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Police Find Body in Search for Missing Kyoto Boy
During a search for a missing boy, Kyoto prefectural police on Monday found a body that may be that of a child in the mountains in the city of Nantan...
Japan Post to Resume Some Parcels to U.S.
Japan Post Co. said Monday that it will resume accepting certain parcels addressed to the United States starting Tuesday, after suspending the service...
Japan, Pakistan Agree to Cooperate in Easing Middle East Tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, agreed Monday to work together to ease at an early date tensions...
New GSDF Offices to Promote Drone Use
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held an event Monday to mark the establishment of two new offices for promoting the use of drones and other unmanned...
Tokyo Police Arrest Ex-Child Facility Worker for Indecent Assault
Tokyo police have arrested a former worker of a facility for children with disabilities in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, for an alleged indecent as...
Keidanren Proposes to Set Up IFI in Diet
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, offered Monday the idea of creating an independent fiscal institution, or IFI, to provide a basis for dis...
Japan, S. Korea Eyes 1st 2-Plus-2 Vice Ministerial Talks in May
The Japanese and South Korean governments plan to hold their first two-plus-two security meeting of vice-ministerial officials from their foreign and...
Japan Voices Hope for Early U.S.-Iran Deal
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed hope for an early U.S.-Iran agreement to end their conflict on Monday, after Washington and T...
Opposition Calls for Prior Notification to Diet over Arms Exports
Japanese opposition parties on Monday submitted proposals to revise the operational guidelines for the country's three principles on the transfer of d...
Futenma Base Site Not Yet Returned to Japan, 30 Yrs On
The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since t...
Ogasawara Mayor Effectively Tolerates N-Waste Site Survey
Masaaki Shibuya, mayor of the island village of Ogasawara, on Monday showed his effective tolerance of the Japanese government conducting a literature...
Deer, Boar Habitats to Spread across Most of Japan by 2050: Study
Wild Japanese deer and boars are expected to spread across most of Japan, except for major urban areas, by 2050, a study by a research team has sugges...
School Operator to Face Probe over Fatal Ship Accident in Okinawa
Japan's education ministry plans to conduct a probe of school operator Doshisha over a fatal ship accident that occurred last month during a study tri...
G-20 to Discuss Iran Crisis Impact at Washington Meeting
Top Group of 20 finance officials are expected to discuss the global economic outlook amid the ongoing Iran crisis at their meeting in Washington on T...
Chinese Youth Invited to Local Govts in Japan as Exchange Staff
A send-off party for Chinese participants in the Japanese government's foreign youth invitation program was held at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on...
Man Nabbed for Dumping Body in Oita; Victim Possibly Missing Teen
Police on Sunday arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of an unidentified person in a mountainous area of Bungoono, Oita Pref...
Website Rating Judges in Japan under Spotlight
A website that assesses judges across Japan has gained attention for its five-level rating system and detailed commentaries on the rulings they were r...
Memorial Held for Kumamoto Quake Victims 10 Years On
A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday for the victims of powerful earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture 10 ye...
Takaichi Seeks 1-Year Timeline for Constitutional Amendment Proposal
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday sought a one-year timeline for efforts to propose a constitutional amendment.
SoftBank, Others Set Up New Firm to Develop High-Performance AI
Japan's SoftBank Corp., NEC Corp., Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have taken the lead in establishing a new company to develop Japanese-made art...
Takaichi Pledges to Implement "Nation-Dividing Policies"
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to press ahead with policies that she concedes could split public opinion, at a ruling Liberal Democrat...
Japan to Provide Rapidus 631.5 B. Yen in Additional Aid
Japan will provide 631.5 billion yen in additional assistance to Tokyo-based chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which is developing next-generation semiconducto...
Ohtani Breaks Ichiro's MLB On-Base Streak Record
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on Friday extended his on-base streak to 44 games dating back to last season, breaking Ichiro Suzu...
Japan-Gifted Cherry Trees Mark U.S. Turning 250 Years Old
Japan has gifted the United States 250 cherry blossom trees to mark the country's 250th anniversary this year, with a planting ceremony held in Washin...
2 Stabbed at Tokyo Hotel; Woman Arrested
A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were injured after a female acquaintance allegedly stabbed them at the Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo on Friday night...
Ichiro Honored with Statue at Mariners' Stadium
Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki, the first Asian inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame, was honored with a statue unveiled at t...
Naphtha Supply Confusion Affecting Industries, Households
Supply confusion for naphtha, an oil product used to make daily necessities, continues amid tensions in the Middle East, prompting concerns about its...
Japan Group Eyes Practical Use of Smart Contact Lens in 2030
The head of a Japanese consortium established to expedite the development of smart contact lens said Friday that the group aims to put such products i...
BOJ Wary of Inflation Pressure amid Middle East Tensions
The Bank of Japan is increasingly cautious about inflationary pressure stemming from rising crude oil prices amid Middle East tensions.
Japan to Promote AI, Robot Use for Ship Repairs
The Japanese government on Friday announced measures to promote public-private investments in the shipbuilding sector, including the utilization of ar...
One in 5 Supplement Users Exceeds Intake Standards: Japan Survey
Nearly one in five dietary supplement users exceeds maker-set daily intake standards, a Japanese survey has shown.
Japan Average Rice Price Down for 8th Straight Week
Prices of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week to Sunday averaged 3,933 yen per 5 kilograms, down 2 yen from the prior week a...
Nihon Hidankyo Urges Loan, Investment Ban on Nuke Makers
Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said Friday that it will launch a campaign urging financial institutions not to i...
Japan Trade, Agriculture Ministries to Cooperate for Export Aid
The Japanese trade and agriculture ministries said Friday that they will establish a new cooperation framework aimed at bolstering support to expand e...
U.N. Official Concerned over Possible Hollowing-Out of NPT
High-ranking U.N. official Izumi Nakamitsu voiced concern Friday that "hollowing-out" of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NP...
LDP's New Vision Says Constitutional Revision "Critically Needed"
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled its new policy vision on Friday, recognizing the party's goal of revising the Constitution as "critic...
Japan "Takes Seriously" Delay in Futenma Base Site Return
Japan "takes seriously" the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan although as many as 30 y...
Japan to Release More State Oil Reserves
Japan will start releasing additional state oil reserves equivalent to about 20 days of domestic consumption as early as the beginning of May, Prime M...
Japan Diet Begins Substantive Debate on Intelligence Bill
The Diet, Japan's parliament, began substantive deliberations Friday on a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the gov...
Self-Proclaimed Fan Takaichi Welcomes Deep Purple
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who proclaims herself a big fan of Deep Purple, met with members of the legendary British hard rock band at th...