The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has sailed in a Japanese contiguous zone between Yonaguni and Iriomote islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff said Wednesday.Oleh 時事通信社

The U.S. government will refrain from deciding whether to allow Nippon Steel Corp. to buy up United States Steel Corp. until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to local media reports Tuesday.Oleh 時事通信社

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August leaped 36.0pctfrom a year before to 2,933,000, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.Oleh 時事通信社

Japanese public prosecutors Wednesday demanded that advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. be fined 300 million yen for violating the antimonopoly law by rigging bids related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.Oleh 時事通信社

The leaders of the three AUKUS countries--the United States, Britain and Australia--said in a joint statement Tuesday that the countries will cooperate with Japan in developing maritime autonomous systems.Oleh 時事通信社

Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to have a new leader for the first time in 15 years, with its current secretary-general, Keiichi Ishii, the only person running in the party's leadership race that officially began Wednesday.Oleh 時事通信社

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday presented to the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan a plan to convene an extraordinary Diet session to elect a new prime minister on Oct. 1.Oleh 時事通信社

Japanese coast guard authorities arrested Wednesday the president of a tour boat operator over a high-profile sinking incident in 2022 that left 20 of the 26 people aboard dead and the six others missing.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in July fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan's transport ministry has imposed administrative punishment on the jet ferry subsidiary of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, for concealing a water leak on a high-speed passenger ship.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan incurred a customs-cleared trade deficit of 695.3 billion yen in August, marking the second consecutive month of red ink, a Finance Ministry preliminary report showed Wednesday.Oleh 時事通信社

A student of a Japanese school in Shenzhen in China's Guangdong Province was attacked by a man and suffered injuries Wednesday morning, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya said.Oleh 時事通信社

Sakana AI K.K., a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence development startup founded mainly by former Google researchers, has said that it received investments from 10 major Japanese companies.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan plans to host a high-level meeting Monday to kick-start negotiations for a proposed Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, aimed at prohibiting the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons.Oleh 時事通信社

Japanese heavy machinery maker Hitachi Zosen Corp. has disclosed newly found data fraud regarding the measurement of exhaust gas from its ship engines.Oleh 時事通信社

The Japanese government Tuesday provided the international community an update on the decommissioning work at the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.Oleh 時事通信社

North Korea carried out what appeared to be a ballistic missile launch twice on Wednesday morning, Japan's Defense Ministry said.Oleh 時事通信社

Suspected organizational ties between Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Unification Church are haunting the party ahead of its Sept. 27 leadership election.Oleh 時事通信社

Over 80pctof people in Japan feel that they do not mind other people using new expressions, such as "mofumofu" to mean "fluffy," a survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs showed Tuesday.Oleh 時事通信社

The average price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2023 jumped 17pctfrom a year before to 16,133 yen per 60 kilograms in August, hitting a record high for the month, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.Oleh 時事通信社

Nine candidates in the Sept. 27 leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party focused in a debate in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Tuesday on promoting the local economy as the southernmost prefecture has the lowest per-capita income in the country.Oleh 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 leadership election, will visit the United States from Monday to meet with her foreign counterparts in New York on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly session, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.…

Police arrested seven quasi-gang members on Tuesday for allegedly having a quarrel in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo in September last year and therefore obstructing business at the outlet.Oleh 時事通信社

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election is making it uncertain whether Japan's next prime minister will attend a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meetings next month.Oleh 時事通信社

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Tuesday halted trial work to remove nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 reactor at its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, due to an equipment glitch.Oleh 時事通信社

Duke Snider, a former captain at the Canadian Coast Guard, is playing a crucial role in the voyage of the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai as an "ice navigator."Oleh 時事通信社

The average land price in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4pctfrom a year earlier, up for the third consecutive year, reflecting the mild economic recovery trend in the country, the land ministry said Tuesday.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan's G.U. Co., the operator of the GU casual clothing brand, the sister brand to Uniqlo, will open its permanent outlet in New York on Thursday.Oleh 時事通信社

The Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai conducted observations in an Arctic Ocean area with sea ice for the first time this voyage on Monday local time.Oleh 時事通信社

It is necessary to promote diversity and change the mindset of employees to utilize excellent human resources effectively, Miki Oikawa, president of Japanese cosmetics maker Pola Inc., has said.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan's Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to conduct in fiscal 2025 mock cyberattack tests on the computer networks of local governments.Oleh 時事通信社

Women on average accounted for 10.9pctof all people in managerial positions at Japanese companies, Teikoku Databank Ltd. has said in a recent survey, noting that the share topped 10pctfor the first time since the statistics began in 2013.Oleh 時事通信社

A team of researchers from Japan's Waseda University and others has said that it detected human papillomavirus, or HPV, proteins from the urine of patients likely to develop cervical cancer.Oleh 時事通信社

The number of centenarians in Japan stood at 95,119 as of Sunday, hitting a record high for 54 years in a row, the health ministry said Tuesday.Oleh 時事通信社

The Japanese transport ministry will allow the use of ride-hailing services as a means of transport in times of disasters to supplement taxis that are likely to be in short supply.Oleh 時事通信社

Entry restrictions imposed from this year's summer hiking season at Mount Fuji reduced dangerous overnight attempts to scale the mountain from the Yamanashi Prefecture side by some 90pctfrom the year before.Oleh 時事通信社

A rock from Mars collected by a Japanese Antarctic research expedition is set to be exhibited at the 2025 World Exposition to be held in Osaka, western Japan, according to government sources.Oleh 時事通信社

Yoshihiro Hidaka, president of Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co., was allegedly slashed with a knife by his daughter at their home in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, around 3 a.m. Monday, suffering a minor injury.Oleh 時事通信社

Japan's Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation and a member of the International Olympic Committee, is running for the IOC presidency, the IOC said Monday.Oleh 時事通信社

Candidates in the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, in a debate on Monday, made backward-looking statements one after another on efforts to restore the country's fiscal health, which is currently at one of the worst levels in the developed world.Oleh 時事通信社

"Shogun," a drama set in feudal Japan, on Sunday won four more Emmy Awards, including one for lead actor Hiroyuki Sanada and one for lead actress Anna Sawai.Oleh 時事通信社

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that the launch of the 49th unit of the H-2A rocket from a Japanese space center, scheduled for the afternoon on the day, has been postponed due to unsuitable weather conditions.Oleh 時事通信社

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election, said on Sunday that he would be willing to use even extralegal means to rescue Japanese citizens in the event of an emergency in Taiwan if he becomes prime minister.…

Liberal Democratic Party leadership candidates Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi, popular in public opinion polls by news organizations, are struggling to widen support for them among LDP lawmakers, falling behind Shinjiro Koizumi, another popular candidate, and some others, a Jiji Press survey has revealed.…

The population of people aged 65 and over in Japan was estimated at 36.25 million as of Sunday, up by 20,000 from a year earlier and hitting a record high, the internal affairs ministry said ahead of Monday's Respect for the Aged Day.Oleh 時事通信社

About 1,300 people participated in the Tour de Tohoku 2024 on Sunday, cycling through coastal areas in northeastern Japan, including the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, that were hit by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami.Oleh 時事通信社

All four candidates in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 23 leadership election indicated in a television program on Sunday that they are willing to review the Japan-U.S. status-of-forces agreement.Oleh 時事通信社

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies has issued a statement condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Iran's export of ballistic missiles to Russia amid the Russia-Ukraine war.Oleh 時事通信社

A microsatellite built by women in Japan who had no experience in space development was launched into space last month and began operating in orbit around the Earth.Oleh 時事通信社

A system revision in Japan in October will increase out-of-pocket expenses for patients who choose original drugs with expired patents over their generic counterparts.Oleh 時事通信社