Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. will increase monthly fees for over 50 rate plans by 110 to 550 yen starting Dec. 1, affecting over 30 million subscribers, or about 75 pct of its total. Higher electricity

Nagoya, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese runner Ichitaka Yamashita won the gold medal in the men’s marathon event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, finishing with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 49 seconds. Mikuni Yada, also representing Japan, earned the

Washington, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Friday that it has asked the Mexican government to investigate alleged labor rights violations at a Yokohama Rubber Co. tire plant in Coahuila. The USTR’s office said a Mexican labor

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–The parent company of the operator of the Junglia Okinawa theme park in Okinawa Prefecture has reported a net loss of 17.3 billion yen for its first business year since the park opened in July 2025.

Washington, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that he and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama discussed the desirability of a strong yen in online talks. “We discussed the desirability of a strong yen that reflects Japan’s strong economic

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral will make a four-day visit to Japan from Sunday and meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, the Japanese government has said. The two leaders will exchange views on the situation surrounding

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is seeking clarity on Thursday’s U.S.-China summit after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to China as an ally during World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling Trump for a direct briefing

New York, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The dollar briefly tumbled below 157 yen in New York on Friday morning, pushed down by concerns over the possibility of Japan and the United States conducting a joint yen-buying intervention again. At 9:40 a.m., the greenback

Nagoya, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese skateboarders Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara, both 15, won gold in the women’s and men’s park events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. In swimming, Kodai Nishiono, 23, won the gold medal in the men’s

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed at their online meeting the same day that “the undervaluation of the yen is problematic.” Katayama revealed this in talks with reporters after

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed at their online meeting the same day that “the undervaluation of the yen is a problem.” Katayama revealed this in talks with reporters

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday U.S. President Donald Trump told her at their meeting in New York on Tuesday that U.S. trade has been tough due to the yen’s depreciation. In response, the prime minister said

Nagoya, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese skateboarders Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara, both 15, won gold in the women’s and men’s park events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she affirmed Tokyo’s support for the International Criminal Court during her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday. In talks with reporters at the prime minister’s

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court ruled Friday that a public offices election law provision that prohibits minors from conducting campaigning activities on their own and imposes penalties on violators is unconstitutional. Presiding Judge Mizuho Ebi said that the provision “violates

Fukuoka, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, said Friday that it will launch financial services in earnest in partnership with SBI Holdings Inc. The railway operator will develop an app, tentatively called JQ Bank, to centrally manage services

London, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan retook the top spot among 110 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Travel and Tourism Development Index rankings, released on Friday. Japan was followed by the United States in second place, Spain in third, Australia in

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–About half of 120 civic groups working in Japan to save and rehome dogs and cats received more requests to take in such animals for protection in the past year than in the preceding year, a private-sector survey

Osaka, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese credit card payment processing service firm Zentoshin’s bankruptcy trustee said Friday that seven credit card companies will pay in full the 5.4 billion yen in sales proceeds that Zentoshin’s member stores had been unable to collect following

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested an Uzbek food delivery worker on suspicion of committing indecent acts against an elementary school girl who answered the door. Muminov Dilshod Komiljonovich, a 45-year-old resident of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, allegedly hugged and kissed

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court ruled Friday that a public offices election law provision that prohibits minors from engaging in campaigning activities and imposes penalties on violators is unconstitutional. In the lawsuit filed by four people against the government, however,

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan will launch the National Disaster Management Agency on Nov. 2 to serve as the government’s command center for disaster preparedness and response, minister for disaster management Goshi Hosono said Friday. The agency will substantially expand the Cabinet

(Adnkronos) – The New York Police Department reported that over 100 people were arrested in Manhattan during protests against the arrival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly. The demonstrations were led by pro-Palestinian organizations and the anti-Zionist

In the story titled “FOCUS: Tokyo Museum Preserves Memories of Students Killed in War,” distributed Sept. 10, a woman’s surname was incorrectly given as “Hamazaki” in the seventh and 10th paragraphs and a photo caption. It should have been “Hamasaki.” A replacement

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit China for four days from Sunday as the new head of Japan’s Association for the Promotion of International Trade, a group for friendship with China, it was learned Friday. Work

Nagoya, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday that it has withdrawn its applications for Nuclear Regulation Authority safety screening required to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese municipalities are turning their low name recognition into tourism promotion opportunities, using self-deprecating jokes to attract attention. The Akita prefectural government’s tourism strategy division launched a campaign from May to July this year to distribute accommodation coupons

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern over the yen’s weakening during his meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in New York on Tuesday. During the bilateral summit at the U.N.

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. is considering going private, with a consortium of Japanese and British investment funds having proposed acquiring the company and overhauling its management, sources said Friday. According to the sources, Japan’s Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd.

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The upcoming extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, is set to run for 69 days from Oct. 5 until Dec. 12, it was learned Friday. Yoshihiko Isozaki, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief in the