Expansion 2nd longest of postwar era
Japan's cabinet says its current economic expansion is the second longest since World War Two.
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FY 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...
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Nissan recalls 150K cars
Nissan Motor submits a nearly 150,000-vehicle recall to the Transportation Ministry following the recent discovery of fa...
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Execs present vision of Japan's future
Corporate executives in Japan have presented a declaration of goals for 100 years since World War Two.
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Network bug causes nationwide communication failures
SoftBank says Thursday's nationwide communication failures were caused by a bug with Ericsson's network software.
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Govt to not purchase Chinese telecom equipment
Japan's government has decided not to use Chinese telecom equipment for cyber-security reasons.
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Data snafu snarls Tokyo trains
Data transmission troubles snarl Tokyo train lines, hitting morning commuters from the day's first departures.
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3rd 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...
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New Yamanote station to be called Takanawa Gateway
Tokyo's main train line the Yamanote is getting a new station.
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US 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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