Resona Bank was apparently hit by another cyberattack on Tuesday, as its internet banking service for retail customers was temporarily inaccessible.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a condolence message to Chinese President Xi Jinping in the wake of a deadly earthquake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, expressing his sympathy for the victims and their families.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is planning to visit South Korea, the Philippines and Palau from Monday, it was learned Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the state funeral of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Washington on Thursday, the government said Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

A Japanese research team said Tuesday that glass eels, or baby Japanese eels, are believed to have increased in rivers in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, in recent years because of an ocean current moving northward due to global warming.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday stressed the importance of free and open-minded debate in the Diet, or Japan's parliament, and other forums.Af 時事通信社

Leaders of Japan's three major business groups, at a joint press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, expressed a willingness to continue wage hikes in this year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations.Af 時事通信社

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will soon start discussions on whether to introduce a selective dual surname system, LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama said Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

A co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month, vowed to continue calling for nuclear abolition during his visit to a cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city on Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

U.S. investment fund KKR is considering selling its stake in Japanese supermarket operator Seiyu Co., it was learned Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

Japan and China will resume dialogue between their ruling parties next week, it was learned Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese government plans to name Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat to succeed Takeo Akiba, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp. "will never give up" on its acquisition of United States Steel Corp., Eiji Hashimoto, chairman and CEO of the Japanese steelmaker, said Tuesday.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that the country aims to take its alliance with the United States to a higher level.Af 時事通信社

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it will launch autonomous driving and other projects at a test course now under construction in central Japan, starting as early as this autumn.Af 時事通信社

Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday that it will sell its 44pctstake in Fujitsu General Ltd. to Paloma Rheem Holdings Co. for 92 billion yen.Af 時事通信社

The president of the United Steelworkers union on Monday vowed to contest allegations against him from Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. over U.S. President Joe Biden's rejection of their deal.Af 時事通信社

North Korea said Tuesday that it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on Monday.Af 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp. said Monday that it and United States Steel Corp. have jointly filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Joe Biden's order to block the Japanese company's acquisition of its U.S. peer.Af 時事通信社

The annual average temperature in Japan in 2024 was the highest since records began in 1898, setting a record high for the second consecutive year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday.Af 時事通信社

Six Japan Railways Group companies reported Monday that the number of passengers on their Shinkansen and other express trains in key areas during the year-end and New Year holiday period rose 11pctfrom a year earlier to 13.09 million.Af 時事通信社

Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto said Monday that the government will consider measures to support Nippon Steel Corp. after U.S. President Joe Biden decided to block the company's acquisition of United States Steel Corp.Af 時事通信社

The Tokyo metropolitan government is struggling to maintain the secure environment at its youth consultation center in Shinjuku Ward's Kabukicho district while upholding the principle of having the facility accept all those who need help.Af 時事通信社

Japan's Children and Families Agency has compiled draft guidelines for municipalities on operating shelters for young people who run away from home due to abuse or family issues, clarifying that those aged below 18 can use such shelters without parental consent.Af 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he wants the U.S. government to clarify why President Joe Biden decided to block the proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp. by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. on the grounds of national security risk.Af 時事通信社

A Japanese woman in her 30s who was seriously injured in a fire at a Bangkok hotel late last month has died, becoming the second Japanese victim of the blaze, according to Thai police.Af 時事通信社

"Shogun," a feudal Japan-set drama starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanada, claimed four Golden Globes for television drama series, including one for best drama series, at Sunday's ceremony for the prestigious annual U.S. entertainment awards.Af 時事通信社

The Japan Fair Trade Commission in June last year issued administrative guidance to Japan Post Co. for violating the subcontract law over its Yu-Pack parcel delivery service, people familiar with the matter said Monday.Af 時事通信社

Whether Japanese employers will raise wages in 2025 faster than the previous year holds key to the economy's ability to put itself on a domestic demand-led sustainable growth path this year.Af 時事通信社

Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains with their owners, JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa said in a recent interview.Af 時事通信社

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to the South Korean military.Af 時事通信社

Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, early Monday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.Af 時事通信社

A Japanese research group has developed a new method to break down PFAS, a group of organic fluorine compounds often called "forever chemicals" for their persistence in the environment.Af 時事通信社

Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers are actively forming new groups after most of the Japanese ruling party's traditional factions went defunct amid public criticism of their money scandal.Af 時事通信社

Japan plans to map out a strategy within 2025 to boost defense equipment exports by enhancing the international competitiveness of its defense industry.Af 時事通信社

Disposal of used solar panels is expected to be a big problem in Japan in the coming decade after solar power generation spread rapidly following a huge nuclear disaster in 2011.Af 時事通信社

Gambling addiction through online casinos is becoming a serious problem in Japan, particularly after the COVID-19 crisis began in 2020.Af 時事通信社

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Saturday rejected the idea of forming a grand coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese government will begin a program this year to strengthen law enforcement efforts by the Ukrainian government to eradicate corruption.Af 時事通信社

Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Britain's Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person in September last year, has died in western Japan, health ministry and other officials said Saturday. She was 116.Af 時事通信社

Nippon Steel Corp. plans to take legal action against the U.S. government after U.S. President Joe Biden decided to block the company's acquisition of United States Steel Corp.Af 時事通信社

Six Japanese automakers Friday reported rises in U.S. new vehicle sales in 2024, sending their total to 5.88 million units, up 6.3pctfrom the previous year.Af 時事通信社

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked the proposed sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.Af 時事通信社

The biggest challenge for Japan's foreign policy this year is to stabilize relations with the United States, where Donald Trump is expected to make drastic policy changes under his "America first" agenda when he returns to the White House.Af 時事通信社

Shigeko Sasamori, one of Japanese women who received surgery in the United States after being exposed to an atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945, died at her home in Marina del Rey, California, on Dec. 15, The New York Times reported in its Thursday edition. She was 92.Af 時事通信社

U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to block the proposed sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., The Washington Post reported Thursday.Af 時事通信社

The Japan Transport Safety Board, which last month released an interim report on a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that occurred on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport a year ago, will continue its analysis and compile a final report that includes measures to prevent any recurrence of simila…

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Mitsuye Endo, a Japanese-American who won a Supreme Court case over her incarceration during World War II.Af 時事通信社

The U.S. government said Thursday that it has approved the sale of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of 3.64 billion dollars.Af 時事通信社

The Japanese semiconductor industry, which once dominated the world, is poised to make a comeback at a time when the importance of chips is increasing significantly with the spread of generative artificial intelligence and growing geopolitical risks.Af 時事通信社