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Japan Industrial Output Rises 3.8 Pct in March
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Japan's industrial production in March jumped 3.8pctfrom the previous month, rising for the first time in three months as vehicle output rebounded after months of sluggishness amid test fraud scandals, the industry ministry said Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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G-7 Ministers Agree to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power Plants
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Climate, energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven major powers agreed in principle to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2035, at their three-day meeting in Turin, northern Italy, through Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Emperor Naruhito Marks 5 Yrs since Enthronement
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Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday reached the fifth anniversary of his enthronement, which marked the start of the current Reiwa period.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan, EU to Cooperate in Digital Regulation
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Japan and the European Union on Tuesday confirmed they will deepen cooperation in the field of regulation of digital giants' online services.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Believed to Have Spent 5 T. Yen in Forex Intervention
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Japanese authorities are believed to have conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling foreign exchange market intervention worth some 5 trillion yen Monday, it was learned Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Chugoku Electric to Delay N-Reactor Restart in Western Japan
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Chugoku Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that the planned restart of the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power plant in western Japan will be delayed by about four months from August.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Govt Skips Submitting Active Cyber Defense Bill
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The Japanese government has decided to skip submitting a bill on "active cyber defense," or detecting signs of cyberattacks and taking pre-emptive measures, during the current session of the Diet, it was learned on Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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JSR Logs 5.5-B.-Yen Net Loss in FY 2023
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Japanese semiconductor materials maker JSR Corp. said Tuesday that it swung to a consolidated net loss of 5.5 billion yen in fiscal 2023 as the anemic chip market caused a sales drop.Autor: 時事通信社
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Major Japanese Brokerages Post Better Earnings in FY 2023
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Five major Japanese securities houses have reported improvements in their bottom lines in fiscal 2023, reflecting brisk trading demand from retail investors thanks to higher stock prices.Autor: 時事通信社
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Last Japanese Newspaper in Brazil Striving to Stay in Print
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Diario Brasil Nippou, the last remaining Japanese-language newspaper in Brazil, is struggling to keep its presses rolling.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Govt to Ask Genkai Town to Accept N-Waste Site Survey
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Japan's industry ministry plans to ask the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on Wednesday to accept a "literature survey" for a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear plants, it was learned Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Reviewing "Foods with Function Claims" System
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A Japanese government panel is reviewing the system allowing food products to be labeled as having specific health benefits, in the wake of deaths and hospitalizations of users of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s dietary supplements containing "beni koji" red yeast rice.Autor: 時事通信社
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Prices of 417 Food Items to Go Up in Japan in May
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Prices will be raised for 417 products of 195 major food and beverage makers in Japan in May, down by 50.2pctfrom 837 products a year before, research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. said in a survey released Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan's Ono Pharma to Buy U.S. Startup Deciphera
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Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday that it will buy U.S. startup Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc. to strengthen its research and development capabilities in the field of oncology.Autor: 時事通信社
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Number of Vacant Homes in Japan Hits Record High of 9 M.
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The number of vacant homes in Japan stood at nine million as of Oct. 1 last year, hitting a record high, an internal affairs ministry survey showed Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Famed Japanese Wedding Dress Designer Yumi Katsura Dies at 94
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Top Japanese bridal fashion designer Yumi Katsura has died at the age of 94, it was learned Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Some Japan Local Govts Introducing Selective 4-Day Workweek
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Some local governments in Japan are introducing or testing a selective four-day workweek to secure talent amid the diversification of lifestyles.Autor: 時事通信社
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Another Person May Be behind 2nd Man Held over Tochigi Bodies
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A man who is suspected of ordering the disposal of the bodies of a Tokyo couple has said that he was given instructions by another person, investigative sources said Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Kishida Takes LDP Loss in All 3 By-Elections "Seriously"
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday he takes "seriously" the party's defeat in all three House of Representatives by-elections held Sunday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Job Availability Ratio Falls in FY 2023
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Japan's average ratio of effective job openings to seekers fell 0.02 point in fiscal 2023 from the previous year to 1.29, the first decline in three years, the labor ministry said Tuesday.Autor: 時事通信社
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G-7 Agrees to Scrap Coal-Fired Thermal Power by 2035: Report
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Climate, energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven major economies on Monday agreed in principle to abolish coal-fired power generation by 2030-2035, Andrew Bowie, Britain's minister for energy security and net zero, told Class CNBC of Italy in an interview.Autor: 時事通信社
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China Calls Ishigaki's Marine Survey Act of Provocation
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian on Monday slammed a marine survey conducted by a Japanese city around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands as an act of provocation.Autor: 時事通信社
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Another Man Arrested for Damaging Bodies Found in Tochigi
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Japanese police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly damaging the bodies of a couple from Tokyo, which were found burned near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Recognizes 4,108 People in 2024 Spring Honors
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The Japanese government announced on Monday a list of 4,108 people recognized for this year's spring honors, including former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, 79, who was given the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.Autor: 時事通信社
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Elliott Acquires Large Stake in Trader Sumitomo: Report
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Elliott Management Corp. of the United States, known as an activist investor, has invested several tens of billions of yen to build a large stake in Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp., Bloomberg reported Sunday.Autor: 時事通信社
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40 Pct of Voters Want Kishida to Step Down Soon: Exit Poll
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As many as 40pctof voters in Sunday's House of Representatives by-elections in Japan want Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to step down "as soon as possible," an exit poll by Jiji Press showed.Autor: 時事通信社
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Opposition CDP Sweeps Sunday's Lower House By-Elections
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The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is certain to win all three by-elections for the House of Representatives on Sunday.Autor: 時事通信社
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JR East Says Will Not Respond to Harassing Customers
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East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, has announced that it has drawn up a policy for dealing with "customer harassment," or excessive demands and other problematic behavior by customers toward employees.Autor: 時事通信社
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Voting Underway in 3 Lower House By-Elections in Japan
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Voting is underway in three House of Representatives by-elections in Japan on Sunday, with results expected in the night.Autor: 時事通信社
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When Will Japan Intervene in Market to Support Yen?
