ICC Wins Prominent EU Human Rights Prize
The European Parliament said Thursday that it has selected the International Criminal Court and its staff for the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Fr...
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20 of 1,933 episodesJapan's Kamiji Secures Wheelchair Tennis Silver at Asian Para Games
Japanese wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji failed to win a third straight Asian Para Games singles gold medal on Thursday but secured silv...
Japan Min. Eyes Ethical Hacker Team for Cybersecurity Support
Japan's industry ministry is mulling a plan to launch a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical security experts with advanced cyber...
Japan Switching to Post-Departure Tax Refunds in Nov.
Japan will switch to a post-departure refund system for consumption tax for travelers from abroad on Nov. 1, following a series of cases in...
LDP Presents Compromise Proposal on Lower House Seat Cut
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday presented a compromise proposal to cut the number of proportional representation seats i...
Ex-Univ. of Tokyo Professor Gets Suspended Sentence over Bribing
Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced a former University of Tokyo professor to two years in prison, suspended for three years, and fin...
Canon to Boost Lithography Equipment Production in 2027
Japan's Canon Inc. plans to increase semiconductor lithography equipment production in 2027 by up to twofold from this year, it has been lea...
Typhoon Champi Seen Approaching Okinawa Islands Fri.
Large and powerful Typhoon Champi is expected to approach the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernwestern Japan, on Friday, lik...
Japan Eyes Health Checkup Support for Truant Students
Japan's internal affairs ministry on Thursday urged the education ministry, health ministry and Children and Families Agency to take measure...
Japan Opposition Parties Seek Panel on Food Tax Cut Bill
Six opposition parties in the Senate, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, on Thursday urged the ruling bloc to set up a speci...
Rengo Mentions 6 Pct Pay Increase in 2027 Shunto Vision
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a basic vision for next year's "shunto" annual spring wage negotiations at a centr...
Japan Women Win 1st World Gymnastics Team Medal in 60 Years
The Japanese women's gymnastics team won an all-around bronze medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherl...
INTERVIEW: Women's Expectations for Takaichi Turn to Disappointment
Expectations among women for Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have turned into disappointment over the past year, Shin K...
Japan Banks, Other Firms Take Precautionary Measures over PHP Flaw
Companies and organizations in Japan have scrambled to take precautionary measures after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP p...
Peru President Fujimori to Visit Japan in Nov.
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori is scheduled to visit Japan on Nov. 19-20, the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese philanthropic group, said Wed...
Japanese Reporter Detained in Putin's Game of Hostage-Taking: WSJ
Russia detained a Japanese reporter as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "game of intimidation and hostage-taking," The Wall Street...
No Damage from PHP Flaw Reported: Japan Govt Spokesman
The Japanese government has not received any reports of damage caused by critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, Chief Cab...
Japan to Cut Eco-Friendly Vehicle Subsidies Next Year
The Japanese government will cut its subsidies for the purchase of eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and fuel-cell vehicles, to 60-8...
Illegal Use of Old Driver's Licenses Suspected at Kanagawa Police
The Kanagawa prefectural police in eastern Japan are believed to have inappropriately used information from expired driver's licenses collec...
Japan Mulls Electricity, City Gas Subsidies for Winter
The Japanese government is considering providing subsidies to lower electricity and city gas costs in the first quarter of 2027, when heatin...