Expansion 2nd longest of postwar era
Japan's cabinet says its current economic expansion is the second longest since World War Two.
read moreFY 2019 budget tops record $880 billion
Japan's government proposes a record $880 billion national budget for fiscal 2019, with plenty allotted for the consumpt...
read moreNissan recalls 150K cars
Nissan Motor submits a nearly 150,000-vehicle recall to the Transportation Ministry following the recent discovery of fa...
read moreExecs present vision of Japan's future
Corporate executives in Japan have presented a declaration of goals for 100 years since World War Two.
read moreNetwork bug causes nationwide communication failures
SoftBank says Thursday's nationwide communication failures were caused by a bug with Ericsson's network software.
read moreGovt to not purchase Chinese telecom equipment
Japan's government has decided not to use Chinese telecom equipment for cyber-security reasons.
read moreData snafu snarls Tokyo trains
Data transmission troubles snarl Tokyo train lines, hitting morning commuters from the day's first departures.
read more3rd hog cholera case detected in Gifu
Two pigs are infected with hog cholera in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, in the third case in the prefecture since Sept...
read moreNew Yamanote station to be called Takanawa Gateway
Tokyo's main train line the Yamanote is getting a new station.
read moreUS base reclamation to start
The government plans to start landfill work for a new US base against fervent opposition by Okinawa Prefecture.
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