JERA aims to be Japan's biggest solar power operator. It will ask partner West Holdings to build solar power farms at about 7,000 sites, including former JERA power plant sites

Kojima, who became president in June 2021, would succeed CEO Toshiaki Higashihara, who would be appointed chairman, Nikkei Asia reported

Move part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's initiative to defend Japan's economic security mainly against China

The deficit reached $4.9 billion, its highest ever level, as markets shook off uncertainty caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant.

The coronavirus viral load fell by as much as 80% after four days and three doses compared with those who took only a placebo

Third-quarter earnings figures contrasted with the previous year, which had benefited from high trading activity thanks to a massive injection of cash into capital markets by the Fed.

His widow and eldest daughter launched the suit, claiming the man's suicide was due to depression caused by overwork and harassment

Shares surge as much as 8.8% on news that Investment funds and companies are expected to be among the potential bidders with negotiations on price to begin this month

Remark underscores how a weak yen has become a tricky political issue for Japan, which has historically focused on preventing a strong currency from hurting the country's export sector

MPs in Japan adopted a resolution on Tuesday on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps to relieve the situation

Factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a small rise in autos, casting a cloud over the economic recovery.

Kyoto is struggling to offset billions of dollars in debt racked up through big-budget infrastructure projects with persistently low tax receipts and millions in lost tourism revenue