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Japan Protests Russia's Plan to Conduct Firing Drills near Disputed Islands

Pro Baseball: Yakult Swallows Slugger Murakami Removed from Roster over Injury

China's US Cotton Imports Plunge in March, Apparently due to Retaliatory Tariffs

Nissan Starts Production of New SUV Model in Brazil, Investing 2.8 billion Reals

New US Envoy to Japan Arrives in Tokyo, Expressing Optimism about Tariff Talks

Arctic Sea Ice Winter Peak Smallest on Satellite Record since 1979: Japan Team

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=142.39-40 Yen; Euro=1.1369-1373 Dollars

US Envoy to Japan Glass Shows Confidence in Concluding Tariff Talks with Tokyo

Orioles' Sugano Earns 2nd MLB Win after Pitching 7 innings against Guardians

Japan's Parliament Passes Bill to Better Protect Children from Parental Abuse

Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard to Step Down from Nissan's Board

Japan PM Ishiba Not to Visit War-Linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during Festival

Japan's Parliament Enacts Bill to Allow Shooting of Wild Bears in Urban Areas

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 34,730.28 (+352.68)

Tennis: French Open Organizer to Hold Event May 25 to Honor 14-Time Champ Nadal

Japan Legal Panel Subgroup on Retrial System Review to Hold 1st Meeting Mon.

Japan Loses to Canada 9-1 in Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Quarterfinals

Ex-MUFG Bank Employee, 46, Pleads Guilty to Safe Deposit Box Theft in Trial

Leading Japanese Opposition CDP Submits Bill to Scrap Gasoline Tax Surcharge

Figure Skating: US in Lead after World Team Trophy Day 1; Japan 2nd, France 3rd

Japan Core Consumer Prices Up 2.7% in FY 2024, Rising for 4 Years in Row

Japan PM Ishiba Resolved to Conclude Tariff Talks with US as Early as Possible

Buddhist Scriptures of Zojoji Temple Added to UNESCO Memory of World

US Presents Peace Framework for Russia's War in Ukraine

Women's Tennis: Japan's Uchijima Advances to Rouen Open Singles Last 8

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 34,583.29 (+205.69)

Japanese Company Holds Contest to Pick Sake Promotion Ambassador in India

US Pres. Trump Urges Fed Chair Powell to Step Down Early

China's Xi Calls for Unity to Oppose "Bullying" by US in Talks with Cambodia

Table Tennis: Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito Reach World Cup Singles Last 8

TEPCO Catches N-Fuel Debris inside Fukushima Plant Reactor in 2nd Retrieval Work

ECB Lowers Interest Rates by 0.25 Point in 6th Straight Rate Cut

Hamas Rejects Israel's Ceasefire Proposal, Demands Military Withdrawal from Gaza

Figure Skating: Japan's Sakamoto Ends 2nd in Women's Short Program at Worlds

Japan Diet Leaders to Present Imperial Family Reform Proposal Soon

US Had "Very Productive" Talks with Japan: Trump

NY Stocks (Thursday Closing): Dow 39,142.23 (-527.16); Nasdaq 16,286.45 (-20.71)

Orix Buffaloes Rookie Yamanaka, 24, Hits 1st Home Run of His Pro Baseball Career

Ofunato Forest Fire Burned 3,370 Hectares, Biggest Wildfire in Japan in Decades

Yamanashi Pref. to Begin Taking Reservations for Climbing Mount Fuji on April 24

Japan PM Ishiba Seeks Cooperation from US Chipmaking Giant AMD on AI Development

Orix Buffaloes Pitcher Kogita Has Tommy John Surgery, Unlikely to Come Back Soon

56-Year-Old Man Arrested for Dumping Father's Body in Closet at Home in Tokyo

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=142.89-91 Yen; Euro=1.1376-1377 Dollars

Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping Arrives in Cambodia, Final Stop of Southeast Asia Tour

MLB: Dave Roberts Voices Support for 2026 WBC Participation by Dodgers Players

Chinese Man Executed over June 2024 Attack on 2 Japanese Nationals in China

Subaru Unveils All-New, All-Electric Trailseeker SUV at New York Int'l Auto Show

Ishiba Cabinet Approval at 23.1%, Lowest since Oct. 2024 Inauguration: Jiji Poll

MLB: Ohtani Hits 6th Home Run of 2025, Dodgers Beat Rockies in Close 8-7 Victory