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Japan's transport ministry gave a stern warning to Japan Airlines on Wednesday morning over a scandal involving a captain who drank excessively in Hawaii prior to his duties.

Toshimitsu Motegi, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced his candidacy Wednesday for the leadership of the Japanese ruling party.

Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the assembly of the city in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday, after the assembly passed a no-confidence motion against her in the wake of allegations that she falsified her academic record.

MUFG Bank will open a novel small branch to deal exclusively with individual customers in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Friday, after refraining from setting up a retail outlet for some 20 years.

The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to self-harm is on a rising trend in Japan in recent years, logging 42,977 in 2023, a survey showed Wednesday.

"Shichiken Hakushin," a sake from Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, was awarded this year's top prize of the sake division at a renowned annual international wine competition held in London on Tuesday.

Toyota Motor Corp. has introduced a five-stage internal qualification system for maintaining quality at vehicle certification test sites and developing related human resources, as part of efforts to prevent any recurrence of irregularities in tests to obtain type approval needed for mass production.

Shigeru Oda, who served as a judge for the International Court of Justice for 27 years, died of natural causes at the age of 100 at his home on Thursday.

The city assembly of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, has filed a criminal complaint against Maki Takubo, the mayor of Ito, over allegations that she falsified her academic record.

A civic group has called on the Japanese government to conduct DNA examinations for some human bones recovered recently from a western Japan undersea mine where fatal flooding occurred during the Pacific War, part of World War II.

A senior official of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said Tuesday that the opposition camp needs a unified candidate for the next prime minister, and suggested that CDP head Yoshihiko Noda may not be such a candidate.

Sales of sunscreen remain robust in Japan as the country swelters in the lingering summer heat and sunlight.

A worker at the crime laboratory of the Saga prefectural police in southwestern Japan is believed to have conducted 130 improper DNA analyses, it has been learned.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Tuesday stressed the importance of multilateral security cooperation including not only Japan, South Korea and the United States, but also Australia and the Philippines.

Japan's transport ministry plans to issue a stern warning to Japan Airlines, or JAL, over a drinking scandal involving a 64-year-old male pilot, it was learned Tuesday.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Tuesday that it will acquire U.S. security firm Nozomi Networks Inc. for about 130 billion yen, making it the biggest deal by the Japanese company.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to attend a U.N. General Assembly session in New York later this month to deliver a speech, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, agreed on Tuesday to deepen their countries' ties across various fields including energy and security.

Japanese food and beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co. on Tuesday started selling Electric Salt Cup, which uses electricity to enhance the perception of the salty taste and umami in food.

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Tuesday showed to media organizations robots stocking shelves and doing the cleaning in a convenience store in Tokyo in a demonstration experiment.

As the development of self-driving technologies picks up speed in Japan, agricultural machinery is not being left behind.

Japan's Prince Hisahito visited the mausoleum of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, in a western Tokyo suburb on Tuesday to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, amid China's growing military presence in the East and South China seas.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday agreed with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini that their countries will enhance bilateral security cooperation.

Japanese actor Kazuko Yoshiyuki died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 2. She was 90.

Twenty-nine years after the murder of a female student at Tokyo's Sophia University, the bereaved family and police continue seeking information that could lead to the arrest of the murderer and resolution of the high-profile incident.

U.S. tariff rates on some Japanese goods are expected to be formally lowered by Sept. 16, Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday.

While a parliamentary vote to nominate Japan's next prime minister is expected soon, opposition parties lack momentum to oust the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party from power.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to hold its upcoming presidential election in a full-scale format, at a General Council meeting Tuesday morning.

Hitachi Ltd. President and CEO Toshiaki Tokunaga said Monday that the major Japanese heavy machinery maker plans to expand its investment in the United States.

A tornado that struck the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Friday was estimated to be one of the strongest in the country, with an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co. reported to Japan's Financial Services Agency on Monday that it has stopped providing sales agents with excessive favors, such as support for their staff recruitment.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose further to exceed 44,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday morning.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Monday that it has approved the listing of Sony Financial Group Inc. on its top-tier Prime section Sept. 29.

Hitachi Ltd. put a 100-million-dollar next-generation train car plant in Maryland into full-scale operation on Monday.

The latest film in the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" anime franchise topped 30 billion yen in box-office revenue in the first 52 days of its release, according to a post on the movie's official X account.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may release his message commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II during a U.N. General Assembly session later this month, a government official said Monday.

Japanese Princess Aiko visited a reconstruction promotion facility in a former village heavily damaged by a powerful earthquake in 2004, as part of her trip to Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral communication, including through mutual visits to each other's countries.

Three members of Japanese opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, submitted their resignations from the party Monday over dissatisfaction with its new leadership team.

Olympus Corp. failed to report some 30 billion yen in taxable income over the two years through March 2024, people familiar with tax authorities' investigation into the Japanese precision equipment maker said Monday.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday that it is imposing an entry ban and other sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, for interfering in China's internal affairs and seriously damaging its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

A weeklong sale began on Monday at Hanshin department stores in western Japan to celebrate the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japanese professional baseball's Central League.

Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Monday warned Yodobashi Camera Co. for inappropriately reducing payments to subcontractors commissioned to make private brand goods of the electronics retailer.

Japan's Prince Hisahito visited Ise Jingu, a shinto shrine complex in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Monday to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony.

A Kyoto University research group has developed a new type of protein that marks out cancer cells for easier removal.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was "a little bit surprised" at Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation announcement earlier in the day.

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday told reporters that he plans to run in the next leadership election of the Japanese ruling party.

Japan's current account surplus in July fell 19.1pctfrom a year earlier to 2,684.3 billion yen due mainly to a smaller surplus in the primary income account, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Monday.

The 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka attracted 200,000 visitors on Saturday, the largest single-day turnout, according to preliminary data from the event's organizer.

A panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday adopted a report on its defeat in the July 20 House of Councillors election.