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Body Found after Possible Bear Attack at Onsen Facility in Iwate
A male body was found near where a bear was hunted in a wooded area in the northeastern Japan city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, at around 9 a.m. on...
Japan to Elect New Prime Minister on Tues.
Japan's ruling and opposition parties on Friday basically agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to appoint a new prime minister on Tuesday, the first da...
Japan's Koizumi Vows to Block Eel Trade Restrictions
Japanese fisheries minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he will work to block the adoption of a proposal making all eel species, including the J...
LDP's Takaichi Makes Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, made a "tamagushi " ritual offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on F...
Update) Ex-Japanese PM Murayama, Known for War Remorse Statement, Dies
Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, one of the few Socialists ever to lead Japan and renowned for a landmark 1995 statement expressing r...
Nippon Ishin Says Cutting Diet Seats Must for Coalition
The leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, Hirofumi Yoshimura, said Friday that cutting the number of lawmakers is a nonnegotiable condition for a poss...
Remains of Girl Returned to Family 14 Years after Tsunami
The remains of a six-year-old girl who was washed away by the March 2011 tsunami have been returned to her family.
Japan's Princess Aiko to Visit Laos from Nov. 17
Japanese Princess Aiko is scheduled to make an official six-day visit to Laos starting on Nov. 17, according to a plan approved by the Japanese govern...
Ex-Japan PM Murayama Dies at 101
Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has died, an informed source said Friday.
Damages Awarded to S. Asian over Tokyo Police Dispute Handling
Tokyo High Court has awarded damages to a South Asian woman and her 8-year-old daughter, who has Japanese nationality, over a police officer's handlin...
G-20 Finance Heads Warn of Emerging Risks
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies warned of emerging downside risks to the global economy at their two-da...
U.S. Tariffs Remain Downside Risk: BOJ Ueda
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariffs remains a downside risk.
Fukushima Pref. Promotes Sake, "Shochu" in New York
The prefectural government of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, has held an event at a Japanese restaurant in New York to promote sake, "shochu" distille...
Digitized Sounds of A-Bomb-Surviving Piano Unveiled
The sounds of a piano that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima 80 years ago have been digitized.
Onsen Worker Missing in Possible Bear Attack in Iwate Pref.
An onsen hot spring facility worker went missing on Thursday in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate in a possible bear attack.
Chiba Gov. Demands Approval for Quoting His Social Media Posts
Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai said Thursday that media reporters should obtain his permission before publishing stories that quote his social media...
7 Key Members of Major Bank Account Brokerage Ring Arrested
The Aichi prefectural police department on Thursday arrested seven key figures of an organization that allegedly took over bank accounts to sell them...
Nearly 70 Pct of Japanese Firms See Expo Economic Benefits
Nearly 70pctof Japanese companies believe that the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka was beneficial to the domestic economy, a survey by research firm Te...
BOJ May Hit Price Target in 2nd Half of FY 2025: Policymaker
Bank of Japan policymaker Naoki Tamura on Thursday expressed the view that the central bank's 2pctprice stability target may be achieved in the second...
TEPCO to Mull Scrapping 2 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said Thursday that the company will consider decommissioning the No. 1 and No....
Man Held in Japan over Female Celeb Deepfakes Made with AI
Tokyo police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly creating fake sexual images of female celebrities with generative artificial intelligence t...
Japan Seeks G-7 Unity over China's Rare Earth Export Controls
The Group of Seven major countries should unite in responding to China's tighter rare earth export controls, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato...
Japan City of Sendai Shoots Bear under Revised Law
The northeastern Japanese city of Sendai has shot dead a bear under a revised law that allows municipal governments to decide whether to shoot the ani...
43.8 Pct Poised to Back Possible Takaichi Cabinet: Jiji Poll
A Jiji Press opinion poll for October showed Thursday that 43.8pctof respondents will support Japan's new cabinet that would be formed by Liberal Demo...
Honda to Launch New Mopeds Meeting New Emissions Rules
Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will release three new versions of its Super Cub motorcycle on Dec. 11, the industry's first mopeds to meet Japa...
Japan Core Machinery Orders Down 0.9 Pct in Aug.
Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in August fell 0.9pctfrom the previous month, marking a decline for the second straight month, the C...
5-Day London Grand Sumo Tournament Kicks Off
A five-day grand sumo tournament in London kicked off Wednesday at the Royal Albert Hall in the center of the British capital.
Tokyo to Extend Oedo Subway Line, Add 3 New Stations
The Tokyo metropolitan government has unveiled plans to extend its Oedo subway line and add three new stations in the expanded section in the capital'...
LDP, Nippon Ishin Leaders to Hold Policy Talks
The heads of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 are set to begin policy discussions Thursday afternoon,...
Bessent Expects Yen to Settle at Appropriate Level
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he expects the yen, which has been falling against the dollar amid Japanese political uncert...
Trump to Visit Japan in Late Oct.: Treasury Sec. Bessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on a television program Wednesday that President Donald Trump plans to visit Japan later this month.
Japan Protests Chinese Maritime Survey in EEZ
Japan has lodged a protest through diplomatic channels over an apparent Chinese maritime survey in Japan's exclusive economic zone off an island in th...
LDP, Nippon Ishin to Hold Policy Talks for Possible Coalition
Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 chief Hirofumi Yoshimura met in Tokyo on Wed...
Lawson, FamilyMart Post Sales Growth in March-Aug.
Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. enjoyed sales growth in the March-August first half of their current busines...
Edtech on Rise in Japan to Ease Teachers' Burden
At a time when overwork of teachers is attracting attention as a serious social problem in Japan, "edtech" services to help them out digitally are gai...
Opposition Leaders Agree to Continue Talks on PM Election
The leaders of three major Japanese opposition parties met on Wednesday and agreed to continue talks between their secretaries-general regarding possi...
Japan's National Stadium to Be Renamed MUFG Stadium in 2026
Japan's National Stadium, which was the main venue for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021, will be renamed the MUFG Stadium in January 202...
Bear Attacks Claim Record 7 Lives in Japan So Far in FY 2025
Japan has recorded seven bear-related deaths so far in fiscal 2025, which started in April, the highest since records began in fiscal 2006, the Enviro...
Book of Librarians' Answers to Questions about Life Becomes Bestseller
A Japanese book of librarians' answers to library visitors' questions has become a bestseller for its playful approach.
Japan Govt Apologizes over Failure to Bring Abductees Home
The Japanese government apologized Wednesday over its failure to bring abductees home from North Korea since 2002.