HEADLINES
Pass rate falls to 40% after Japan tightens foreign dri...
TOKYO -- The National Police Agency (NPA) on March 2 announced the implementatio...
Energy prices surge as tanker disruptions and facility ...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Energy prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to t...
Nikkei index falls over 2% in morning on concern over s...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged over 2 percent Tuesday morning o...
Japan PM to hold 'candid talks' on Iran at March summit...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday she will ho...
Nikkei stock index extends losses, plunges over 3%
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index extended its losses in afternoon trading...
Japan's Himeji Castle raises admission fee to 2,500 yen...
HIMEJI, Hyogo -- The price of an entry ticket to the popular Himeji Castle here ...
Japan mulls evacuation of nationals from Israel amid Ir...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering evacuating its nationals...
Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after attacks...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began Sunday, as U....
KDDI to introduce humanoid robot in retail shops to ser...
BARCELONA, Spain (Kyodo) -- KDDI Corp. will introduce a humanoid robot controlle...
What to know about the latest US-Israeli attacks on Iran
(AP) -- The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...
Japan PM urges Iran to solve conflict with US, Israel d...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iran to ...
Tokyo stocks fall on Iran conflict, Nikkei index tempor...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning, with the Nikkei index plungin...
Calls for peace and flashes of anger after US and Israe...
PARIS (AP) -- Three close allies of the United States said Sunday they are ready...
Japan retains 254 days' worth of oil reserves amid Stra...
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Diet on March 2 that Ja...
BOJ deputy chief watching economic impact of US-Israeli...
WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said Monda...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Kawazu cherry blosso...
The Kawazu cherry blossoms are now at their best in the town of Kawazu, Shizuoka...
