A survey conducted by a private research firm indicates that the prices of more than 800 food and beverage items will go up in Japan in November.
Teikoku Databank surveyed 105 major food and beverage manufacturers in the country.
A high court in northern Japan has ruled this year's Upper House election "unconstitutional" due to the huge disparity in the value of votes. But the court stopped short of invalidating the election.
In the Upper House election held on July 10, the value of votes cast in the least-populated constituencies was more than triple that of votes in more densely populated constituencies.
Post offices in Japan have begun selling New Year's greeting cards. Some feature illustrations of next year's zodiac sign, the rabbit.
A post office in Tokyo held an event to mark the start of the nationwide sale on Tuesday. About 70 local elementary-school children learned how to buy the cards.
Bridgestone has become the latest Japanese manufacturer to pull out of Russia, saying it has started a process to find a local buyer for its Russian operations.
The tire maker halted output at its plant in Ulyanovsk in central Russia in March, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Company officials said resumption was uncertain as parts procurement became difficult. The plant had been producing tires for passenger cars since 2016.
A theme park featuring the world of Studio Ghibli's animated films opened in central Japan on Tuesday.
Three areas of Ghibli Park, "Ghibli's Grand Warehouse," "Hill of Youth" and "Dondoko Forest," opened to fans at 10 a.m. on the site of the 2005 Expo in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture.
A hospital in Osaka says it has suspended non-emergency outpatient services and operations following a ransomware cyberattack on its electronic medical record system. The facility has 36 departments and 865 beds.
Osaka General Medical Center officials told reporters on Monday that the system failed around 7 a.m. and cannot be accessed.
People have bid farewell to the Japanese manga legend Fujiko A. Fujio, who died in April at age 88.
The memorial ceremony for the manga artist, whose real name was Abiko Motoo, was held in Tokyo on Monday. People close to him attended.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has observed a junior high school class aimed at raising public awareness about North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens.
Matsuno is also the minister in charge of the abductions issue. He visited Higashi Junior High School in Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday, and sat in on the class for the second-year students.
The Japanese government plans to ask households and businesses to save electricity when possible from December, saying the power supply situation remains unpredictable.
The government says that although utilities are likely to secure a reserve power supply capacity rate of three percent, the minimum needed for a stable supply nationwide, procurement costs of liquefied natural gas remain high.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is stepping up security on the streets around Shibuya Station in central Tokyo, which are expected to draw large Halloween crowds on Monday.
Riot police are deploying a public relations unit known as the "DJ Police" on Shibuya's main street and the famous scramble crossing to deal with possible congestion.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police are stepping up their crackdown on cyclists that recklessly violate traffic rules.
Officials are tightening restrictions as the number of accidents involving bicycles surges.
Japan's governing coalition plans to present a proposal for legislation as early as this week to provide relief to people who say they have been financially exploited by the former Unification Church.
The governing Liberal Democratic Party, its junior coalition partner Komeito, and two opposition parties -- the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Nippon Ishin Japan Innovation Party -- are aiming to have such legislation enacted during the current Diet session.
Tokyo police have stepped up measures to prevent a Halloween crowd crush in the bustling Shibuya district, following Saturday's stampede in Seoul that left more than 150 people dead.
Security has been beefed up in Shibuya, which has already attracted crowds this weekend.
Japanese police officials are looking into the 2013 murder of a restaurant magnate. This comes after an imprisoned gangster suspected of shooting and killing him was arrested.
Ohigashi Takayuki was gunned down in front of the headquarters of Ohsho Food Service in Kyoto. The company operates hundreds of Chinese restaurants across Japan and overseas.