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Japan's CRA Aims to Become Constructive Opposition Party
The major Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday discussed a draft plan to revamp its image from one focused on criticizing the gover...
Japan Finance Ministry Discloses Last Set of Moritomo Papers
The Japanese Finance Ministry disclosed on Tuesday the seventh and likely final set of documents related to a document-tampering scandal linked to the...
Japan Buffering Oil Price Shock: IMF Official
Japan has been cushioning the economic shock of soaring crude oil prices with its ample oil reserves, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pier...
IMF Lowers 2026 Global Growth Forecast to 3.1 Pct
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2026 to 3.1 pct, down 0.2 percentage point from its previou...
GSDF Member Served Fresh Warrant over China Embassy Trespass
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday served a fresh arrest warrant on a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing at the Ch...
Rizap to Launch Construction Biz
Japanese gym operator Rizap Group Inc. said Tuesday that it will launch a construction business that will offer interior work for offices and beauty s...
Japan's Akazawa Told Not to Comment on Monetary Policy
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama have urged trade minister Ryosei Akazawa not to comment on monetary polic...
Takaichi, Oman Sultan Agree to Cooperate on Iran Situation
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq agreed Tuesday to cooperate to help de-escalate the situation involving Ira...
Japan Koizumi Defends GSDF Officer's National Anthem Singing
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday denied claims that the national anthem performance by a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant at a...
4.5 Pct in Japan Constantly Feel Lonely: Govt Survey
A Japanese government survey in 2025 showed Tuesday that 4.5pctof respondents in the country often or constantly feel lonely, up 0.2 percentage point...
4 China Coast Guard Ships Sail in Japanese Waters off Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on...
Liquid-Like Traces Found on National Treasure at Nara Temple
Traces of something like a liquid have been found on the "Bussokuseki" stone imprint of Buddha's feet, a Japanese national treasure at Yakushiji Templ...
Japan to Restrict Power Banks on Flights from April 24
Japan's transport ministry said Tuesday that tighter portable charger restrictions during flights will be introduced April 24, following a string of i...
Police Raid Construction Firm over Fatal Accident in Kanagawa
Police Searched offices of a construction firm and a subcontractor on Tuesday over a recent fatal accident during construction work at JFE Steel Corp....
Japan Firms Bracing for Longer-Term Oil Price Rise
Japanese companies are bracing themselves for a longer-term crude oil price surge after the United States and Iran failed to reach a deal to end their...
Japan Diet Starts Debates on Disaster Agency Bill
The Diet, Japan's parliament, at a House of Representatives plenary meeting Tuesday kicked off deliberations on a bill to establish a disaster managem...
Nissan to Equip 90 Pct of Vehicles with AI for Automated Driving
Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it plans to equip 90pctof its future vehicle models with artificial intelligence-based automated driving technology...
Annual Talks on Saury Fishing Quotas Begin in Osaka
Nine economies, including Japan, Russia and China, began their annual talks on saury fishing quotas in the North Pacific on Tuesday, with Japan seekin...
Kumamoto Castle Restoration Still Ongoing 10 Years after Quakes
Efforts to restore Kumamoto Castle, a landmark in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto that was damaged in a pair of powerful earthquakes a d...
Kumamoto Quake Victims Mourned 10 Years On
People on Tuesday paid tribute to the victims of a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck mainly Kumamoto Prefecture 10 years ago.
Fate of Japan-Linked Ships in Persian Gulf Remains Uncertain
It is becoming even more uncertain whether some 40 Japan-linked ships trapped in the Persian Gulf will be able to leave the area through the Strait of...
Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record Low in FY 2024
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2024 fell 1.9pctfrom the previous year to a record low of about 1,046 million tons in terms of carbon dioxi...
Japan Govt to Propose Modified Bill to Revise Retrial System Wed.
The Japanese government is planning to present to a ruling party meeting Wednesday a modified draft of a bill aimed at revising the country's retrial...
Police Find Body in Search for Missing Kyoto Boy
During a search for a missing boy, Kyoto prefectural police on Monday found a body that may be that of a child in the mountains in the city of Nantan...
Japan Post to Resume Some Parcels to U.S.
Japan Post Co. said Monday that it will resume accepting certain parcels addressed to the United States starting Tuesday, after suspending the service...
Japan, Pakistan Agree to Cooperate in Easing Middle East Tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, agreed Monday to work together to ease at an early date tensions...
New GSDF Offices to Promote Drone Use
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held an event Monday to mark the establishment of two new offices for promoting the use of drones and other unmanned...
Tokyo Police Arrest Ex-Child Facility Worker for Indecent Assault
Tokyo police have arrested a former worker of a facility for children with disabilities in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, for an alleged indecent as...
Keidanren Proposes to Set Up IFI in Diet
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, offered Monday the idea of creating an independent fiscal institution, or IFI, to provide a basis for dis...
Japan, S. Korea Eyes 1st 2-Plus-2 Vice Ministerial Talks in May
The Japanese and South Korean governments plan to hold their first two-plus-two security meeting of vice-ministerial officials from their foreign and...
Japan Voices Hope for Early U.S.-Iran Deal
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed hope for an early U.S.-Iran agreement to end their conflict on Monday, after Washington and T...
Opposition Calls for Prior Notification to Diet over Arms Exports
Japanese opposition parties on Monday submitted proposals to revise the operational guidelines for the country's three principles on the transfer of d...
Futenma Base Site Not Yet Returned to Japan, 30 Yrs On
The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since t...
Ogasawara Mayor Effectively Tolerates N-Waste Site Survey
Masaaki Shibuya, mayor of the island village of Ogasawara, on Monday showed his effective tolerance of the Japanese government conducting a literature...
Deer, Boar Habitats to Spread across Most of Japan by 2050: Study
Wild Japanese deer and boars are expected to spread across most of Japan, except for major urban areas, by 2050, a study by a research team has sugges...
School Operator to Face Probe over Fatal Ship Accident in Okinawa
Japan's education ministry plans to conduct a probe of school operator Doshisha over a fatal ship accident that occurred last month during a study tri...
G-20 to Discuss Iran Crisis Impact at Washington Meeting
Top Group of 20 finance officials are expected to discuss the global economic outlook amid the ongoing Iran crisis at their meeting in Washington on T...
Chinese Youth Invited to Local Govts in Japan as Exchange Staff
A send-off party for Chinese participants in the Japanese government's foreign youth invitation program was held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on...
Man Nabbed for Dumping Body in Oita; Victim Possibly Missing Teen
Police on Sunday arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of an unidentified person in a mountainous area of Bungoono, Oita Pref...
Website Rating Judges in Japan under Spotlight
A website that assesses judges across Japan has gained attention for its five-level rating system and detailed commentaries on the rulings they were r...