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As the yen continues to fall against other major currencies, the focal point is when the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan will intervene in the currency market to support the yen.Autor: 時事通信社
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Mitsubishi to Sell KFC Japan Stake to U.S. Fund
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Major Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. is in the final stages of talks to sell all of its shareholdings in KFC Holdings Japan Ltd. to U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group, informed sources have said.Autor: 時事通信社
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KDDI's Tender Offer for Lawson Ends Successfully
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Major Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. has said that its tender offer for convenience store operator Lawson Inc. has ended successfully.Autor: 時事通信社
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264 Victims Mourned on 30th Anniv. of China Airlines Crash in Japan
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A memorial ceremony has been held in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the 264 victims of the 1994 China Airlines plane crash in Japan.Autor: 時事通信社
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Chinese Vessels Enter Japanese Waters off Senkakus for 3rd Day
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Two Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, marking the third straight day of such an intrusion and the 13th such incident this year.Autor: 時事通信社
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Arrested Man Says Received Over 10 M. Yen for Dumping Bodies in Tochigi
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The man arrested over the discovery of the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, has suggested that he received more than 10 million yen from a person who told him to dispose of the bodies, informed sources said.Autor: 時事通信社
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JAL Cancels Int'l Flight due to Captain's Drinking
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Japan Airlines has canceled a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after its captain got drunk at a hotel in the U.S. city and was warned by local police.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Union Members Reaffirm Solidarity for Better Livelihoods
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The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, held an annual May Day rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on Saturday, reaffirming that union members and others will work together to improve workers' livelihoods.Autor: 時事通信社
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Kishida Vows to Maintain Inflation-Beating Wage Growth
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to maintain inflation-beating wage growth at a May Day event in Tokyo on Saturday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Emperor, Empress to Visit Britain in June
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Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are making preparations to visit Britain as state guests in late June, the Imperial Household Agency said Saturday.Autor: 時事通信社
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LDP Submits Opinion on Shrinking Imperial Family
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted to both chambers of the country's parliament Friday its opinion supporting as "necessary" two government proposals to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japanese Lawmakers Begin Talks on Political Funds Control
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Japanese lawmakers began discussions Friday on revising the political funds control law in the wake of a high-profile slush funds scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Autor: 時事通信社
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(Repeat) Human iPS Cells Restore Cardiac Function in Monkeys
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The heart function of crab-eating macaques that had experienced heart attacks returned after transplants of clusters of heart muscle cells made from human induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells, a Japanese research team said Friday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Oriental Land Logs Record Annual Net Profit
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Oriental Land Co., the operator of the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks, on Friday posted a record consolidated net profit for the year through last month, driven by an increased number of visitors.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Ski Jumping Legend Kasaya Dies at 80
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Yukio Kasaya, a Japanese ski jumping legend who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo in 1972, died of ischemic heart disease at a hospital in the Hokkaido prefectural capital on Tuesday. He was 80.Autor: 時事通信社
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ANA Holdings Inc. on Friday posted a record consolidated operating profit of 207.9 billion yen for the year through last month as the Japanese airline saw higher passenger volume for both domestic and international routes on the back of brisk travel demand.Autor: 時事通信社
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NTT Docomo Inc. plans to promote Senior Executive Vice President Yoshiaki Maeda to president and CEO, people familiar with the matter said Friday.Autor: 時事通信社
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BOJ to Hike Rate If Underlying Inflation Rises toward 2 Pct: Ueda
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the central bank "will raise its policy interest rate if the country's underlying inflation rate rises toward 2 pct."Autor: 時事通信社
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Kishida to Visit France, 2 S. American Nations
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit France and the two South American countries of Brazil and Paraguay from Wednesday through May 6, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference Friday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Designated Secret Leaks Found at Japan Ground, Maritime SDF
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Leaks of national security-related specially designated secrets have occurred once each at the Japanese Ground and Maritime Self-Defense Forces, the Defense Ministry said Friday.Autor: 時事通信社
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Japan Finds 47 Cases of Abuse of "Second-Generation Followers"
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There were 47 child abuse cases apparently reflecting parents' religious beliefs in Japan between April 2022 and September 2023, a Children and Families Agency survey showed Friday.Autor: 時事通信社
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