An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on early Monday morning.Por 時事通信社

The Japan Sport Council said Monday it has selected a consortium headed by mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. as a preferred bidder for the proposed private sector-led operation of the Japan National Stadium.Por 時事通信社

A bill to revise the political funds control law submitted by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday.Por 時事通信社

Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume, along with an economic mission he leads, will visit Japan from June 10 to 13, the Japanese government said Monday.Por 時事通信社

Major retailer Aeon Co. on Monday launched a sale in time with the Japanese government's fixed-amount tax cuts of 40,000 yen per person that started this month.Por 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp.'s planned buyout of United States Steel Corp. will not affect U.S. national security, Takahiro Mori, vice chairman of the Japanese company, said in a recent interview.Por 時事通信社

Yuka Saso became the first Japanese golfer to clinch two major championship titles when she sealed her victory in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese, U.S. and South Korean defense ministers agreed at a meeting in Singapore on Sunday to conduct the three countries' new Freedom Edge defense exercise for the first time this summer.Por 時事通信社

The total number of visitors to the Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum in northeastern Japan, which is designed to share lessons learned from the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami, reached one million on Sunday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had talks in Singapore on Sunday and reaffirmed the two countries' plan to strengthen command and control coordination to enhance the joint operational capability of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.Por 時事通信社

Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Sunday called for fully opening up the ride-hailing market, including allowing information technology firms to operate ride-hailing services.Por 時事通信社

More than 100 businesses have decided to close in four municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, since they were hit hard by the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, according to local chambers of commerce and industry.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, on Sunday that Japan will continue to support Ukraine amid Russia's prolonged invasion.Por 時事通信社

An unprecedented orange juice crisis is hitting consumers in Japan due to supply shortages caused by natural disasters and a fruit tree disease in orange-producing countries.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his South Korean counterpart, Shin Won-sik, agreed Saturday on measures to prevent a recurrence of an incident in 2018 in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar toward a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane.Por 時事通信社

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Saturday that he has made a "painful decision" to cancel his plan to become the first non-astronaut individual to orbit the moon.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara showed a sense of crisis over the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, in his speech at the Asia Security Summit, also known as Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on Saturday.Por 時事通信社

The western Japan city of Kyoto on Saturday launched an express bus service connecting Kyoto Station with major tourist destinations in the city.Por 時事通信社

An internal investigation team at Nippon Television Network Corp., or Nippon TV, has drawn up a report on the "Sexy Tanaka-san" drama series that aired from October to December last year, following the apparent suicide in January of Hinako Ashihara, the creator of the title's original manga series.Por 時事通信社

Major companies in Japan started job interview sessions Saturday for university students who are expected to graduate in spring 2025.Por 時事通信社

Senior Japanese, U.S. and South Korean diplomats met near Washington on Friday and issued a joint statement criticizing North Korea's recent missile and satellite launches.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, met in Singapore on Saturday and agreed that their countries' defense authorities will continue dialogue, including on the stable management of a bilateral hotline established last year.Por 時事通信社

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin said Friday that about 48.2 billion yen's worth of bitcoin has been stolen out of its wallet.Por 時事通信社

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on street drinking around Shibuya Station to year-round from limited seasons such as Halloween, ward officials said.Por 時事通信社

Nissan Motor Co. will set up a reform promotion office in June following a Japan Fair Trade Commission recommendation in March over violations of the subcontract law, President and CEO Makoto Uchida said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's industry ministry suggested Friday it is considering guaranteeing private loans to Rapidus Corp. to help the Japanese chipmaker mass-produce next-generation semiconductors at home.Por 時事通信社

A Japanese government regulatory reform panel on Friday called for working out the details of a legal system by the end of this year to allow technology firms and others to offer ride-hailing services.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government will allocate 52 billion yen in special tax grants to a fund Ishikawa Prefecture will set up for reconstruction after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that the threshold for the disclosure of information on those who purchase political fundraising party tickets will be lowered to over 50,000 yen under a bill proposed by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to revise the political funds control law.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government compiled Friday a plan to overhaul the system allowing foods to be labeled as having specific functions on health, following a string of health issues caused by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s dietary supplements containing "beni koji" red yeast rice.Por 時事通信社

Japan's Supreme Court is set to rule on June 21 whether a transgender woman can be recognized as a parent of a child she had with a female partner using sperm frozen before her transition.Por 時事通信社

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown clocked 9.99 seconds to finish second in the men's 100-meter sprint at the Diamond League in Oslo on Thursday, securing his ticket for this summer's Paris Olympics.Por 時事通信社

Japan's seasonally adjusted rate of effective job openings to seekers in April fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.26, the first drop in two months, the labor ministry said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's industrial production in April fell 0.1pctfrom the previous month, down for the first time in two months, the industry ministry said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Core consumer prices in central Tokyo in May rose 1.9pctfrom a year before, up for the 33rd straight month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.Por 時事通信社

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law that enables personal information on My Number social security and taxation identification cards to be stored in smartphones.Por 時事通信社

A Japanese government report on Friday urged the country's manufacturers with overseas operations to redouble efforts for efficiently managing their businesses, including at subsidiaries abroad.Por 時事通信社

Japan's parliament Friday enacted a bill to provide targeted support to midsize companies, including tax benefits for those conducting mergers and acquisitions.Por 時事通信社

The Japanese government adopted Friday an action plan for child-related measures, including those to shore up the low birthrate such as expanding child allowances as well as enhanced steps to reduce child poverty.Por 時事通信社

Prices are set to be raised for 614 food and beverage products in Japan in June, with processed foods and sweets especially being affected, a survey of the country's 195 major food makers by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Friday.Por 時事通信社

A former Kumamoto governor who was involved in successfully catching the eye of the world's largest contract manufacturer of semiconductor chips calls on the Japanese government to offer long-term assistance to the industry.Por 時事通信社

Japan's latest white paper on food, agriculture and rural areas, released Friday, included a new chapter dedicated to environmental matters in which the government explained measures to help mitigate environmental impacts from agricultural production.Por 時事通信社

Major Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Thursday that it has launched an open innovation program designed to create space-related businesses through collaboration between startups and major companies.Por 時事通信社

Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that they have decided on "Blue Front Shibaura" as the name of the district they are jointly redeveloping in Tokyo.Por 時事通信社

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has given up on a plan to pass its bill to revise the political funds control law through the House of Representatives by the end of this week, in the face of a hardened stance by its coalition partner, Komeito, informed sources said Thursday.Por 時事通信社

A tax cut of 40,000 yen per person, much touted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will be implemented from June, as its economic impact, including on private consumption, remains to be seen.Por 時事通信社

A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was killed Thursday when he was struck by shrapnel from a hand grenade that exploded during a drill in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.Por 時事通信社

Japan's 10 major electricity suppliers said Thursday monthly bills for average households will go up by 346 yen to 616 yen in July.Por 時事通信社

Eight railway operators based in the greater Tokyo area will replace magnetic tickets with tickets using quick response codes in stages from the end of March 2027.Por 時事通信社

The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday issued cease-and-desist orders to JTB Corp. and three other travel agencies in a bid-rigging case over a municipal project to transport COVID-19 patients.Por 時事通信社