Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Tuesday that he will seek advice from the Legislative Council on the idea of revising the companies law to fully allow businesses to hold online-only shareholders' meetings.時事通信社

Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and food products in 2024 hit a record high for the 12th consecutive year, agriculture ministry data showed Tuesday.時事通信社

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings Inc., sought the resignation of Hisashi Hieda, executive managing adviser of the Japanese firm, in a letter dated Monday.時事通信社

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25pcttariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada has sent shock waves through Japanese automakers operating in the two U.S. neighbors.時事通信社

Japan's Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, or JA Zenchu, plans to suspend the use of a newly developed information system due to huge costs, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社

A former accountant for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has told the secretariat of the House of Representatives that he will not appear before the lower parliamentary chamber for unsworn testimony over the party's slush funds scandal, LDP officials said Monday.時事通信社

An artificial intelligence-based chatbot will start answering questions from Buddhist viewpoints in English in Bhutan, its developers including a Kyoto University professor said Monday.時事通信社

Work to rescue a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, has been hampered by water flowing into the affected area.時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his government will decide the timing of a planned increase in the minimum taxable income at the same time as measures to secure funds to cover the change.時事通信社

Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday reported 10pctfalls in the populations of Wajima and Suzu over the year from the Noto Peninsula earthquake that struck the central Japan prefecture Jan. 1, 2024.時事通信社

UFO fans are increasingly active in Japan, where lawmakers have called for official investigations and UFO events have attracted many visitors.時事通信社

U.S. investment fund KKR is considering investing in Seven & i Holdings Co. as part of a plan by the founding family of the Japanese retailer to acquire Seven & i, people familiar with the matter said Monday.時事通信社

The Japanese government is considering having residents in the Gaza Strip come to Japan for medical treatment and education, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday.時事通信社

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday that it has agreed with U.S. artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI to establish a joint venture to develop and sell advanced AI to corporate clients.時事通信社

Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University, was served a fresh arrest warrant Monday over fraudulent payments of consulting fees by the university, according to investigative sources.時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he plans to discuss with U.S. President Donald Trump about the rule of law at their upcoming summit.時事通信社

Sumitomo Chemical Co. will appoint Nobuaki Mito, the chemical firm's senior managing executive officer, as its next president, it was learned Monday.時事通信社

The Bank of Japan discussed worries raised by some policymakers about a possible upward deviation of prices at its latest monetary policy meeting Jan. 23-24, the BOJ said Monday.時事通信社

People laid flowers Monday at Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to pray for those who died after contracting COVID-19 in the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which arrived at the port five years ago.時事通信社

Japan's industry ministry and the Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, said Sunday that they have launched a consultation service for Japanese companies over additional U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.時事通信社

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite for the Japanese version of the U.S. Global Positioning System.時事通信社

Conservative lawmakers in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are growing increasingly frustrated with the diplomatic stance of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration toward China.時事通信社

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major countries issued a joint statement Saturday condemning the offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and urging them to withdraw from all areas under their control.時事通信社

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to present a "full package" of revisions to the government's fiscal 2025 budget bill in mid-February, a CDP lawmaker said in a televised debate on Sunday.時事通信社

Police in Kagoshima Prefecture have arrested an 18-year-old male high school student for allegedly murdering a 55-year-old nursery teacher on Tokunoshima Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture last November.時事通信社

Secondhand shop operators in Japan are focusing on developing channels to procure luxury and other branded goods as demand from foreign visitors surges amid the yen's historic weakness.時事通信社

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to report on its reception of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize at the award ceremony in Norway in December.時事通信社

A slope was completed Saturday for using heavy machinery in the search for a male truck driver trapped in a sinkhole that appeared Tuesday in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.時事通信社

A memorial event for the 183 victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, was held on Saturday ahead of the 83rd anniversary of the tragedy.時事通信社

Japan's real gross domestic product is estimated to grow 0.3pctquarter on quarter in October-December 2024, for an annualized increase of 1.1 pct, according to the average estimate by 10 private think tanks.時事通信社

Heavy snow is expected to fall mainly along the mountains in central and eastern Japan from Sunday to Monday, as a low-pressure system moves eastward around the southern coast of Japan's Honshu main island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday.時事通信社

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington next week.時事通信社

The U.S. government said Friday that it has approved a sale of SM-6 interceptor missiles to Japan for about 900 million dollars and notified Congress of the decision.時事通信社

Japan will tighten rules on exports of dual-use technologies in response to a growing risk of products being used for military purposes, the government said Friday.時事通信社

Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday held a meeting of its task force to respond to a series of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.時事通信社

Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid intense procurement competition for the staple food.時事通信社

A labor-management forum meeting hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, was held in Tokyo on Friday to effectively kick off this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations, whose focus is on whether the previous year's strong pay hike momentum seen among large firms will spread to smaller businesses.…

The first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to take place in Washington on Feb. 7, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社

Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to the country, the government said Friday.時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concerns over a House of Representatives committee's decision to summon a former Liberal Democratic Party accountant convicted over a slush funds scandal for unsworn testimony.時事通信社

Overseas assets held by wealthy residents in Japan in 2023 rose 13.4pctfrom the previous year to 6,489.7 billion yen, hitting a record high, data compiled by the National Tax Agency showed Friday.時事通信社

Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga on Friday expressed a wish to get a conclusion on measures to address a decrease in Imperial Family members during the current parliamentary session ending in June.時事通信社

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, on Thursday suggested that Japan's defense buildup could lead to an escalation of tension between Japan and China.時事通信社

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Friday that the Japan-U.S. security treaty covers the Senkaku Islands in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.時事通信社

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. will unveil an outline of their business integration around mid-February, informed sources said Friday.時事通信社

Japan decided at a cabinet meeting Friday to raise residency application fees for foreigners following higher prices and personnel costs, starting April 1.時事通信社

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their second daughter, Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibition in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Friday.時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will ask U.S. President Donald Trump for cooperation to resolve the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals during a proposed summit.時事通信社

The number of food items whose prices are set to be raised in February is up 1.8pctfrom a year before at 1,656, a survey by Japanese corporate research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.時事通信社

The average ratio of effective job openings to job seekers in Japan in 2024 declined from the previous year for the first time in three years as businesses suffering from higher material costs curbed hiring, labor ministry data showed Friday.時事通信社