Japan's Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, returned from her official visit to Brazil on Tuesday afternoon.時事通信社 による

House of Councillors lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, held a press conference on Tuesday and announced his intention not to seek another term in this summer's Upper House election and to retire from politics.時事通信社 による

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will begin selling the third-generation Leaf electric vehicle in the domestic market later this year.時事通信社 による

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday raised its travel warning for Iran to Level 4, the highest on its alert scale, urging Japanese nationals to leave Iran immediately, amid Israeli attacks on the country.時事通信社 による

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Japan is a "tough" counterpart in tariff negotiations but added that "there's a chance" of reaching a deal.時事通信社 による

Leaders from the Group of Seven major countries, in their joint statement on Monday, supported Israel's self-defense right and security, while suggesting that they would not tolerate Iran possessing nuclear weapons.時事通信社 による

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Tuesday enacted a bill to introduce a "blue ticket" system to impose fines on bicycle riders aged 16 or older for minor traffic violations, effective April 1, 2026.時事通信社 による

Japan Post Co. said Tuesday that it will accept the revocation of its general motor truck transport business permit over improperly conducted mandatory roll calls for alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers nationwide.時事通信社 による

Japan's Fair Trade Commission issued its first warning under the freelance law Tuesday to two major publishers, alleging that they failed to specify transaction conditions to writers and photographers.時事通信社 による

The average price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2024 hit a new record high amid thin trading in May, an agriculture ministry report showed Tuesday.時事通信社 による

All Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo Station and Sendai Station in northeastern Japan have been suspended Tuesday due to an inspection of a malfunctioning out-of-service train on the high-speed line.時事通信社 による

Opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a motion to dismiss the chairman of the House of Representatives' Financial Affairs Committee for refusing to hold deliberations on a bill to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate.時事通信社 による

Second-generation Masuiyama, former ozeki, the second-highest professional sumo rank in Japan, died of liver failure Sunday, his agency said Tuesday. He was 76.時事通信社 による

Japan will require all 70,000 rice buyers and wholesalers to report their inventory levels to gain a clear picture of the rice distribution situation, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, agreed Monday to enhance bilateral security cooperation.時事通信社 による

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani made his return to pitching in U.S. Major League Baseball on Monday, taking the mound for the first time in two seasons.時事通信社 による

Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, has begun to serve his prison sentence at a federal facility in Pennsylvania, it was learned Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kananaskis, western Canada, Monday, discussing how to deal with the high tariff policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.時事通信社 による

The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday announced its campaign promises for this summer's election of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, with the focus primarily on boosting people's take-home pay through tax cuts.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a report that shows serious concern about a series of inappropriate handling of defense secrets by the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces.時事通信社 による

The United States on Monday faced calls for withdrawing at an early date the high tariff policy introduced by President Donald Trump, at a two-day Group of Seven summit that started the same day in Kananaskis, western Canada.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump did not reach a full agreement over high U.S. tariffs on Japanese imports on Monday.時事通信社 による

The average retail price of rice in Japan fell 48 yen from the previous week to 4,176 yen per 5 kilograms in the week through June 8, down for the third consecutive week, the agriculture ministry said Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya had a phone meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday, and urged restraint over Iran's military conflict with Israel.時事通信社 による

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sent a video message to a reception in Seoul on Monday marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between his country and Japan, saying that he wishes for stable and forward-looking development of bilateral ties.時事通信社 による

Police arrested a 31-year-old man in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Monday on suspicion of murdering a then 21-year-old woman from Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, seven years ago.時事通信社 による

Unabated accidents caused by wrong-way drivers on expressways in Japan highlight ad hoc measures' inability to root out such potentially fatal accidents, calling for full-fledged preventive steps such as interchange redesigning.時事通信社 による

Orix Bank aims to extend 300 billion yen in lending to businesses in fiscal 2025, which ends in March 2026, its president, Kanji Teramoto, said in a recent interview.時事通信社 による

The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index starting with this year's harvest.時事通信社 による

The Tokyo metropolitan government and municipalities are working to raise youth turnout in the Japanese capital's assembly election next Sunday, such as collaborating with "sento" public bathhouses and producing election-related goods.時事通信社 による

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Monday sent papers on a member of popular boy group JO1 to prosecutors for alleged illegal gambling on an online casino site.時事通信社 による

Many areas of Japan, including prefectures and cities, are eager to host regional branches of the national government's envisioned disaster management agency, a signature project of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, according to a recent survey by Jiji Press.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Kananaskis, western Canada, on Monday to discuss the Trump administration's tariff measures.時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry suspects that Chinese aircraft carriers recently found operating in the Pacific may have conducted drills for countering U.S. forces in the event of a Taiwan contingency.時事通信社 による

Renault Group has said that CEO Luca de Meo will step down July 15 after a five-year stint, during which he worked to revise the French group's partnership with Japan's Nissan Motor Co.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived at Calgary International Airport in western Canada on Sunday to attend a two-day Group of Seven summit from Monday.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Kananaskis, western Canada, on Sunday for a summit of leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries set for Monday and Tuesday.時事通信社 による

A diary and other items belonging to a woman who died at the age of 13 in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, 80 years ago, were donated to a local memorial museum earlier this month.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government plans to create a registration system linking local governments with the so-called connected population, or nonresidents who steadily interact with regional areas, as part of efforts to revitalize rural communities.時事通信社 による

The "golden share" to be held by the U.S. government in United States Steel Corp. will prevent the company from relocating its headquarters from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and changing its name without the consent of the U.S. president, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke by phone for about 30 minutes in the United States on Saturday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, the Japanese government said Sunday.時事通信社 による

Japanese director Yasuhiro Aoki's "ChaO" won the Jury Award in the feature films category at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in southeastern France on Saturday.時事通信社 による

Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Friday that he will continue to work vigorously to allow Japanese and U.S. leaders to reach a trade agreement shortly.時事通信社 による

A 39-year-old woman in Tokyo has been working to help disabled people get jobs in an effort to create a society that recognizes the value of all people.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Friday to meet in person on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit set to start on Monday in Canada.時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his ruling party will include a plan to provide all citizens with 20,000 yen in benefits in its campaign promises for this summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament.時事通信社 による

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi suggested Friday that his ministry will drastically review its statistics regarding rice production in Japan.時事通信社 による

The Japanese government said Friday that it will put priority on raising wages over cutting taxes to realize a growth-oriented economy.時事通信社 による

The first court hearing of the lay judge trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who was indicted for the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022, will be held from 2 p.m. on Oct. 28, Nara District Court said Friday.時事通信社 による

Police in Hyogo Prefecture on Friday sent papers on Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito and former Vice Governor Yasutaka Katayama to prosecutors for an alleged breach of trust related to a victory parade for local professional baseball teams, according to investigative sources.時事通信社 による