Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. are considering making additional investment in Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which is aiming to produce next-generation semiconductors in the country, it was learned Friday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's core consumer prices in September climbed 2.4pctfrom a year before as rice prices soared while price increases in electricity and city gas slowed thanks to the resumption of government subsidies, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.Av 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani expressed concern about cooperation between Russia and China and between Russia and North Korea at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled 358 times for possible airspace violations in the fiscal first half ended last month, a decrease of 66 from a year before and the lowest first-half figure in the past five years, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.Av 時事通信社

The founder of Fuji Soft Inc. has proposed that the Japanese system integrator accept a tender offer from U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, instead of a rival bid from U.S. investment group KKR.Av 時事通信社

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review Japan's policies on women.Av 時事通信社

A bus carrying 20 Japanese tourists and a guide overturned on a major road in Afyonkarahisar, western Turkey, on Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japanese Banks' Payment Clearing Network, or Zengin-Net, said Thursday that it will postpone the planned revamp of its Zengin interbank financial settlement network system by six months to May 2028.Av 時事通信社

Police in Tokyo and the nearby prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba will upgrade their joint investigation headquarters for a series of robbery cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area since this summer, investigative sources said Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Seven groups of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima, western Japan, issued a joint statement Thursday vowing to continue their campaign against nuclear weapons, in response to the selection of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.…

A Liberal Democratic Party faction led by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has underreported political funds, the Japanese Communist Party's newspaper reported Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's labor shortage will reach 17.75 million hours per day in 2035, equivalent to 3.84 million workers, an estimate by Persol Research and Consulting Co. and Chuo University showed on Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are thinking about the struggle of people who have been active for decades at Nihon Hidankyo, an Imperial Household Agency official said Thursday.Av 時事通信社

A Japanese communications ministry panel Thursday said that it is appropriate to keep Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. and NTT West Corp. separate to ensure a fair competitive environment.Av 時事通信社

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will raise the standard family electricity bill in November by 608 yen from the previous month to 8,868 yen as energy cost subsidies are set to end, it was learned Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Nearly half of people in Japan support Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Shigeru Ishiba's action against money scandal-tainted LDP lawmakers ahead of the Oct. 27 general election, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's Hoshino Resorts Inc. said Thursday that it will open an "onsen ryokan" Japanese-style hot spring inn in the U.S. state of New York in 2028.Av 時事通信社

A Jiji Press survey found Thursday that 36pctof respondents have high hopes for Yoshihiko Noda, the new president of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan,Av 時事通信社

Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, detained in Greenland and facing an extradition request from Japan, has sought political asylum in France, the antiwhaling group's local organ said Wednesday.Av 時事通信社

Rieko Nakagawa, Japanese author of children's books, notably the "Guri and Gura" picture book series, died of old age at a Tokyo hospital Monday. She was 89.Av 時事通信社

Famed Japanese actor Toshiyuki Nishida, who played a wide range of characters in films, television dramas and stage productions, has died at his home in Tokyo, it was learned Thursday. He was 76.Av 時事通信社

Public support for the cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 28.0 pct, the lowest starting approval rate for any administration launched in and after 2000, a Jiji Press monthly opinion poll showed Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Investigators from the Japan Coast Guard raided a unit of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, Thursday over operating a high-speed passenger ship while concealing a water leak, people familiar with the investigation said.Av 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met Thursday with the families of citizens abducted decades ago by North Korea, their first meeting since he took office on Oct. 1.Av 時事通信社

Subaru Corp. on Thursday unveiled a new hybrid system that enables vehicles to travel more than 1,000 kilometers without refueling when the tank is full.Av 時事通信社

Japan's customs-cleared trade deficit expanded 14.4pctto 3,106.7 billion yen in the fiscal first half ended last month from a year before, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report on Thursday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that body cameras, or cameras designed to be worn on the chest of police uniforms, will be introduced on a trial basis at some prefectural police departments in the fiscal year starting next April.Av 時事通信社

Japan's first case this season of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Atsuma in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the prefectural government said Thursday.Av 時事通信社

U.S. investment fund Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. said Wednesday that it has sent a letter to Seven & i Holdings Co. urging the Japanese retailer to enter into talks on a takeover proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.Av 時事通信社

As Japan faces the pressing issue of how to cover swelling social security costs amid an aging population, political parties are highlighting measures to reform the healthcare system for the elderly and the public pension system to ease the burden on the working generation.Av 時事通信社

A Chilean woman has faced criticisms after posting a video on Instagram showing her hanging from a "torii" shrine gate and doing pull-ups in sync with music during her visit to Japan.Av 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual "masakaki" tree offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the start of its three-day autumn festival.Av 時事通信社

A Japanese team said Wednesday that technology to predict future physical traits, such as looks and height, and disease susceptibility based on genome analysis of in vitro fertilized eggs is unreliable.Av 時事通信社

Nearly 90pctof Japanese companies have no plans to introduce "digital salaries," or salaries paid via smartphone payment apps and other methods, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Wednesday.Av 時事通信社

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday decided to allow Kansai Electric Power Co. to operate the aging No. 1 reactor at its Takahama nuclear power plant for more than 50 years.Av 時事通信社

The share of female executives at Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top-tier Prime section has risen to 16.8 pct, up 2.7 percentage points from the previous year, a survey by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, showed Wednesday.Av 時事通信社

Japanese political parties are trying to lure voters by pledging to implement measures to reduce financial burdens on households ahead of the Oct. 27 general election without specifying revenue sources.Av 時事通信社

Japan, the United States, South Korea and eight other countries on Wednesday announced the establishment of a multilateral team to monitor and report violations and evasions of sanctions against North Korea.Av 時事通信社

A four-piece Japanese rock band with three members who have impaired hearing has marked the 35 years since it began performing music expressed also through sign language.Av 時事通信社

The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on Wednesday listed a Ferrari for an online public auction to be held next month, with bids starting at 71.3 million yen.Av 時事通信社

Suzuki Motor Corp. released its all-new Fronx compact SUV in Japan on Wednesday, introducing the global strategic vehicle in the country's highly competitive SUV market.Av 時事通信社

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September grew 31.5pctfrom a year before to 2,872,200, a record high for the month, chiefly thanks to increases in visitors from countries including China and Malaysia, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.Av 時事通信社

A former member of the Nagano prefectural assembly Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of killing his wife.Av 時事通信社

Overseas voting for Japan's Oct. 27 general election began Wednesday at Japanese embassies and other locations around the world.Av 時事通信社

Japanese movie studio Toho Co. said Wednesday that it will acquire U.S. anime distributor and producer GKIDS Inc. by the end of February next year for an undisclosed sum.Av 時事通信社

Tokyo, Oct. 16 ()削除 --Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in August fell 1.9pctfrom the previous month, down for two consecutive months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.Av 時事通信社

A Japanese inmate convicted of the 1994 murder of a Japanese psychic and her son has been stabbed to death at a prison in Hawaii, local media reported Tuesday.Av 時事通信社

Japanese artist Kei Kanamori's film "Origami" won the silver prize in the animation category of the Student Academy Awards at a ceremony in London on Monday.Av 時事通信社

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, has not clearly denied the possibility of his party forming a coalition with the leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan after the Oct. 27 general election.Av 時事通信社

Tokyo Metro Co. said Tuesday that it will sell shares at 1,200 yen apiece for a total of 348.6 billion yen in line with its plans to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top-tier Prime section on Oct. 23.Av 時事通信社