Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the ...

US President Donald Trump has packed his new cabinet with China hawks and threatened punitive tariffs, but his strategic ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nissan Motor Co. will call off its plan to cut automobile production at a U.S. factory, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed additional tariffs on auto ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling parties and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed on Friday to lower gasoline prices in June to help cushion ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--The University of Tokyo announced Friday that it will open a five-year faculty called UTokyo College of Design in September 2027. It will be the university's first new ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling new car in Japan for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2024, which ended Monday, industry data showed Friday.

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that he will meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday. They are set to ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on Friday approved by a majority vote a bill to introduce active cyber defense, or preemptive measures against ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs have raised concerns about a serious impact on the Japanese economy as they are expected to significantly impact ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Minstry of Finance on Friday partially disclosed documents regarding the dubious sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Kaguen to the widow of a MOF official who ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--A record 7,910 people served under a Japanese government-subsidized program in which people move from urban to nonurban areas to help revitalize local communities in ...

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