A settlement was reached Friday at Nagoya High Court in central Japan in a damages lawsuit over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, ending a series of similar lawsuits in the country, according to the defense lawyers.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday made a condolence visit to the residence of Princess Yuriko, who died of old age earlier in the day at the age of 101.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's health ministry is considering raising the caps on out-of-pocket payments patients make to hospitals under the public health insurance system.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that it will introduce SeaGuardian large drones for the warning and surveillance activities of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Parliamentary affairs chiefs from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Friday to start deliberations on a fiscal 2024 supplementary budget on Dec. 9.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

The share of university students set to graduate in Japan next spring with job offers declined for the first time in four years, the labor and education ministries said Friday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

A Ferrari luxury car seized by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has fetched a price of 171,001,000 yen in an online public auction, Japan's National Tax Agency said Friday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Policy chiefs from Japan's ruling bloc and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Friday agreed to continue talks on a proposed economic package as they failed to reach agreement.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum affirmed the importance of free trade at their meeting on Thursday, amid concerns over a possible rise in protectionism in the wake of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will hold a three-way meeting with his counterparts from the United States and Australia in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Friday said that no decision has been made on U.S. Forces Japan's reported command relocation to central Tokyo.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, had made a comment that could been seen as hostile to Japan, it has been learned.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean leaders will agree on the establishment of a secretariat for the three-way cooperation when they meet in Peru on Friday, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, shared grave concerns over growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, at a meeting in Lima, Peru, on Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

The European Medicines Agency said Thursday that its committee evaluating medical products has recommended partial approval of sales of lecanemab to treat Alzheimer's disease.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the expected nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio as state secretary under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, at a meeting Thursday in Lima, Peru.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

The U.S. Treasury Department kept Japan on its monitoring list over currency practices in a report released on Thursday, warning against unnecessary foreign exchange market interventions.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's gross domestic product in July-September grew 0.2pctfrom the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, or 0.9pctat an annualized rate, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report Friday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Princess Yuriko has passed away, it was learned Friday. She was 101.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Five major Japanese banking groups saw their combined consolidated net profits soar 40.1pctfrom a year before to 2,796.5 billion yen in the fiscal first half ended in September as the Bank of Japan's interest rate increase helped improve lending margins.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

More than 70pctof Japan's regional banks and banking groups posted net profit growth for April-September, reflecting higher interest income thanks in part to the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike, according to their latest earnings reports released by Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Rakuten Group Inc. said Thursday that they will jointly issue a new credit card on Dec. 3.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

A guilty sentence was finalized Thursday for a former leader of a group supporting former Korean "comfort women," who provided sex to Japanese troops before and during World War II.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed on Thursday to launch full-scale talks on tax reform, including a review of the 1.03-million-yen annual income threshold for income tax, next week.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's Environment Ministry and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday concluded a memorandum of understanding to support the reconstruction of Ukraine with a focus on decarbonization in urban development.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

A U.N. General Assembly committee unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution jointly introduced by Japan and Brazil to strengthen volunteer activities.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Peru and Brazil on Thursday to attend international conferences and hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Human error was behind an accident involving a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft on Yonaguni, a remote island in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, in October, the GSDF said Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Two Osprey transport aircraft of the U.S. military landed at Amami Airport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Thursday morning, without giving advance notification.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese administrative reform minister Masaaki Taira expressed willingness Thursday to adopt steps U.S. business mogul Elon Musk would take to boost government efficiency after Donald Trump returns to the White House.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan should establish a forum to discuss the system of capital punishment, including its possible abolition, as the death penalty has many flaws, a panel including former law enforcement leaders has said.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

The Japanese government and the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party are discussing a plan to set the date for convening an extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Nov. 28, informed sources said Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet in November rose 0.7 percentage point from the previous month to 28.7 pct, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Incidents of tourists injured by male deer antlers at Japan's Nara Park, a popular spot known for its free-roaming deer, have spiked recently, prompting authorities to urge caution.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan, the United States and South Korea will hold a meeting of their leaders on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Three major Japanese oil wholesalers have logged year-on-year decreases in consolidated net profits for the six months through September, according to their earnings reports released recently.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese police have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of robbery and murder of a hotel worker in the city of Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese House of Councillors lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who were involved in a slush funds scandal have begun to express their wish to explain themselves at a parliamentary ethics panel.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan and Britain are considering setting up a forum of their foreign and economy ministers, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

The Japanese government is considering providing 30,000 yen in benefits to each low-income household exempted from residential tax payments as part of a planned economic package, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan's real gross domestic product in the July-September quarter is believed to have increased 0.2pctfrom the previous quarter, for an annualized increase of 0.6 pct, according to estimates released by 10 private think tanks by Wednesday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan Display Inc. said Wednesday that its group net loss for the business year to March 2025 is now projected to expand to 39.3 billion yen from its previous estimate of 26.6 billion yen.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration on Wednesday appointed 26 state ministers and 28 parliamentary vice ministers, none of whom are Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers involved in the ruling party's "slush fund" scandal.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that Japan should be "world-leading" in the spread of artificial intelligence in society, noting its people's love for robots and the strong manufacturing sector.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

An expert panel under Japan's Justice Ministry on Wednesday proposed setting certain numerical standards for recognizing the crime of dangerous driving resulting in death or injury.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will spend about 165 billion yen to acquire a 14.99pctstake in Rakuten Card Co., the credit card unit of Rakuten Group Inc. said Wednesday.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japan, the United States and South Korea kicked off their Freedom Edge joint exercise on Wednesday, the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff said the same day.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Japanese digital minister Masaaki Taira reiterated that the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Dec. 2 as planned in a move to integrate them into "My Number" electronic personal identification cards.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Rakuten Group Inc. said Wednesday that it suffered a net loss in January-September due to losses in its mobile phone business, remaining in the red for the nine-month period for the sixth year in a row.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社

Local governments in Japan are working to gather information about bear sightings and to use artificial intelligence to keep bears out of urban areas, following a spate of bear attacks in the country last year.Kirjoittanut 時事通信社