Raising the share of clean energy to 90% would cut Japan’s electricity costs by 6% and cut power sector emissions by 92% from 2020 levels, the study found

The indictments come after a probe into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were held in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Nissan predicts that 55% of all cars will be 'electrified' by 2030, Green Car Reports said

The decision by the world’s largest contract chipmaker could help Japan revive its advanced semiconductor manufacturing

The world’s No2 and No3 economies met in a bid to calm tensions as Tokyo ramps up defence spending and China continues to threaten Taiwan

Japan increased its defence budget for the upcoming financial year in response to heightened regional tensions with China, Nikkei said

Both carmakers gained from a plunge in the yen in October last year, even as a shortage of chips and soaring costs of raw materials squeezed global carmakers

"The United States is being strict, but there is a question of whether we have to exactly match that," said former economy minister Akira Amari.

No financial details were disclosed on the valuation of the business on Monday, which some sources have indicated could be up to 10 billion euros

Japan is a major supplier of machines used to make leading-edge semiconductors that could come under new restrictions

Young women are particularly wary of traditional childcare roles in Japan which require men to stay at work and women to stay at home, The Guardian said

For the whole of 2022, Japan logged a trade deficit of 19.97 trillion yen, the second straight annual shortfall and the biggest in more than four decades