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Tokyo Metropolitan Govt to Build New Subway Line from City Core to Waterfront

Tokyo Logs 12,938 New COVID-19 Cases Thurs., Up by Some 4,600 Week on Week

Chugoku Electric Power Seeks Govt Approval to Raise Household Electricity Rates

Total Expenditures by Japan Political Parties in 2021 Up 16% to 76,819 M. Yen

Ex-MOF Worker's Widow Loses Damages Suit over Document-Tampering Scandal

Injury-Hit Neymar Shows Eagerness to Continue Playing in World Cup Games

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=138.78-81 Yen; Euro=1.0409-0410 Dollars

Kishida Rejects Demand to Sack Money Scandal-Hit Reconstruction Minister

Indefinite Prison Term for Drug Smuggling Finalized for Japanese Man in China

Sumo: Tamashoho Becomes 3rd-Tier Makushita Div. Champion in Kyushu Tournament

41% of Japan Firms Foresee Lower Profits in China in 2022: Survey

Kishida Vows to Provide Relief to Wide Range of Unification Church Victims

Ad Agency Dentsu Raided over Alleged Tokyo Games Test Event Bid-Rigging

Japan Players, Fans Praised for Practice of Tidying Up at Soccer World Cup

China's Daily COVID-19 Tally Hits Record High at Over 31,000 on Wednesday

Human Rights Violations Confirmed at Leprosy Sanatorium in Okayama Pref.

Japan Department Store Sales Up 11.4% in Oct., Rising for 8th Straight Month

Brazil's Neymar Sheds Tears on Bench after Ankle Injury at Soccer World Cup

Japan Services Producer Prices Rise 1.8% in Oct., Up for 20th Consecutive Month

Japan to Keep Nationwide Travel Discount Program in Place after Turn of Year

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Climb 3.6% in Nov., Fastest Rise in Over 40 Years

Soccer: Uruguay Held to Scoreless Draw by South Korea in World Cup Group H

Keio University Team of Researchers Files for Approval of Uterus Transplant Plan

At Least 10, Including Newborn Baby, Killed in Russian Strikes across Ukraine

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 28,286.94 (-96.15)

Soccer: Goal from Embolo Lifts Switzerland to 1-0 Win over Cameroon at World Cup

Tokyo District Court Discarded Records on Aum Shinrikyo Disbandment Order

European Parliament Adopts Resolution Criticizing Qatar's LGBTQ Treatment

Soccer: Ronaldo Sets World Cup Record as Portugal Defeats Ghana 3-2 in Group H

Jin, Member of K-Pop Band BTS, to Begin Mandatory Military Service on Dec. 13

Japan Govt Monthly Report Reiterates Economy Is Picking Up Moderately

Malaysia's King Names Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister

Soccer: 2 Goals from Richarlison Help Brazil Beat Serbia 2-0 at World Cup

World's Oldest Koala Dies Apparently of Old Age at Zoo in Japan's Hyogo at 25

Japan to Boost Annual Startup Investment to 10 Trillion Yen by Fiscal 2027: Govt

Kishida Considering Trip to Washington for Talks with Biden in January

Sumo: Hoshoryu Suffers 2nd Loss, with 3 Wrestlers Tying for Lead in Kyushu Basho

Lawyers Form Group to Support Victims of Unification Church

Rich People in Japan Fail to Declare Record 83.9 B. Yen in Taxable Income

Min. Matsumoto Fails to Specify Number of Fund-Raising Party Participants

World Cup Soccer: Japan Said 78% Likely to Reach Final Stage

Tokyo Reports 5,639 New Coronavirus Cases, Down Some 4100 from Week Earlier

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=138.97-99 Yen; Euro=1.0416-0417 Dollars

Shionogi Seeks Health Ministry Approval for Its Coronavirus Vaccine

Tohoku Elec. Apply for Hikes in Household Electricity Rates by 33% on Average

Cabinet Min. Akiba's Secretaries Allegedly Paid for Election Campaign

Foreign Passengers Using Narita Airport Int'l Flights Jump 7.3-Fold in Oct.

Cristiano Ronaldo Fined by FA in England for Knocking Fan's Phone to Ground

Shibuya's Iconic Crossing Bustles in Joy for Japan's World Cup Win over Germany

Kishida Says Not Thinking at All about Reshuffling His Cabinet