加する人々、１８日、沖縄県宜野湾市本土復帰から５２年を迎えた沖縄県で１８日、復帰を記念する「５・１５平和行進」が米軍普天間飛行場周辺で行われた。 A peace march was held in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Saturday, to mark the 52nd anniversary of its return to Japan from post-World War II U.S. occupation.Por 時事通信社

North Korea test-fired tactical ballistic missiles with a new autonomous navigation system into the Sea of Japan on Friday, the reclusive country's state media said Saturday.Por 時事通信社

James Auer, a former U.S. Department of Defense official for Japan affairs, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday at the age of 82, informed sources said.Por 時事通信社

ジェームズ・アワー元米国防総省日本部長、２００７年１１月、東京【ワシントン時事】米国防総省日本部長などを務めたジェームズ・アワー氏が１６日、南部テネシー州ナッシュビルで死去した。 James Auer, a former U.S. Department of Defense official for Japan affairs, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday at the age of 82, informed sources said.Por 時事通信社

ロサンゼルス市庁舎で認定証を授与されたドジャースの大谷、１７日【ロサンゼルス時事】米大リーグのドジャースが本拠地を置くロサンゼルス市が、球団に所属する大谷翔平選手の背番号「１７」にちなんで５月１７日を「大谷翔平の日」と制定した。 The city of Los Angeles has designated May 17 as "Shohei Ohtani Day," in honor of the Major League Baseball superstar.Por 時事通信社

１７日、戦術弾道ミサイルの試射を視察する金正恩朝鮮労働党総書記、撮影場所不明【ソウル時事】朝鮮中央通信は１８日、北朝鮮が１７日に日本海で「新たな誘導システム」を導入した戦術弾道ミサイルの試験発射を行ったと報じた。 North Korea test-fired tactical ballistic missiles with a new autonomous navigation system into the Sea of Japan on Friday, the reclusive country's state media said Saturday.Por 時事通信社

新幹線から荷降ろしされる特産品、１７日午後、ＪＲ東京駅新幹線による荷物輸送が拡大している。 Japan Railways Group companies are expanding cargo transportation services using Shinkansen bullet trains.Por 時事通信社

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Friday visited Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's westernmost island near Taiwan, in an apparent bid to keep China's growing military pressure in check.Por 時事通信社

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Friday enacted a bill to promote the use of hydrogen energy for a carbon-free society.Por 時事通信社

１７日、沖縄県・与那国島を訪れ漁業関係者らと話すエマニュエル駐日米大使エマニュエル駐日米大使は１７日、日本最西端の沖縄県・与那国島を訪れた。 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Friday visited Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's westernmost island near Taiwan, in an apparent bid to keep China's growing military pressure in check.Por 時事通信社

Nozomi bullet trains on Japan's Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines will be operated with all-reserved seating from Aug. 9 to 18, their operators said Friday.Por 時事通信社

記者会見する衆参正副議長。 Japan's political parties will aim to compile a plan on securing a sufficient number of Imperial Family members during the ongoing session of parliament, House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted a bill to the House of Representatives on Friday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of its "slush fund" scandal.Por 時事通信社

Japan's political parties will aim to compile a plan on securing a sufficient number of Imperial Family members during the ongoing session of parliament, House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga said Friday.Por 時事通信社