1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (96+ words) Kyoto, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. has started talks to dissolve its electric vehicle drive system joint venture with Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. , informed sources said Monday. The move marks a shift from the…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (131+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Sanseito has punished 10 members over evasion of national health insurance premium payments, the Japanese opposition party said Monday. Eight local assembly members avoided paying insurance premiums, the party said. Seven of them were urged to leave…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (148+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her administration is considering compiling a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 amid prolonged inflation. At a liaison meeting between the government and the ruling coalition at the prime minister's…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (190+ words) On May 15, the Japan Football Association announced the 26 members of the Japanese men's national soccer team who will compete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Samurai Blue is making its eighth consecutive appearance in…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (196+ words) Sakura, Tochigi Pref. , May 18 (Jiji Press)--Documents with the address of an elderly woman killed in last week's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, along with precious metals, were stolen from the house of her second son in…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (157+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is calling for a calm response to an overseas hantavirus outbreak, citing the lack of rodents that carry the virus in the country. "There'll be no immediate impact," the government said, following the…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (148+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Monday it is considering investing in Rakuten Bank, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. Mizuho Financial, one of Japan's three megabank groups, aims to invest in Rakuten Bank by…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (431+ words) Silicon Valley, May 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese chemicals maker Resonac Holdings Corp. will step up efforts to develop cutting-edge semiconductors at a newly opened joint research hub in Silicon Valley, Hidehito Takahashi, the company's CEO, said in a recent interview. Takahashi…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (169+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government Monday presented a draft plan to create industry clusters in 10 regions, spotlighting semiconductors and green transformation, or transition to clean energy, to lure large-scale corporate investment and revive local economies. The plan, presented at…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (158+ words) nippon. com - Eligible Recipients Key in Japan Refundable Tax Credit Talks Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--The scope of benefit recipients under a proposed refundable tax credit program is a key issue in discussions at a Japanese nonpartisan council due to…...