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The Japanese Foreign Ministry has rebutted China's claim that the safety risk is increasing in Japan, by releasing data on recognized serious crimes in Japan in which Chinese nationals were victims.

Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, returned home from her official visit to Laos on Saturday.

A large-scale economic package adopted by the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday has sparked worries about massive fiscal spending.

Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member belonging to Camp Asaka in Nerima Ward in the capital on suspicion of attempted murder in a case in which a woman was stabbed to suffer serious injuries, investigative sources said.

Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu has offered his view that "the environment has already been prepared" for an additional interest rate hike by the BOJ in light of the economic and price conditions.

Japan's industry ministry decided Friday to invest 100 billion yen in Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce cutting-edge chips domestically.

Taiwan on Friday lifted its import restrictions on Japanese food products, which were imposed following the 2011 nuclear accident at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. has told business partners that it aims to fully recover as early as February from a system failure that disrupted shipments of beer and other products, it was learned Friday.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Friday expressed his country's "rock-solid" support for Japan, which faces increasing economic coercion from China, in a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday that the government will respond "very carefully" to parliamentary questions about a potential Taiwan contingency.

Fukuoka High Court's branch in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki ruled Friday that the July 20 House of Councillors election was held "in an unconstitutional state" due to wide vote-value gaps.

Japan's Princess Aiko visited the Lao Silk Residence, an exhibition of traditional textiles, in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Friday, the last day of her official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Most moss spores germinated normally after spending about nine months in outer space, a team of researchers in Japan said Friday, confirming that mosses can survive for an extended period in the harsh space environment.

Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi on Friday showed his tolerance of the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in the central Japan prefecture.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除, on Friday agreed to finalize a plan to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives within a year.

Signatory countries to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, decided at a ministerial meeting Friday to launch membership talks with Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

The Japanese government on Friday criticized China's decision to put off a meeting between the Japanese, Chinese and South Korean cultural ministers because of remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about a Taiwan conflict.

The Japanese government on Friday adopted a comprehensive economic package worth some 21.3 trillion yen in state funds, aiming to achieve a strong economy through strategic fiscal spending.

Three of Japan's four major life insurance companies enjoyed insurance premium income growth in April-September, their earnings reports have shown.

Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama on Friday hinted that Tokyo may conduct a foreign exchange intervention following the recent depreciation of the yen.

The Japanese government will provide all households with children aged zero to 18 with a support allowance of 20,000 yen per child as a one-time measure, the Children and Families Agency said Friday.

Japan's core consumer price index in October rose 3.0pctfrom a year earlier, up for 50 consecutive months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

The United States remains committed to Japan's defense, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas Piggott said on Thursday.

Chinese Commerce Ministry spokeswoman He Yongqian has warned that her country may increase economic pressure on Japan, urging Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract her comments regarding a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japanese athletes swept the podium in the men's hammer throw at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics on Thursday, led by Riki Toyama, 21, who claimed the gold medal with a throw of 60.19 meters, his personal best.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began talks to update the country's three key national security documents by the end of 2026, as declared by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

A meeting of culture ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea, scheduled for Monday in Macau, has been postponed, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a press conference Thursday.

Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial for the 2022 murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said in Nara District Court on Thursday that he should not have lived to his current age of 45, given the consequence of his action and the significant trouble he has caused.

The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards in October topped 150 million yen due to strong sales of high-priced properties, a think tank said Thursday.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began full-scale talks on revising the tax system for fiscal 2026, including how much to raise the country's minimum taxable income level.

A large-scale fire that broke out in the Saganoseki district of the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Tuesday has been brought under control, excluding on a nearby uninhabited island, the local fire department said Thursday.

The famed oyster industry in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, has been hit by a catastrophic blow from mass deaths at farms.

Japan's Princess Aiko visited Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, on a day trip Thursday during her official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Use of nail salons by men has been gradually spreading in Japan in recent years, reflecting their growing consciousness about taking care of their looks.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass on Thursday condemned China's effective suspension of imports of Japanese fishery products.

Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers Thursday voiced the need to tighten regulations on social media platform businesses in the first deliberation at the House of Representatives' Commission on the Constitution held during the current parliamentary session.

The Japanese government plans to set the size of its upcoming comprehensive economic package, including large-scale tax reductions, at 21.3 trillion yen, it was learned Thursday.

The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to avoid future distortions as rates are currently significantly low, BOJ policymaker Junko Koeda said on Thursday.

China and Russia have been deepening military cooperation over Taiwan and the East and South China seas, a Japanese government think tank said Thursday.

Two of Japan's three major nonlife insurance companies have reported larger consolidated net profits than a year before in the first half of fiscal 2025.

The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has approved the sale of munitions, including precision guided glide bombs, to Japan for 82 million dollars.

A 53-year-old doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital was arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking about 700,000 yen in bribes from a medical equipment maker official in return for using the firm's devices on a priority basis.

The Japanese government's planned comprehensive economic package will likely be worth over 20 trillion yen, it was learned Wednesday.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda held talks on Wednesday and agreed on the need to balance stable prices and economic growth.

Princess Aiko, daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited an education center on unexploded ordnances in the Lao capital of Vientiane on Wednesday.

The recent flare-up of tensions between Tokyo and Beijing reflecting remarks over Taiwan by Japan's new leader has highlighted the lack of Japanese government officials and ruling party lawmakers with deep connections with China.

Japanese sprinter Maki Yamada won the men's 400-meter race at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics on Wednesday, earning Japan its first gold medal at the ongoing event.

Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered U.S. information technology company Cloudflare Inc. to pay about 500 million yen in damages for assisting copyrights violations by pirated manga websites.

Japan will conduct a strong crackdown on "tokuryu" anonymous and transient criminal groups, new National Public Safety Commission Chairman Jiro Akama said Tuesday.

Maki Takubo, a former mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, said Wednesday that she will run in the upcoming mayoral election following her removal from office over a scandal about her academic background.

Former Japanese lawmaker Yuki Baba, 33, was elected mayor of the city of Fukushima on Sunday, becoming the youngest leader of a prefectural capital.