The six opposition parties in the House of Councilors agreed to consider submitting a resolution to censure Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan.

The six opposition parties in the House of Councilors agreed to consider submitting a resolution to censure Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan.

(10/09 12:57)

Prime Minister Takaichi, in response to a question from a representative of the House of Councilors, said regarding Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana's comments, ``It is important for him to explain properly. I would like him to give a thorough explanation.''

(10/09 10:41)

Russian authorities have announced that they have requested the extradition of Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, to the Netherlands.

(10/08 21:59)

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature will be awarded to Canadian author Anne Carson.

(10/08 20:04)

Fast Retailing's consolidated sales for the fiscal year ending August 2016 reached a record high of 3,963.3 billion yen.

(10/08 15:36)

In its regional economic report, the Bank of Japan upwardly revised its economic outlook for two of the country's nine regions, Tohoku and Shikoku.

(10/08 14:03)

In a lawsuit over the Tochigi/Nasu mayoral election, the Tokyo High Court rescinded the ruling invalidating the election.

(10/08 13:36)

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan Yan said at a plenary session of the House of Councilors, ``I will do my best to carry out my duties.''

(10/08 10:56)

Prime Minister Takaichi has expressed his intention to have Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana continue in his post.

(10/08 10:48)

Prime Minister Takaichi said of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana's comments, ``I thought it was inappropriate, so I gave him a strict warning.''

(10/08 10:47)

Prime Minister Takaichi, in a question asked by a representative of the House of Councilors, stated that the funding for the consumption tax cut will be secured through a review of both expenditures and revenues, without relying on special public bonds.

(10/08 10:38)

It has been announced that Kimiyasu Kudo will be appointed as the new manager of Chunichi Professional Baseball Baseball.

(10/08 08:19)

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, tremors with an intensity of 4 were observed in northeastern Chiba Prefecture.

(10/08 04:33)

According to the minutes of the US Federal Reserve meeting, the majority of participants indicated that raising interest rates by the end of the year would be appropriate.

(10/08 04:22)

Investment fund Oasis has requested NIDEK to start considering taking the company private.

(10/07 22:25)

Prime Minister Takaichi called Professor Emeritus Soai of Tokyo University of Science, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, to convey his congratulations.

(10/07 21:27)

The Liberal Democratic Party and the ``Centrist'' House of Representatives faction have agreed to hold a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on the 13th and 14th.

(10/07 19:35)

The Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

(10/07 18:55)

Professor Emeritus Kenzo Soai of Tokyo University of Science and two others have been selected for this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

(10/07 18:53)

The Niigata District Public Prosecutors Office indicted four people, including Sanko Seika's executives at the time, on charges of professional negligence resulting in the death of six people in a fire at Sanko Seika's Arakawa factory.

(10/07 17:05)

Regarding the reduction in the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister said, ``I look forward to discussions in order to realize this in the current Diet session.''

(10/07 15:10)

Regarding Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana's remarks, the prime minister said, ``It is natural not to bring political support or disapproval into budget allocation.''

(10/07 13:55)

Prime Minister Takaichi said in a question by a representative of the House of Representatives that the food consumption tax cut and aid funds are "the best way to go."

(10/07 13:39)

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yana said the reason he asked the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism about the road budget was, ``There were voices of interest from local people, so we wanted to confirm.''

(10/07 11:42)

The Fair Trade Commission has launched a compulsory investigation into four major beer companies as suspicions of forming a cartel over shipping prices for beer and other products have grown stronger.

(10/07 10:39)

Real wages increased by 1.5% in August, the eighth consecutive month of positive growth.

(10/07 08:31)

Paramount Skydance announced that it has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

(10/06 22:33)

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan Yan ``I've been trying to explain'' Bus transportation to confirm facts - budget cut statement