Japan Picks 18 Regions as Green Transformation Strategy Areas
Japan's industry ministry said Friday that it has selected 18 regions as so-called green transformation strategy areas.
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20 of 1,365 episodesChina to Raise Visa Fees 7-Fold for Japanese Nationals
The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo said Friday that China will raise visa fees for Japanese nationals to about seven times the current level, effe...
Japan to Test GPS Tracking of Sex Offenders on Parole
Japan's Justice Ministry plans to launch a pilot program to track sex offenders on parole with GPS devices from as early as fiscal 2027, whi...
BOJ Seen to Raise Rate to 1.25 Pct at Next Week's Meeting
The Bank of Japan plans to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.25 pct, the highest level in about 31 years, at its...
North Korean Soccer Players Enter Japan for Asian Games
North Korean soccer players entered Japan aboard an aircraft arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Friday for the Asian Gam...
Japan to Issue Commemorative Coin for Green Expo 2027 in Yokohama
Japan's Finance Ministry said Friday that it will issue a commemorative 1,000-yen coin for the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yoko...
Japan Lawmakers Urge Govt to Support U.S.-Sanctioned ICC
A group of Japanese lawmakers urged the government on Friday to continue supporting the International Criminal Court after the United States...
Fewer than 80 Pct of Japan Singles Expect to Marry: Survey
The proportion of unmarried people in Japan who said they intend to marry eventually has fallen below 80pctfor the first time among both men...
Personal Info Possibly Leaked from Japan's Digital Agency
Japan's Digital Agency said Friday that about 246,000 sets of personal information, including the names and addresses of government employee...
Japanese Restaurants Seek Relief from Wider Tax Gap
The Japanese restaurant industry on Thursday called on the government to take steps to help it weather possible impacts of a planned consump...
Chubu Electric Seen Withdrawing Nuclear Plant Restart Application
Chubu Electric Power Co. is planning to withdraw its application to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant...
Quake-Hit Kumamoto to Offer Travel Discounts
Kumamoto Prefecture will launch a travel discount campaign on Tuesday to stimulate tourism demand following a powerful earthquake that struc...
Japan Ruling LDP OKs Food Consumption Tax Cut Plan
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday approved a tax system reform package featuring a food consumption tax cut plan and an inco...
25 Years On, Father of Japanese Sept. 11 Victim Still in Grief
The father of a Japanese victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States reflects on his loss as 25 years have passed sinc...
Japan Producer Prices Rise 7.6 Pct in Aug.
Japan's producer prices remained elevated in August as the war in Iran pushed up costs for a wide range of goods such as nonferrous metals a...
Ex-Takeda Pharmaceutical Head Hasegawa Dies at 80
Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or K...
July U.S. Forex Intervention worth 500 M. Euros: ECB Head
The U.S. financial authorities carried out a foreign exchange intervention worth 500 million euros to prop up the yen on July 31, European C...
Toyota Launches Entry-Level Racing Kart
Toyota Motor Corp. has released an entry-level racing kart for users ranging from children to adults under its GR motorsports brand.
Japan's Crown Princess Kiko Turns 60
Japan's Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday.
Mercury's Radius Shrank by over 10 km: Japan Team
Since its birth around 4.6 billion years ago, Mercury's radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers as the inside of the planet cooled down, a t...