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JR Kyushu says its losses from the Kumamoto earthquake total about 17 billion yen, according to a breaking news report from Kyodo News. The figure covers the financial impact on the railway operator from the quake.
More than 80 years after his grandfather died fighting in the Philippines during World War II, Takahiro Kawaguchi finally traveled to the battlefield to pay his respects, part of Japan's ongoing battlefield pilgrimage tradition. The Kyodo News feature examines how these journeys offer solace to bereaved families while noting that logistical and historical challenges remain.
Japan recorded 320,458 newborns in the January–June period of 2026, up 0.4 percent from a year earlier, marking the first year-on-year increase for a first half in 11 years, according to government data reported by Kyodo News. The figure represents a rare reversal in a country long grappling with declining births.
Chính phủ Nhật Bản tuyên bố đang theo dõi sát sao các diễn biến thị trường sau cuộc bầu cử tại Mỹ. Tokyo nêu rõ đang giám sát tình hình với mức độ khẩn trương, trong bối cảnh thị trường tài chính toàn cầu phản ứng với kết quả bỏ phiếu.
Japan's Nikkei stock index fell more than 3% as investors awaited the results of the U.S. midterm elections, Kyodo News reported in a breaking-news alert. The report gave no further detail on the scale of the decline or which sectors led the selloff.
The Nikkei stock index extended its losses on Wednesday afternoon, falling more than 4 percent after media projections showed Democrats retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections. The selloff reflects market jitters over divided government in Washington and the policy uncertainty it could bring.
Japanese government sources said the Japan-U.S. alliance remains essential regardless of the outcome of U.S. midterm elections, according to a breaking news alert from KYODO NEWS. The statement underscores Tokyo's emphasis on continuity in the bilateral security relationship amid political uncertainty in Washington. No further details were included in the alert.
