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USJ 1-Day Pass Price to Top 10,000 Yen per Adult for 1st Time on Aug. 11-20

Police Raid Kinki Nippon Tourist over COVID-19 Vaccination Work Overcharging

Boxing: IBF Names Naoya Inoue, Former Holder of 4 Bantamweight Belts, Annual MVP

Apple Says App Store "Ecosystem" Grew 29% to $1.1 Trillion in 2022

Kishida Govt Eyes Additional 3.5 T. Yen for Measures to Address Low Birthrate

Police Admit Lack of Effective Security Measures in April Attack on PM Kishida

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=139.91-92 Yen; Euro=1.0670-0671 Dollars

US Debt Ceiling Bill Clears Republican-Controlled House to Avoid Federal Default

MLB: Fan Voting for All-Star Game Fielders Starts, with Ohtani Listed as DH

Haruki Murakami's New Novel Tops Japan Bestseller Rankings for 1st Half of 2023

Amazon Japan to Build New Logistics Bases in Chiba, Saitama, Creating 3,000 Jobs

Japan, US Defense Chiefs Condemn N. Korean Missile Launch, Reaffirm Cooperation

Soccer: Sevilla Beat Rome on Penalties for Record 7th UEFA Europa League Title

Met Agency Warns of Torrential Rain in East, West Japan

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 31,148.01 (+260.13)

Japan Govt Concludes N. Korea Fails to Launch "Satellite": Matsuno

Quake Measuring 4 on Japan Seismic Scale of 7 Hits Toshima, Kagoshima Pref.

In-Person Interviews with Job-Seeking Students Increase after COVID Downgrade

MLB: 2-Way Star Ohtani Hits 2 Home Runs in 1 Game for 1st Time This Season

Komeito Decides to Support Incumbent Saitama Gov. Ono's Bid for 2nd Term

Japan Firms' Recurring Profits Rise 4.3% in Jan.-March to Hit Record High

Tennis Men: Taro Daniel Defeated in French Open R2

Powerful Typhoon Mawar Approaching Okinawa Main Island

Toyota to Start EV Production in US in 2025

Kishida Visits Child-Rearing Facility in Chiba Pref.

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 30,976.43 (+88.55)

Canada to Require Health Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes

Former US Vice President Mike Pence to Enter 2024 Presidential Race Next Week

Fed Says US Economic Activity Little Changed Overall in April through Early May

Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays to Involve 11,000 Runners

Rare All-White Giant Panda Caught on Camera in Natural Reserve in China

UK Defense Ministry Says Russia Increasingly Losing Initiative in Ukraine War

Toyota to Invest $2.1 Billion More in EV Battery Plant in North Carolina

Ex-Japan Rugby International Hitoshi Ono Named Tourism Goodwill Envoy by France

Radio Broadcaster Shot Dead by 2 Men in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

US Accuses China of Unnecessarily Aggressive Maneuver over South China Sea

NY Stocks (Wednesday): Dow 32,908.27 (-134.51); Nasdaq 12,935.29 (-82.14)

FSA, U of Tokyo to Collaborate in Analyzing Financial Markets to Forecast Crisis

SDF, Coast Guard Conduct 1st Joint Tabletop Exercises on Emergency Responses

Japan Consumer Sentiment Improves for 3rd Straight Month

Komeito Picks Candidates in 7 Single-Seat Lower House Districts Ahead of Ishin

US Denounces N. Korea's "Satellite" Launch Using Ballistic Missile Tech

Sumo: Kiribayama Becomes Ozeki, Renamed "Kirishima"

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=139.74-76 Yen; Euro=1.0672-0674 Dollars

MLB: Yusei Kikuchi Marks His 100th Career Victory

Japan Enacts Law to Allow N-Plant Operation for More than 60 Years

Lower House Panel Votes to Suspend Reiwa Co-Head Kushibuchi for 10 Days

Sumo: Shishi Becomes 1st Ukraine Wrestler to Reach Juryo Pro Division

China Manufacturing PMI Lower than 50 for 2nd Month, Showing Slow Recovery

Japan Govt Remains on Alert over N. Korea Missile Firing