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U.S. investment fund Bain Capital said Monday that it has dropped its bid for Fuji Soft Inc., bringing an end to its battle with U.S. rival KKR for control of the Japanese system developer.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his government will take every possible step to bring Japanese abductees home from North Korea as soon as possible.द्वारा 時事通信社

Akihiro Arimoto, father of Keiko Arimoto, a Japanese abductee to North Korea, has died, it was learned Monday. He was 96.द्वारा 時事通信社

Opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai ()削除 co-leader Seiji Maehara suggested Sunday that his party would accept the ruling camp's proposal to postpone to fiscal 2026 the abolition of the income cap on financial aid for households with students attending private high schools.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Saturday that he told his Group of Seven counterparts at the day's meeting in Munich, Germany, that Japan remains resolved to strongly promote support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia over its invasion of the neighboring country.द्वारा 時事通信社

-The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Saturday issued a joint statement underscoring the necessity of enhancing the strength of the Japan-U.S. and U.S.-South Korea alliances.द्वारा 時事通信社

-Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya requested that Japan be exempted from the U.S. government's 25pcttariffs on steel and aluminum imports, during his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the German city of Munich on Saturday.द्वारा 時事通信社

-Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major powers reaffirmed their "unwavering support" for Ukraine, which is battling Russia's invasion, but stopped short of condemning Moscow, in their joint statement issued Saturday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Over 80pctof people in the United States do not know that the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, won last year's Nobel Peace Prize, a survey has shown.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan's education ministry plans to consider reviewing the country's teaching license system to make it easier for people who pursue graduate studies in the middle of their careers to become teachers.द्वारा 時事通信社

Tokyo Tower and N Seoul Tower were lit up simultaneously on Saturday night in an event organized by the Japanese and South Korean governments to commemorate the 60th anniversary this year of the normalization of the two countries' diplomatic ties.द्वारा 時事通信社

A Japanese researcher has raised 8,375,000 yen through a crowdfunding campaign for dinosaur fossil excavation surveys to be conducted mainly in the U.S. state of Alaska.द्वारा 時事通信社

Six major political parties in Japan adopted a draft law revision on addressing election-related issues, which includes a supplementary provision pledging to tackle the issue of people filing candidacies to support other candidates rather than to win office.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government is increasingly vigilant about U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he espouses what appear to be pro-Russian views which might lead to ceasefire negotiations that favor Moscow.द्वारा 時事通信社

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday indicated that he would not oppose Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp.'s small investment in United States Steel Corp.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. reported a record consolidated net profit of 252,048 million yen for April-December 2024, achieving a turnaround from a year-before loss of 253,974 million yen thanks to robust demand for memory chips for data centers.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday approved the listing of JX Advanced Metals Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eneos Holdings Inc., which is expected to debut on the TSE's top-tier Prime section on March 19.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Himeji municipal government said Friday it will raise the admission fee for a World Heritage castle in the western Japan city by 2.5-fold for visitors other than residents there.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government has revised its plan to raise monthly limits on the financial burden of medical expenses for individual patients to maintain the current limits for patients undergoing long-term treatment, it was learned Friday.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government on Friday expressed caution over U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to return to the Group of Eight framework by reuniting Russia with the Group of Seven major democracies.द्वारा 時事通信社

Four of seven major Japanese automakers logged year-on-year profit declines in April-December 2024, according to their earnings reports released by Friday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday announced plans to release crested ibises in the Noto region in the central prefecture of Ishikawa in June 2026, the first-ever release of the birds protected as a national treasure in the country's Honshu main island.द्वारा 時事通信社

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, hosted for the first time a duck-netting reception with the diplomatic corps in the country on Friday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japanese people's sentiment toward China and South Korea improved in 2024, a survey by the Cabinet Office showed Friday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Rakuten Group Inc. said Friday that it posted a consolidated net loss for the sixth straight year in 2024, pressured by large capital spending for its mobile phone business.द्वारा 時事通信社

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Friday urged the government to boost spending by about 3,793.5 billion yen from its fiscal 2025 budget plan to finance its proposed measures.द्वारा 時事通信社

Kana Oyama, a former member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team called on high school students and teachers to gain correct knowledge on how female athletes should deal with menstruation, in a lecture late last month.द्वारा 時事通信社

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday it has started dismantling tanks used to store treated wastewater from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese agriculture ministry said Friday that it will release 210,000 tons of rice stockpiled by the government to help lower prices by easing distribution bottlenecks.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government decided Friday to invite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife to the country as state guests over four days from March 24.द्वारा 時事通信社

Thai police said Thursday they have detained a 29-year-old Japanese man for his suspected role in online frauds in Myanmar.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan's infrastructure ministry said Friday that its emergency inspections on sewage pipes, which were conducted in the wake of last month's road cave-in in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, have found abnormalities such as corrosion at three locations in the same prefecture, separate from the accident site.…

The Japanese government adopted bills on Friday to revise laws to beef up disaster prevention and relief measures.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government has already been in communication with the United States over U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan is expected to be subject to a probe by the U.S. government linked to President Donald Trump's high tariff plan, it was learned Thursday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Sony Group Corp. on Thursday upgraded its consolidated earnings forecasts for fiscal 2024, as its mainstay gaming business is performing more robustly than expected.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Thursday that it has begun the Pacific Steller joint exercise with the U.S. and French navies in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.द्वारा 時事通信社

The Japanese government has decided to release up to about 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice as rice prices remain high after the new crop harvested in 2024 hit the market, it was learned Thursday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday projected a consolidated net loss of 80 billion yen for fiscal 2024, reflecting about 100 billion yen in restructuring costs.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that he did not make a specific promise about Japan's plan to increase its defense spending when he met with U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month.द्वारा 時事通信社

Japan, China and South Korea are making arrangements to hold a meeting of their foreign ministers in Tokyo as early as March 22, several sources said Thursday.द्वारा 時事通信社

Major Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp. said Thursday it has developed a system to analyze and visualize the taste of sake.द्वारा 時事通信社

A suspected gas explosion occurred at a department store in Taichung, Taiwan, on Thursday, leaving four people dead and 24 others injured, local fire authorities said.द्वारा 時事通信社

Tokyo High Court ruled Thursday that last October's election for Japan's House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.द्वारा 時事通信社

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has most support from Japanese voters ahead of an election in summer for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed.द्वारा 時事通信社

The boards of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. formally decided Thursday to terminate their merger talks.द्वारा 時事通信社

Trading house Mitsui & Co. said Thursday that it and other Japanese companies have invested in U.S. synthetic fuel maker Twelve Benefit Corp.द्वारा 時事通信社

Researchers from the University of Tokyo and Waseda University said Thursday that they have developed a robot hand that uses cultured human muscle tissues.द्वारा 時事通信社