The Japanese government plans to relax its visa requirements for Chinese visitors to encourage more exchanges between the two countries, Japanese government officials said Wednesday.De către 時事通信社

Nankai Electric Railway Co. said Wednesday that it will acquire a 70.8pctstake in Tsutenkaku Kanko Co., which operates Tsutenkaku Tower, a major tourist attraction in the western Japan city of Osaka, for an undisclosed sum.De către 時事通信社

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, will raise its standard fares as early as March 2026, to secure funds for necessary capital investment at a time when users are decreasing due to shrinking population, it was learned Wednesday.De către 時事通信社

Japanese elementary and junior high school students continued to get high science and math scores in an international survey in 2023, the education ministry said Wednesday.De către 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday he is still committed to revising the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement.De către 時事通信社

Japan's Panasonic Corp. has started a test run of facilities installed at a microwave oven plant in western Britain to allow the plant to run solely on renewable energy.De către 時事通信社

Recent remarks by Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura voicing discontent toward the Japan Basketball Association and the national team have caused a stir in the country's basketball world.De către 時事通信社

An umbrella body of Japanese labor unions at small and midsize manufacturers Wednesday announced a plan to demand a record pay scale increase of at least 15,000 yen per month in 2025 "shunto" spring wage talks.De către 時事通信社

The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday decided to suspend its leader Yuichiro Tamaki from his post over an extramarital affair reported by a weekly magazine.De către 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday pledged to expedite discussions to enact as swiftly as possible legislation obliging lawmakers to refund their annual salaries if their elections are invalidated due to rule violations.De către 時事通信社

The economy expanded 0.3 per cent through the September quarter. The government is calling on Commonwealth Bank to reconsider their decision to charge some customers a $3 fee for cash withdrawal. - オーストラリアの経済は今年９月からの四半期で0.3%成長したことがわかりました。コモンウェルス銀行が来年から3ドルの引き下ろし手数料を徴収すると発表した事を受けて、経済省はこの発表再度検討するよう促しました。…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday he is carefully watching the situation in South Korea "with special and serious attention," after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol temporarily declared an emergency martial law.De către 時事通信社

Australians lose $32 billion a year to gambling — more per person than any other nation. And it’s affecting diverse communities differently. - オーストラリアでギャンブルをした人たちが負けた金額は、１年間で総額320億オーストラリアドルに上ります。国民１人当たりで比べると、世界のどの国よりも高い金額です。

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission decided to expand Japan's catch quotas of Pacific bluefin tuna from 2025, the country's Fisheries Agency has said.De către 時事通信社

Tsutomu Hotta, who investigated as a prosecutor the so-called Lockheed bribery scandal, one of the largest corruption cases in postwar Japan, died of old age Nov. 24. He was 90.De către 時事通信社

David McCall, international president of the United Steelworkers labor union, issued a statement Tuesday welcoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to block Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan to acquire United States Steel Corp.De către 時事通信社

Mir, a 12-year-old male Siberian cat gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan's Akita Prefecture, died of illness Tuesday, the prefectural government said the same day.De către 時事通信社

The foreign chiefs of Japan and the European Union have agreed to work closely together to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, North Korea's military cooperation with Russia and the situation in the Middle East.De către 時事通信社

The song of this week is 'ACROSS THE WORLD' by Shoko Nakagawa. It is at No. 3 in Oricon Weekly Ranking. - 今週の J-Pop Hub ではオリコン週間ランキング3位の、中川翔子の「ACROSS THE WORLD」を取り上げました。

Matsuri Japan Festival, the biggest Japanese festival in Sydney, held at the Wentworth Sporting Complex on the first of December, after a 5-year hiatus. It has previously been held at Darling Harbour, but this year the festival changed venue and was held indoors for the first time. - 12月1日にシドニーのウェントワース・スポーティング・コンプレックスで開催された日本の祭り、 Matsuri Japan Fest…

Tetsu Nakamura's wishes for the reconstruction of Afghanistan live on five years after the Japanese doctor who worked in the country for many years providing medical assistance and building irrigation canals was killed there.De către 時事通信社

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation home video game console marked the 30th anniversary of its debut on Tuesday, having reshaped the gaming industry once dominated by Nintendo Co. by attracting gamers worldwide with its vivid 3D images and sleek design.De către 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested Tuesday that the government would consider establishing laws and regulations to tackle both misinformation and disinformation on the internet.De către 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed regret for his actions during a foreign visit last month that have been criticized as bad manners.De către 時事通信社

