"Hokutosei," a popular sleeper train that used to link Tokyo and the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, has made a fresh start as a lodging facility, thanks to a crowd-funding initiative by locals in the Hokkaido city of Hokuto.
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin has expressed hope to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, again next month.
Former Aoki Holdings Inc. Chairman Hironori Aoki has admitted to the major Japanese apparel maker's supply of money to the side of a former executive board member of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee, it has been learned.
Toshiba Corp. has picked four bidders that will advance to a second round of bidding to take over the Japanese technology conglomerate, sources said Wednesday.
Major Japanese trading houses are uncertain whether they will be able to retain their interests in the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas development project following Moscow's decision late last month to effectively seize the project in the Russian Far East.
Japan's health ministry Wednesday delayed a decision again on whether to approve a COVID-19 pill developed by Shionogi & Co. .
The Japanese government Wednesday rejected plaintiffs' claims in a damages lawsuit over the death of Sri Lankan detainee Wishma Sandamali.
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan came to 507,600 in January-June, up 5.3-fold from the same period last year, government data showed Wednesday.
Three Japanese prefectures with links to a family featured in the popular Japanese manga and anime series "Crayon Shin-chan" concluded Wednesday a "family" agreement.
The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area in January-June came to 65.11 million yen, the second-highest level on record for a first half, a private think tank said Wednesday.