Japan's Ruling Bloc Mulls Easier Rules for Defense Equipment Exports

Japanese and U.S. officials met online on Thursday to discuss which U.S. projects will receive Japanese funding as part of a trade agreement between the two countries, the Japanese government said.

Japan's National Police Agency aims to submit a bill to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities based on a report by an expert team released Thursday.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a government plan to increase state funds provided for the development of Okinawa Prefecture by 500 million yen from the previous year to 264.7 billion yen in fiscal 2026.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. may post a consolidated net profit of 2 trillion yen earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima has said.

Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. plans to release a 125 cc moped model meeting new emissions rules in March, its president, Motofumi Shitara, has said.

Honda Motor Co. plans to reduce vehicle production at some plants in Japan and China from late this month through early January due to a shortage of semiconductors, company officials said Wednesday.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and British Defense Secretary John Healey have shared serious concerns over China's moves, including a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers off the Pacific coast.

More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of sexual deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown.

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it will purchase British drinks giant Diageo PLC's alcohol business in East Africa for 465.4 billion yen.

Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday released a new version of its RAV4 SUV, the first model to use the Japanese automaker's Arene software platform for better safety.