JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa agreed Thursday to deepen their countries' economic relations.
In a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Ishiba said that Ecuador is "a partner that shares values and principles" with Japan. He expressed...

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NIPPON
 
Russia's Pacific Fleet and the Chinese navy have conducted a joint submarine patrol in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, according to the Russian state-run Tass news agency.
An announcement by the Pacific Fleet on Wednesday said that the operation was the first joint patrol involv...

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REUTERS
 
Japan's top trade negotiator cancelled a visit to the United States at the last minute on Thursday, further delaying talks designed to finalise a $550 billion investment package offered by Tokyo in exchange for relief on punishing tariffs.
Ryosei Akazawa was due to fly to Washington to ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scie...

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KYODO
 
The Japanese government asked European and Asian countries to refrain from attending a military parade and other events that China will hold next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan seeks to prevent China's interpretation o...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan faces its hottest summer in history, a sharp decline in the catch of sea urchin in the country's north has made the spiny delicacy further out of reach for many consumers already strained by high food costs.
On Hokkaido's Rishiri Island, restaurants offer a rice bowl with 100 ...

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INTELLINEWS
 
Japan is witnessing a wave of interest in lodging taxes, with 92 municipal governments reportedly considering the introduction of levies on hotels and traditional ryokan inns, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
The nationwide survey, conducted between June and July, gathered r...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Eighty-one percent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey said the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who were part of a “politics and money” scandal bear a heavy responsibility for the ruling coalition’s loss in the latest House of Councillors election.
In the nationwide ...

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NIPPON
 
Multinational drills led by Indonesia and the United States began with an opening ceremony in Jakarta on Monday, with Japan's Self-Defense Forces making their full presence for the first time ever.
In the Super Garuda Shield exercise through Sept. 4, which brings together 6,500 personnel...

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CNA
 
A Japanese city will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance that includes no penalties.
 
The limit - which will be recommended for all residents in central Japan's Toyoake City - will not be binding and there will...

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