Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition Centrist Reform Alliance has held online hearings with its candidates who lost in the Feb. 8 general election, with many calling on the party to strengthen social media measures and increase financial support. The hearings took

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 1,500 points Monday morning on risk-off selling amid rising tensions in the Middle East following the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency instructed prefectural police departments nationwide to increase security at U.S.- and Israel-related facilities, following the two countries’ military attacks on Iran. The agency issued an administrative notice on Sunday, requesting thorough security measures at

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged over 1,500 points Monday morning on risk-off selling amid rising tensions in the Middle East following the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–A group company of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has briefly asked renewable power generators, such as operators of solar and wind power facilities, to suspend electricity generation for the first time. TEPCO Power Grid Inc., which

Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)–As Japan struggles with a nationwide shortage of drivers, major automakers, leading telecommunications companies and startups are ramping up efforts to introduce autonomous driving on local public bus routes. Self-driving technologies are also being developed for shuttle services

Fukushima, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Many evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture cite anxiety about a lack of medical services as a reason for their hesitation to return to their hometowns devastated by a severe nuclear accident following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese companies started job seminars Sunday mainly for university students graduating in spring 2027, with a seller’s market continuing due to unabated labor shortages in many industries. The rapid spread of artificial intelligence technology has also led to

New York, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–U.S. investment business Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Saturday that its equity stakes in three Japanese trading houses including Mitsubishi Corp. had exceeded 10 pct as of the end of 2025. Berkshire Hathaway’s investments in Japanese trading houses

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Three major Japanese shipping companies stopped oil and other shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israeli forces began strikes against Iran on Saturday, officials said Sunday. Nippon Yusen K.K., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and

Kushimoto, Wakayama Pref., March 1 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo-based startup Space One Co. said Sunday that it has canceled the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos rocket scheduled for the day at Spaceport Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan stressed its opposition to any nuclear weapons development program by Iran on Sunday while indicating some understanding of the U.S. and Israeli military strikes against Iran that began the previous day. “Iran’s nuclear weapons development cannot be

Seoul, March 1 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Sunday that he will take measures allowing citizens of his country and Japan to feel more strongly the benefits of improving the bilateral ties. In a speech to mark the 107th anniversary

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left Tokyo on Saturday for a political trip as president of the Liberal Democratic Party after receiving reports of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran. At a news conference in the small hours of

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo-based startup Space One Co. said Sunday that it has canceled the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos rocket scheduled for the day at Spaceport Kii in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The space development company

Washington, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers Saturday confirmed that their countries will continue cooperation to deal with the situation in Iran. In a teleconference, the United States is believed to have explained the military operations

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan stressed its opposition to Iran’s nuclear weapons development program Sunday while indicating some understanding of U.S. and Israeli military strikes against Iran. “Iran’s nuclear weapons development cannot be tolerated at all,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told

Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Union aims to take the lead in pushing up salary levels in this year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations with management, the group’s leader has said. “We’ll work hard to be a driving

Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., March 1 (Jiji Press)–A young company from Fukushima Prefecture, which was battered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear accident, is working to put drones into practical use in logistics, capitalizing on industrial revitalization subsidies

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes against Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in an X post Saturday. With the region’s situation

Nagoya, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday. The closure is part of a redevelopment plan for the Nagoya Station area led

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Resona Holdings Inc. has said that Kazuhiro Chida, managing executive officer at core subsidiary Resona Bank, will become president of the bank effective April 1. The appointment announced Friday marks the bank’s first change in its presidency

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes against Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in an X post Saturday. As an immediate response,

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The political glass ceiling for women remains firmly in place in Japan even after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi became the country’s first woman to take the post of prime minister last October. In the Feb. 8 general election

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will prepare for any risks so it can take all possible measures after the U.S. and Israeli forces began military strikes against Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday. In a post on X, formerly

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties remain adamant in passing the draft fiscal 2026 budget by the end of the current year through March, as deliberations continue in the House of Representatives Budget Committee. The Liberal Democratic Party-led

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Environment Ministry plans to begin full-scale efforts aimed at recycling soil collected during decontamination work following the 2011 nuclear accident in northeastern Japan. The ministry is seeking to reuse soil with low levels of radioactive contamination,

By Masaru Urano Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom has expressed high hopes for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “ambition” on policy goals for various fields including security and supply chain resilience. “As the world around us is

Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)–Workplaces across Japan are starting to stock sanitary napkins, like toilet paper, to help women work with a greater sense of ease. Household goods makers Kao Corp. and Unicharm Corp. have rolled out services to stock sanitary pads

Paris, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)–French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to make an official visit to Japan in early April, a French government official said Friday. The trip is intended to reaffirm cooperation with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the