Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to suspend a member from party offices for one year after calling former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo "a traitor."
Former Administrative Reform Minister Murakami Seiichiro made the remark last month when he said he would not attend Abe's state funeral on September 27.
Travel agencies in Japan have stopped accepting reservations for some domestic tours under the government's discount campaign that began on Tuesday. They say slots they prepared for the program have already been filled.
The government launched the program to kick-start the domestic tourism industry, which has suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign offers a 40-percent discount on travel costs if users meet certain requirements.
Japanese farmers and others are getting a glimpse of the future at the trade show, "Next Generation Agriculture Expo Tokyo." The event focuses on smart farming, or ways to boost production and cut costs. It comes amid soaring import costs of fertilizer due to the war in Ukraine and the weaker yen.
Major German chemical maker BASF is displaying a system that analyzes growth conditions of farm crops, using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence.
A court specializing in business-related cases has opened in Tokyo.
The Business Court, the first of its kind in Japan, was set up to handle increasingly international and complex conflicts between companies.
Tourist businesses in Japan are getting ready for a new wave of visitors with the easing of COVID-19 border controls.
A bakery in the ancient capital of Nara has ramped up its production of crackers that visitors can feed to deer in a park. It's a popular tourist attraction.
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 4,790 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The daily tally is up 723 from a week ago. It is the first time in 15 days to surpass the number a week ago.
A junior high school in the central Japanese prefecture of Mie has decided to allow trousers for female students' uniform as measures for gender diversity and keeping warm during the winter season.
Owase Junior High School was founded in 1947. For more than 50 years, its school rules stipulated that male students need to wear jackets with stand-up collars and pants, and female students blazers and skirts.
Top Japanese universities have fallen in global rankings compiled by a British journal.
The Times Higher Education's annual World University Rankings are based on performance indicators such as research content, number of citations in published works and international outlook.
A theme park in central Japan that recreates the world depicted in the Studio Ghibli animated films has been shown to the media ahead of its opening on November 1.
Ghibli Park was built on the site of the 2005 Expo in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture.
The main building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was lit up on Tuesday night in the colors of the rainbow. Those colors symbolize sexual diversity.
The lighting up of the building came after the Metropolitan Government began accepting applications for a new certificate earlier in the day. The certificate is aimed at making life easier for members of sexual minority groups.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said he wants to make sure a forthcoming economic package will help ease the burden of higher electric bills for households and businesses.
The government is to compile the economic package by the end of this month. Japan's consumer price index for August showed that electricity bills jumped over 20 percent from a year earlier.
Japan's space agency says an attempted launch of its Epsilon-6 rocket failed on Wednesday. Officials sent a command to the rocket to self-destruct about six minutes after it lifted off.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, tried to launch the 30-meter rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 9:50 a.m.
Japan's space agency says an attempted launch of its Epsilon-6 rocket failed on Wednesday morning.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, tried to launch the 30-meter rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 9:50 a.m.
Japan's space agency says an attempted launch of its Epsilon-6 rocket failed on Wednesday morning.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, attempted to launch the small rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 9:50 a.m.