Japan aims to eliminate areas lacking transportation
World 17:25 10/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis.
Japan to raise foreigners' residency-linked fees up to 30 times
World 17:25 10/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan's cabinet on Tuesday adopted a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for foreigners' applications related to residence status by up to 30-fold and create a prearrival electronic travel authorization system.
Japan biz bankruptcies reach 13-year high in February
World 18:13 09/03/2026TOKYO -- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen totaled 851 last month, the highest level in 13 years for a February, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Monday.
Mitsubishi chemical cuts ethylene production
World 18:13 09/03/2026TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has reduced output of ethylene, a material for plastics and other industrial products, to avoid a production halt due to possible supply shortages of raw materials from the Middle East, company officials said on Monday.
Japan oks world's 1st iPS cell treatments
World 18:17 06/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry said Friday it has conditionally approved production and sales of two novel regenerative therapies capitalizing on induced pluripotent stem cells.
Japan oks bill to create disaster management agency
World 18:16 06/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to establish the planned disaster management agency, which will serve as a central command body for disaster response.
Fukushima N-plant begins final treated water release for FY 2025
World 18:16 06/03/2026TOKYO -- The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Friday started the seventh, or final, round of treated water discharge into the Pacific for fiscal 2025, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said.
Japan and ASEAN cooperate on cybersecurity measures
World 14:03 06/03/2026“We believed we had taken the necessary and sufficient measures. However, this attack was advanced and sophisticated beyond what we had anticipated.” Atsushi Katsuki, president and CEO of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., a major Japanese beverage and food company, said this at a news conference on November 27, 2025, regarding a system disruption caused by ransomware (a ransom-demanding computer virus).
3 arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan
World 17:26 05/03/2026TOKYO -- Tokyo police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits at a factory in the city of Fukuroi in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
13 Japanese detained near Jakarta for suspected fraud
World 17:04 05/03/2026JAKARTA -- Indonesian immigration authorities arrested 13 Japanese nationals after uncovering a fraud base in Bogor in West Java, near Jakarta.
3,827 teacher positions unfilled across Japan: 2025 survey
World 16:45 05/03/2026TOKYO -- The number of teacher positions unfilled at publicly run elementary, junior high, high and other schools across Japan came to 3,827 as of May 1, 2025, an education ministry survey showed Thursday.
Japan intensifies fight against workplace harassment
World 17:36 04/03/2026TOKYO -- Businesses in Japan are working to address increasingly complex demands and expectations related to workplace anti-harassment measures.
