The Japan Car of the Year has been awarded for the first time to electric minivehicles. Two models were selected from all the cars put on the domestic market in 2022.

Japan's health ministry says at least 776 COVID-19 patients died at home across the country in July and August in the seventh wave of infections.

A new Japanese semiconductor consortium is teaming up with a Belgian research lab. Rapidus intends to conduct joint research with the facility on next-generation chips that will be manufactured in Japan.

Japan's space agency says a small probe designed to become the country's first spacecraft to land on the moon has yet to establish stable communications after its separation from a large US rocket.

The Japanese health ministry is calling on people to only buy coronavirus antigen test kits it has approved.

Japan's government has announced that it plans to reopen its ports to international cruise ships in line with the easing of border controls for inbound tourists.

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading has filed for bankruptcy protection, with total liabilities of up to 50 billion dollars.

The daily count of new coronavirus cases in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has hit a new high of 9,545.

Japan's health ministry plans to deliver a Moderna vaccine targeting the BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus, following the delivery of a similar vaccine made by Pfizer.

Researchers at two major Japanese firms have launched tests of a promising new fuel source that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Japan's health ministry says 6,686 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tokyo on Thursday. That's an increase of 2,745 from the same day last week.

The nationwide average retail price of regular gasoline this week was 169.2 yen, marking the second consecutive week of price increases.