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Japan, 8 Others Agree to Cut 2026 Saury Catch Quota by 5 Pct
Japan and eight other economies agreed Friday to decrease this year's catch quota for saury in the northern Pacific by 5pctyear-on-year.
Japan SDF Ship Sails through Taiwan Strait: China
A spokesperson for the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command, which is responsible for areas near Taiwan, said on social media Friday that a Japa...
Nihon Hidankyo Holds Rally before NPT Review Conference
Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a rally in Tokyo on Friday ahead of a review conference of t...
Japan Sees 8.4-T.-Yen Rise in FY 2034 JGB Interest Costs
Interest payments on Japanese government bonds in fiscal 2034 are projected to be about 8.4 trillion yen higher than previously estimated, the Finance...
Takaichi to Skip Yasukuni Visit during Spring Festival
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival th...
2 Western Japan Banks Form Capital, Biz Tie-Up
A regional lender based in the Kinki western Japan region and the parent of another local bank announced a capital and business alliance Friday.
Japan's Average Rice Price Falls for 9th Straight Week
Prices of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday averaged 3,873 yen per 5 kilograms, down 60 yen from the prior...
Japan's Lawson, FamilyMart Post Record Operating Profits
Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. have reported record operating profits for the year that ended in February,...
WBC Tokyo Ticket Resale Suspects Referred to Prosecutors
Police referred a man and a woman to prosecutors Friday on charges of reselling tickets for World Baseball Classic games in Tokyo this year, as well a...
Father of Kyoto Boy Admits to Choking Son to Death
The father of a boy in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, who was found dead earlier this week after going missing last month has admitted that he stran...
Japan Imperial Couple Hosts Spring Garden Party
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Friday, inviting some 1,7...
G-20 Finance Chiefs' Meeting Ends without Joint Statement
A meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies was held in Washington on Thursday, but it did not prod...
JAMSTEC to Run Japan's Next Antarctic Research Vessel
The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antar...
Japan Panel to Set Damages Guidelines over AI Voice Use
Japan's Justice Ministry said Friday it will set up a panel of experts to set guidelines on civil actions to seek damages for unauthorized use of perf...
Japan Upper House OKs Specific Dangerous Driving Thresholds
Japan's House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, unanimously voted for legislation to set numerical standards for defining...
Takaichi Rejects Political Use of Planned Intelligence Council
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday ruled out the possibility of the government using a planned national intelligence council for politic...
Japan FTC Accuses 5 Oil Distributors of Cartel
Japan's Fair Trade Commission filed a complaint against five oil distributors Friday over an alleged price cartel for gas oil sold to transport and ot...
Some Local Govts in Japan Start Power-Saving Campaign Early
Some local governments in Japan have already started their Cool Biz workplace power-saving campaign for the hotter months earlier than usual, amid con...
Oil Spike Making Policy Response Difficult: BOJ Ueda
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that soaring crude oil prices complicate the central bank's monetary policy.
Japan's "Riku-Ryu" Figure Skating Duo to Hang Up Boots
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, gold medalists for the pairs figure skating event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, on Friday announce...
Japan Foreign Chief Meets with NATO Permanent Representatives
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with visiting representatives of some 30 NATO member countries permanently stationed at NATO headquart...
JA Group Worried over Middle East Crisis Impact on Rice
The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives, or JA, group, voiced concerns Thursday about the possible impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the harves...
Japan Targets 25 Pct Share of Global Autonomous Car Market
The Japanese government on Thursday released a draft road map on public-private investment that features a goal of acquiring some 25pctshare of the gl...
Japan's LDP Wants Lower House Panel to Discuss Seat Cut
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Thursday that a House of Representatives council on the electoral system include a plan to reduce the...
JR Tokai's New Inspection Shinkansen Named "Doctor S"
Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, said Thursday that four N700S series Shinkansen bullet trains that are set to be used also for the inspection...
Japan to Release 50 M. Stockpiled Medical Gloves
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the government will release 50 million medical gloves from its stockpile to medical institut...
11 Finance Ministers Seek Full Ceasefire in Iran Conflict
Finance ministers from 11 countries, including Japan, Britain and Australia, issued a joint statement Wednesday, calling on the United States, Israel...
13 Japanese Transferred from Indonesia Arrested for Alleged Fraud
Japanese police on Thursday arrested 13 Japanese men in their 20s to 50s on suspicion of involvement in a crypto asset fraud scheme after being transf...
Japan-Linked Ship Crews Patiently Watch U.S.-Iran Talks
The crews of Japan-linked ships stuck in the Persian Gulf are keeping a close eye on U.S.-Iran talks, a Japanese shipping-sector labor union official...
5 Years Sought for Boat Operator Head over Fatal Sinking
Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday sought a five-year prison sentence for Seiichi Katsurada, president of the operator of a tour boat that sank o...
40 Pct Support Intelligence Capabilities Bill: Jiji Poll
Nearly 40pctof people in Japan support the government's bill to enhance the country's intelligence capabilities, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed.
Mother Mourns Son 10 Years after Kumamoto Quake in Japan
A mother returned on Thursday to the site of a bridge collapse in a landslide that happened after an April 2016 massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefect...
Japan Ruling Bloc Calls for Intensive Talks on Emergency Clause
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Thursday called for holding discussions focused on a...
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Restarts Commercial Operations after 14 Yrs
The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday restarted commercial operations afte...
Ex-Teacher Who Founded Child Porn Sharing Group Gets 30 Months
A Japanese district court sentenced a 42-year-old former elementary school teacher in the central prefecture of Aichi to 30 months in prison on Thursd...
Can Japan Stop National Stadium from Becoming White Elephant?
More than four years after the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021, efforts are underway to rescue the new Japan National Stadium from its p...
Ex-Suntory Chm. Niinami Referred to Prosecutors
The Fukuoka prefectural police on Thursday sent to public prosecutors papers on former Suntory Holdings Ltd. Chairman Takeshi Niinami for allegedly vi...
10 Yrs On, 278 Kumamoto Quake Victims Remembered
A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday for the victims in huge earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture particu...
G-7 Finance Chiefs Seek to De-Escalate Middle East Tensions
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven major industrialized countries Wednesday sought to de-escalate tensions in the Mi...
Takaichi Joins Time's List of 100 Most Influential People
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi joined Time magazine's 2026 list of the 100 most influential people, released on Wednesday.