Nomura Securities Co. said Tuesday that President Kentaro Okuda will voluntarily return 30pctof his salaries for three months in the wake of a former employee being indicted on robbery and attempted homicide charges.De către 時事通信社

The governments of Japan, Britain and Italy are coordinating to include Saudi Arabia in their joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, Japanese government sources have said.De către 時事通信社

The number of electric kick scooter traffic violation cases handled by police in Japan remains high following the easing of regulations through a revision of the road traffic law in July last year, raising concerns about their safety.De către 時事通信社

"Hagoita" Japanese wooden paddles featuring people who made the news this year were unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. on Tuesday at its head office in Tokyo.De către 時事通信社

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. on Tuesday reiterated its call for understanding for its plan to acquire United States Steel Corp., as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on social media that he is "totally against" the acquisition plan.De către 時事通信社

The Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions said on Tuesday that it will demand a record-high pay-scale increase of 12,000 yen or more in next year's "shunto" annual spring labor negotiations.De către 時事通信社

The Japanese government will run in the 2043 election to select nonpermanent members of the U.N. Security Council, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Keiichiro Tachibana said Tuesday.De către 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested Tuesday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party may not officially endorse party members involved in its "slush fund" scandal in next summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet.De către 時事通信社

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko left Tuesday for an official visit to Turkey, as this year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.De către 時事通信社

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he is "totally against" Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corp.'s plan to acquire United States Steel Corp.De către 時事通信社

The U.N. General Assembly adopted by a majority vote a Japan-led resolution calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, with support of 152 countries including the United States and Britain, at its plenary meeting Monday.De către 時事通信社

An Indigenous scientist says a new report on the declining health of Australia's largest river system is a call to action. The United Nations has added its voice to the chorus of criticisms levelled against new laws in Queensland, saying the legislation shows a "flagrant disregard" for children's rights. Listen to the News from today's live program…

Japan's revised real gross domestic product is projected to show an annualized increase of 1.0pctin the July-September period, exceeding the 0.9pctrise in a preliminary report released last month, according to the average forecast among 10 private think tanks.De către 時事通信社

Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 on Monday launched a new executive team under leader Hirofumi Yoshimura.De către 時事通信社

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday voiced hopes that the group's Nobel Peace Prize win will boost moves to eradicate nuclear weapons.De către 時事通信社

Japan Industrial Partners Inc., an investment firm known as JIP, and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital are among bidders for York Holdings Co., which owns Seven & i Holdings Co.'s supermarket operations, people familiar with the matter said Monday.De către 時事通信社

Tokyo police rearrested Monday two 25-year-old men on charges of injuring and robbing a woman in her 60s at her house in a western Tokyo suburb in September.De către 時事通信社

Close to 90pctof people in both Japan and China have unfavorable impressions of each other's countries, a joint opinion poll by Japan's Genron NPO and China International Communications Group showed Monday.De către 時事通信社

A Japanese lawyer and a professor said Monday that they have filed a criminal complaint accusing Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito of paying a public relations company to run his social media campaign for last month's gubernatorial election.De către 時事通信社

"Futehodo," an abbreviation of "Futekisetsu nimo hodo ga aru! ()削除," the title of a comedy drama series broadcasted from January to March, was named this year's top buzzword in Japan on Monday.De către 時事通信社

The chairman of Funai Electric Co. filed with Tokyo District Court on Monday for court-led rehabilitation of the company, despite the court's recent decision to initiate bankruptcy procedures for the Japanese audio and video equipment maker, according to credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd.…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he does not believe political donations by companies and groups are inappropriate, signaling opposition to a proposal by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and others to abolish them.De către 時事通信社

After the Hokuriku central Japan region was hit by a major earthquake on Jan. 1, a student competition has been held in London on measures to revitalize the economy of the four prefectures in the region via inbound tourism.De către 時事通信社

Bereaved relatives and others mourned on Monday the nine victims of the December 2012 partial collapse of a tunnel on an expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.De către 時事通信社

Japan's welfare ministry plans to raise the investment return target for public pension funds from the current 1.7pctto a record high of 1.9pctfor the five years from fiscal 2025, amid growing expectations of continued wage and price increases, it was learned Monday.De către 時事通信社

Experts warn there's a higher chance of getting scammed during the end of year sale season. - 年末のセールシーズンが始まりました。クリスマスショッピングはもうお済みですか？財布の紐が緩むこの季節は、詐欺の被害件数が増える時期でもあるんです。