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Japan's Space One Cancels Kairos Rocket Launch
Tokyo-based startup Space One Co. said Sunday that it has canceled the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos rocket scheduled for the day at Spacepor...
G-7 Ministers Confirm Cooperation over Iran
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday confirmed that their countries will continue cooperation to deal with the situation in I...
Japan Stresses Opposition to Iran's Nuke Development
Japan stressed its opposition to Iran's nuclear weapons development program Sunday while indicating some understanding of U.S. and Israeli military st...
INTERVIEW: Electronics Unions Hope to Lead Wage Hikes in Japan
The Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Union aims to take the lead in pushing up salary levels in this year's "shunto" spring wage negoti...
Meitetsu Department Store Closes in Nagoya after 71-Yr Run
The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday.
Resona Bank's Chida to Be Promoted to Pres.
Japan's Resona Holdings Inc. has said that Kazuhiro Chida, managing executive officer at core subsidiary Resona Bank, will become president of the ban...
Japan to Prepare for Any Risks over Strikes on Iran: Takaichi
The Japanese government will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes again...
Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Adamant in Passing Budget before FY '26
The Japanese government and ruling parties remain adamant in passing the draft fiscal 2026 budget by the end of the current year through March, as del...
More Workplaces in Japan Stocking Sanitary Napkins
Workplaces across Japan are starting to stock sanitary napkins, like toilet paper, to help women work with a greater sense of ease.
France's Macron Planning Official Visit to Japan in April
French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to make an official visit to Japan in early April, a French government official said Friday.
OpenAI to Get 110-B.-Dlr Investment from SoftBank Group, Others
U.S. artificial intelligence developer OpenAI said Friday that it has secured 110 billion dollars in new investment, including 30 billion dollars from...
Japan Women's Soccer Team Scraps White Shorts after Feedback
The Japanese women's national soccer team, known as Nadeshiko Japan, scrapped white shorts from its uniform in response to players' concerns over peri...
LDP OKs Plan to Boost Settlement on 6 More Border Islands
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday broadly approved a draft bill to add six islands to the country's list of inhabited border islands e...
Ousted Ito Mayor Referred to Prosecutors
Maki Takubo, former mayor of the central Japan city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating the local au...
Japan's Emperor to Attend WBC Game against Australia
Japan's Emperor Naruhito will attend the Japan-Australia game in the first round of the World Baseball Classic to be played at Tokyo Dome on March 8,...
8 Japanese Regional Banks to Support Auto Parts Supply Chains
Eight Japanese regional banks on Friday concluded an agreement to cooperate on supporting the automotive industry in a bid to help their client auto p...
OpenAI Reports Chinese Official Tried to Attack Takaichi
A Chinese law enforcement official attempted to abuse ChatGPT to influence public opinion and attack Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. arti...
Japan to Use ODA for Economic Security
The Japanese government plans to use its official development assistance to enhance economic security, a draft proposal showed Friday.
LDP, JIP to Allow Multiple Secondary Capitals in Japan
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Friday agreed to allow the establishment of secondary ca...
PM Remark on Lineage Rule Not about Imperial Succession: Kihara
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remark Friday on an expert panel report proposing paternal-line eligibility was not made in ref...
Frozen Green Soybeans Subject to Recall in Japan over Pesticide
A total of 33,576 bags of frozen "edamame" green soybeans are subject to recall in Japan as pesticide exceeding the safety standard was detected, food...
Japan Govt OKs Bill to Make High School Tuition Free
The Japanese government on Friday adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a bill to revise legislation to make high school tuition effectively free starti...
Rapidus Gets 267.6 B. Yen in Public, Private Funds
The Japanese government said Friday that the public and private sectors have invested 267.6 billion yen in Rapidus Corp.
Japan's Space One to Launch Kairos No. 3 Rocket Sun.
Japan's Space One Co. said Friday that it will launch the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying artificial satellites on Sunday morning.
Ex-Yokozuna Terunofuji Used Violence against Wrestler
Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Terunofuji, now stablemaster Isegahama, used violence against Hakunofuji, a stable wrestler in the makuuchi top di...
Takaichi Vows to Seek Tax Cut Consensus by Summer
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she plans to obtain a consensus on a planned consumption tax exemption for food by this summer...
Ministry OKs Institute of Science Tokyo's Enhancement Plan
Japan's education ministry said Friday that it has approved the Institute of Science Tokyo's 25-year plan to strengthen its research capabilities.
Tender Offer Completed for Japanese Cosmetics Maker Mandom
Japanese cosmetics maker Mandom Corp. has completed a tender offer for its own shares conducted in partnership with British investment fund CVC Capita...
Planned Food Price Hikes in Japan Down 70 Pct for March
The number of food and beverage items slated for price hikes in Japan in March is down 73pctfrom the same month last year, a private research firm's s...
Japan's Industrial Output Rises 2.2 Pct in Jan.
Japan's industrial production in January rose 2.2pctfrom the previous month, mainly due to robust output of automobile-related products, the industry...
Japan Team Creates Mouse Testicular Organoids in Vitro
A Japanese team of researchers has developed miniaturized testicular tissues known as testicular organoids from mouse embryonic stem cells in an exper...
Asahi Kasei to Acquire German Drug Developer Aicuris
Asahi Kasei Corp. has said it will acquire German pharmaceutical developer Aicuris Anti-Infective Cures AG for some 780 million euros.
Japan Panel Calls for Stepping Up Sharing of Cancer Patient Info
A regulatory reform panel of the Japanese government has called for expanding the scope of information on cancer patients that can be shared among res...
Japan Struggles to Boost Share of Female Airline Pilots
Japan is working to increase the number of female pilots in an effort to address the aging of commercial airline pilots and growing air travel demand,...
Japan to Support Rare Earth Development in Malaysia
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has announced that it will provide Malaysia with technical assistance for the development of critical miner...
Taiwan President Honors Baseball Legend Oh
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday bestowed the Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon on legendary professional baseball player...
Prince Hisahito Visits Imperial Mausoleums in Kyoto
Japan's Prince Hisahito visited Imperial mausoleums in the western city of Kyoto on Thursday to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony la...
Major Japanese Automakers' Global Sales Rise 0.7 pct in Jan.
Total global vehicle sales at eight major Japanese automakers rose 0.7pctfrom a year earlier to 1.94 million units in January, according to data relea...
LDP Drafts Recommendations to Strengthen Intelligence Activities
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has drafted recommendations to strengthen the country's intelligence activities, which is sought by Prime Mini...
Takaichi-Touted National Council Begins Tax Cut Talks
The Japanese government held the first meeting of a new national council on Thursday to discuss a consumption tax cut and a refundable tax credit syst...