Nippon Steel Corp. plans to invest an additional 1.3 billion dollars in United States Steel Corp., the Japanese steelmaker said Thursday.By 時事通信社

Yamaguchi Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka on Thursday expressed his tolerance of the planned deployment of the U.S. Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.By 時事通信社

About 35,000 toy items from 190 Japanese and foreign companies are showcased at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2024 that opened on Thursday, including classic toys that have evolved with an aim of attracting so-called "kidults," or adults with a kid-like spirit.By 時事通信社

The Paris Paralympic Games kicked off Wednesday with an opening ceremony held in a festive mood at the heart of the French capital.By 時事通信社

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday that it will seek 5,962 million yen to strengthen cyberattack countermeasures in its budget request for fiscal 2025.By 時事通信社

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday announced his candidacy in next month's leadership election for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.By 時事通信社

National Police Agency data have shown that 28,330 elderly individuals living alone died at home across Japan between January and June.By 時事通信社

A landslide triggered apparently by heavy rain struck a two-story wooden house in the city of Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday night, leaving three residents dead and two others injured.By 時事通信社

Very powerful Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Thursday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.By 時事通信社

West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, will suspend Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from around 9 p.m. Thursday through Friday morning due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan.By 時事通信社

Toyota Motor Corp. suspended the operations of all 28 production lines at the group's 14 plants in Japan on Wednesday evening due to the approach of extremely powerful Typhoon Shanshan.By 時事通信社

Yoshinoya Co., which operates "gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants, on Wednesday launched a new dish with ostrich meat on rice.By 時事通信社

Yukio Edano, who is running in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 23 leadership election, told Jiji Press on Wednesday that he sees no current issues with the 2015 national security legislation, which recognized Japan's right to collective self-defense.By 時事通信社

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii defended his "Oi" title for the fourth straight time on Wednesday, qualifying for "eisei" lifetime status for the title.By 時事通信社

The total amount of general-account budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2025 is expected to exceed the present record high of 114,385.2 billion yen, made for the current fiscal year through next March, it was learned Wednesday.By 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa held telephone talks with her Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday, urging Tehran to refrain from its vowed retaliation against Israel.By 時事通信社

Tokyo police have arrested on suspicion of jewelry theft two women who are believed to be members of a worldwide gang known as "Pink Panda" specializing in stealing jewelry from exhibitions, it was learned Wednesday.By 時事通信社

Obesity among men in Japan has continued to rise over the past decade, a survey by the health ministry showed Wednesday.By 時事通信社

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s offer to acquire Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has sent shockwaves through Japan.By 時事通信社

A zoo in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, is seeking donations to improve the living conditions of its colony of quokkas, dubbed "the happiest animal in the world" as the marsupial appears to be smiling.By 時事通信社

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on Wednesday expressed regrets over a Chinese warplane's recent violation of Japanese airspace in talks with a key Chinese official in Beijing on Wednesday.By 時事通信社

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Wednesday that financial and capital markets "remain unstable" and that the central bank needs to monitor their developments "with the utmost vigilance."By 時事通信社

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday adopted a draft screening report declaring the No. 2 reactor of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, noncompliant with the country's new safety standards.By 時事通信社

Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he will announce his candidacy Sept. 6 in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential election.By 時事通信社

Manabu Horii, a 52-year-old lawmaker who left Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party over his alleged election law violation, announced Wednesday his resignation as a House of Representatives member.By 時事通信社

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday that it may issue special warnings to the southern part of the Kyushu southwestern region as powerful Typhoon Shanshan is approaching the area.By 時事通信社

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will strengthen its partnership with German automaker BMW AG for the development of fuel cell vehicles, which run on hydrogen, it was learned Tuesday.By 時事通信社

Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in the small hours of Wednesday.By 時事通信社

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Wednesday that it will seek a record general-account budget of 34,276.3 billion yen for fiscal 2025, up 1.4pctfrom the previous year.By 時事通信社

Chinese regional public security authorities have detained a Chinese man believed to have spray-painted graffiti at war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on suspicion of extortion, according to Chinese media reports.By 時事通信社

The local fire department was alerted Tuesday night that a house in the city of Gamagori in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi was hit by a landslide, leaving five residents trapped.By 時事通信社

Manabu Horii, who quit Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in July amid allegations of an election law violation, has decided to resign as a House of Representatives lawmaker, informed sources said Tuesday.By 時事通信社

The Japanese government plans to additionally spend around 980 billion yen, from reserves in its fiscal 2024 budget, on subsidies to curb electricity, gas and gasoline bills, it was learned Tuesday.By 時事通信社

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will raise the prices of its PlayStation 5 game consoles by 13,000 yen in Japan from Monday.By 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto, met in Tokyo on Tuesday and reaffirmed cooperation to successfully hold the first-ever meeting of defense ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies, which Italy will host in October.By 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed agriculture minister Tetsushi Sakamoto to respond to concerns about rice supply "from the viewpoint of consumers."By 時事通信社

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman suggested Tuesday that a Chinese military plane's violation of Japanese airspace the previous day was not intentional.By 時事通信社

Japanese lawmakers led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday.By 時事通信社

A Liberal Democratic Party faction led by party Vice President Taro Aso decided Tuesday to tolerate members who support LDP leadership candidates other than digital transformation minister Taro Kono, a member of the faction, while encouraging support for Kono, 61, in the Sept. 27 leadership election.…

The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it will conduct a pilot survey on wages before adding new questionnaire items on wages to its "tankan" quarterly business sentiment survey.By 時事通信社

Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, said Tuesday that it will suspend Kyushu Shinkansen bullet trains between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo stations in southwestern Japan from 8 p.m. Wednesday, as powerful Typhoon Shanshan approaches the country.By 時事通信社

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will discuss 10 points to roll out a national strategy for decarbonization late this year.By 時事通信社

The western Japan city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, held an event in New York on Monday to promote local sake and pottery.By 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's planned trip to South Korea is expected to take place on Sept. 6-7, people in the two countries familiar with the matter said Tuesday.By 時事通信社

Senior Japanese government officials have condemned public broadcaster NHK for airing a Chinese news report in which a Chinese newscaster said that the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are Chinese territory.By 時事通信社

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda said Tuesday that his western Japan city will allow the deployment of the U.S. Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.By 時事通信社

Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Unification Church's head in Japan to pay a fine for refusing to answer some questions posed by the of the culture ministry.By 時事通信社

Japanese digital transformation minister Taro Kono has shifted away from his persona as a political maverick in his latest attempt at becoming leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in what could prove to be a gamble.By 時事通信社

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday criticized a Chinese warplane's violation of Japanese airspace the previous day.By 時事通信社

The western Japan city of Osaka conducted on Tuesday its third on-site inspection of a former plant of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. over health problems suffered by users of its supplements.By 時事通信社