Uki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Temperatures in Kumamoto Prefecture are forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius or higher for the first time on record Monday, adding to the plight of people in the southwestern Japan prefecture hit by a powerful earthquake

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Plant suspension at automakers caused by last week’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture is being prolonged, with the impact spreading beyond the Kyushu region, which includes the southwestern Japan prefecture. Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Daihatsu

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plummeted to briefly fall below 155.50 yen for the first time in roughly three months in Tokyo trading Monday, after Japanese and U.S. authorities intervened in the market to buy the Japanese currency in concerted action

Lytham St. Annes, England, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese golfer Shiho Kuwaki won the Women’s British Open, the season’s final major event for women, on Sunday. At the event held at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, northwestern

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and U.S. finance chiefs have said the two countries conducted a concerted yen-buying currency market intervention Friday, U.S. Eastern time. Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama said in a statement Monday that the intervention, carried out “in

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The dollar plummeted to briefly fall below 156 yen for the first time in roughly three months in Tokyo trading Monday, after Japanese and U.S. authorities intervened in the market to buy the Japanese currency in concerted action

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up more than 1,600 points Monday morning, after a coordinated yen-buying foreign exchange market intervention by Japanese and U.S. authorities pushed up the Japanese currency. At 10:18 a.m., the index

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People plans to refrain from joining the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party for the time being. Some in the LDP sought to realize the

Washington, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. authorities conducted a yen-buying intervention in the currency market at the request of Japan. “They have a weakening yen, and they wanted a little bit of help,” Trump told reporters

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Ministry of Finance said Monday that it conducted a yen-buying currency market intervention Friday, U.S. Eastern time, “in coordination with” the U.S. Treasury Department. Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama said in a statement that the

Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Andong, South Korea, in mid-May for talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, underscoring the steady improvement in bilateral relations after years of strain over historical and territorial disputes. Since Lee took

New York, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese players appeared in a game for a new U.S. women’s professional baseball league that kicked off Saturday. Right-handed pitcher Ayami Sato, from Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, took the mound for the Los Angeles Queens in the

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments are considering issuing a joint statement aimed at stemming the yen’s depreciation against the dollar, informed sources said Sunday. After Japanese and U.S. authorities are believed to have conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention

Ise, Mie Pref., Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko visited Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine complex in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday. Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, observed traditional ceremonies related to the Shikinen

Kumamoto, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has risen to 38 as two more deaths have been confirmed, the prefectural disaster response headquarters said Sunday. A woman in her 70s died while sleeping

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027. The plan has been considered partly in response to an incident in which a

Ise, Mie Pref., Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko visited Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine complex in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday. Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, observed traditional ceremonies related to the Shikinen

Kumamoto, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has risen to 38 as two more deaths have been confirmed, the prefectural disaster response headquarters said Sunday. A woman in her 70s died while sleeping

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–One in four people in Japan believes that more advanced artificial intelligence will replace their friends and families in the future, a Jiji Press survey on communications has found. The proportion of those who expressed this belief stood

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Some officials of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration have floated the idea of compiling a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 in response to extensive damage caused by a massive earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan,

Kumamoto, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has risen to 38 as two more deaths have been confirmed, the prefectural disaster response headquarters said Sunday. A woman in her 70s died while sleeping

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry will support Japanese small and midsize companies and startups seeking to enter the Indian market or expand investment there through diplomatic efforts to urge the Indian government to remove regulatory barriers. In April, the ministry

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry will support Japanese small and midsize companies and startups seeking to enter the Indian market or expand investment there through diplomatic efforts to urge the Indian government to remove regulatory barriers. In April, the ministry

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Since its introduction in 1989, Japan’s consumption tax has been raised three times and now accounts for about 30 pct of total national tax revenue, making it the nation’s largest core tax category. If implemented, Prime Minister Sanae

Mashiki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Scorching heat waves and widespread water outages are adding to the hardships faced by more than 9,000 evacuees in areas devastated by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. With the quake-hit areas marking their

Ise, Mie Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Princess Aiko arrived in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday to observe a traditional rite for the reconstruction of Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine complex in the central Japan city, which is held once every

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Visitors have formed a long line every day to enter a Tokyo shop promoting specialty products of Kumamoto Prefecture to support the southwestern Japan prefecture hit by Tuesday’s huge earthquake. They aim to support people in areas devastated

Mashiki, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Scorching heat waves and widespread water outages are adding to the hardships faced by more than 9,000 evacuees in areas devastated by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. With the quake-hit areas marking their

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering using commercial cloud services to manage highly classified information, such as defense secrets, that has so far been handled through its own systems, informed sources told Jiji Press on Saturday. The plan is

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has decided to revise its nuclear energy policy guidelines to include a target of rebuilding two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s. The decision was adopted at a meeting of relevant cabinet ministers