Japan's House of Representatives passed a modified fiscal 2025 budget bill at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition, which submitted the modified bill, and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除.Af 時事通信社

The iconic ring-shaped roof at the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest wooden structure Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

A senior official of Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, urged the international community to redouble efforts for the abolition of nuclear weapons, at the third meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on Monday.Af 時事通信社

Japan's ratio of effective job openings to seekers rose for the first time in four months in January, the labor ministry said Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday rebutted U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the Asian country is trying to weaken its currency.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese government's modified fiscal 2025 budget bill cleared the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

U.S. President Donald Trump alleged Monday that Japan and China are guiding their currencies lower.Af 時事通信社

As decommissioning work at the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan reaches a crucial stage toward removing melted nuclear debris, the spotlight has fallen on diamond semiconductors that can withstand intense nuclear radiation.Af 時事通信社

Progress is being made in creating an environment in which female members of local assemblies in Japan can balance political activities with childbirth and childrearing, such as by clearly stipulating the period during which they can take maternity leave.Af 時事通信社

The International Court of Justice said Monday that Judge Yuji Iwasawa from Japan was elected president by his peers.Af 時事通信社

Russia has added nine Japanese nationals, including Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, to the list of its entry ban introduced following sanctions imposed by Japan.Af 時事通信社

Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. said Monday that it will have its first Japanese female CEO from April 1.Af 時事通信社

The number of gas station bankruptcies and closures in Japan rose for the third consecutive year to reach 184 in 2024, according to research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd.Af 時事通信社

Japan's House of Representatives is set to pass a modified fiscal 2025 government budget bill on Tuesday, with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition and Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko and second in line to the throne, attended his first press conference on Monday and vowed to fulfill his role as an adult member of the Imperial Family.Af 時事通信社

Heavy snow is forecast to fall in mountainous areas in the Kanto-Koshin region in central and eastern Japan from Tuesday afternoon, and snow may accumulate even in the southern part of the Kanto area, including Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Af 時事通信社

Japan's Supreme Court upheld Monday lower court rulings against FC2 Inc., finding the U.S. video-sharing platform operator infringed a patent held by Japanese peer Dwango Co., which operates the Niconico platform.Af 時事通信社

Japan Airlines, or JAL, and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. unveiled a passenger jet with a special livery based on the popular robot anime series "Gundam" at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday, ahead of the April opening of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.Af 時事通信社

Yuichiro Tamaki will resume his role as leader of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday, following his suspension from the post as an in-house penalty over his extramarital affair.Af 時事通信社

A documentary film has been released in Vietnam about the surviving one of the twins who were born conjoined after the United States used Agent Orange in the Vietnam War, which ended 50 years ago.Af 時事通信社

Gender equality in politics remains elusive in Japan, which marks the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage this year.Af 時事通信社

Seven & i Holdings Co. President Ryuichi Isaka is expected to step down, informed sources said Monday.Af 時事通信社

All three Japanese-directed films nominated for this year's Academy Awards, including journalist Shiori Ito's "Black Box Diaries," a documentary about sexual assault she suffered, missed out on the Oscars on Sunday.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday.Af 時事通信社

Japan Tobacco Inc., Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco PLC have agreed to pay 32.5 billion Canadian dollars to settle their litigation in Canada over health risks from tobacco products, Japan Tobacco said Monday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he will not thrust himself into a row between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Af 時事通信社

Maki Kanazawa, 31, has realized her long-held dream of becoming a fisherwoman in a central Japan area where women had been banned from boarding a fishing boat by tradition.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative view over the possibility of the country attending future meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.Af 時事通信社

The forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, spread further on Monday, bringing the total area burned to about 2,100 hectares.Af 時事通信社

The annual number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which shows how the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing devastated the western city of Hiroshima, has exceeded two million for the first time.Af 時事通信社

The forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, spread to about 1,800 hectares on its fifth day on Sunday, with no prospect of when the blaze will be extinguished.Af 時事通信社

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, will offer ride-hailing services using a group firm's rental cars to accommodate customers during hours when taxis and buses are not sufficiently available.Af 時事通信社

Kesa Hatamoto, a 102-year-old Japanese woman who is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest pharmacist, started her career over 70 years ago at the recommendation of her father, who was looking forward to women's future success in society.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday expressed concern over the collapse of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Af 時事通信社

Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the small hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Akizuki passed through the Taiwan Strait in early February, government officials said Saturday, in an apparent move to counter China's aggressive behavior in the East China Sea and South China Sea.Af 時事通信社

Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 adopted an action plan on Saturday seeking to push Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition into a minority in the House of Councillors in an election in the summer.Af 時事通信社

Japanese companies started job seminars on Saturday for university students graduating in spring 2026.Af 時事通信社

Fujitsu Ltd. plans to withdraw from the production of automated teller machines around 2030 in response to shrinking demand amid the spread of cashless payments, company officials said Saturday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese public prosecutors on Friday indicted a 50-year-old man on charges including attempted murder over attacks on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters and the prime minister's office building in Tokyo.Af 時事通信社

The Japan Fair Trade Commission advised Friday that home electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. not underpay its subcontractors any further.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, on Friday signed a five-year action plan for strengthening bilateral cooperation to support Ukraine, including its postwar reconstruction, in the face of continuing Russian aggression.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his government will reconsider its plan to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care.Af 時事通信社

The number of people who stayed at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan in 2024 hit a record high for the second consecutive year, thanks to growth in inbound tourism, government data showed Friday.Af 時事通信社

A forest fire that broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has spread across about 1,200 hectares, the city government said Friday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party has no plan to reopen an investigation into a slush funds scandal involving a now-defunct LDP faction.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese government in a cabinet meeting Friday adopted draft legal measures aimed at digitizing criminal investigation and trial procedures including those for the issuance and execution of arrest and search warrants to speed up the procedures.Af 時事通信社

The retail price of rice hit a record high in central Tokyo for the eighth straight month in February, reaching 4,363 yen for 5 kilograms, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese police on Thursday arrested two Taiwanese men over an alleged assault and robbery in Tokyo in last November, investigative sources said Friday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese police wiretapped phone calls a record 21,565 times during criminal investigations in 2024, the government said in a report to parliament on Friday.Af 時事通信社