‘We will raise wages’: Party leaders in Japan appeal to voters in campaign speeches
July 8, 2025 TOKYO – On the first Sunday of the campaign period for the House of Councillors…
Harley-Davidson Japan to be fined for unfair trade practices
July 1, 2025 TOKYO – The Japan Fair Trade Commission has decided to issue a cease and desist…
Japan to step up fight against counterfeit anime goods overseas
June 25, 2025 TOKYO – The government is planning to deepen cooperation with foreign authorities in cracking down…
Japan to provide defence equipment to 8 countries under OSA
June 23, 2025 TOKYO – The government has begun discussing the selection of eight countries in fiscal 2025…
Nippon Steel-US Steel deal opens new doors for Japan-U.S. cooperation
June 16, 2025 TOKYO – A major industry restructuring, which had been buffeted by U.S. politics, is finally…
Japan research team to set up country’s 1st radio telescope in Antarctica
June 11, 2025 TOKYO – A small radio telescope that is 30 centimeters in diameter will be set…
Late marriages, unmarried individuals causes of low birth rate in Japan; trend to continue: survey
June 3, 2025 TOKYO – A recent public opinion survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun on the low birthrate…
Defence chiefs of Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines express ‘serious concern’ about China’s ‘destabilising actions’
June 2, 2025 SINGAPORE – The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines expressed…
Nissan’s closure plan: Concerns voiced over impact on local employment, economy
May 21, 2025 TOKYO – Nissan Motor Co.’s envisaged plan to close two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture is…
Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue has Tokyo home searched by police after suspected of kicking of nurse
April 11, 2025 TOKYO – The Shizuoka prefectural police on Thursday searched the home of actress Ryoko Hirosue…
Japan PM Ishiba, NATO Secretary General Rutte agree to boost security cooperation during talks in Tokyo
April 11, 2025 TOKYO – Japan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have agreed to strengthen their cooperation…
Nobel-winning group representing Japan’s atomic bomb survivors calls for abolition of nuclear weapons
March 5, 2025 NEW YORK – Jiro Hamasumi of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers…