Police in Osaka said Sunday they have arrested an unemployed 42-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 31-year-old girlfriend at his apartment. (Japan Today)

Mazda Motor plans to release electric vehicles equipped with range-extending rotary engines in the U.S. and Europe in 2019, bringing back a signature technology as it responds to tougher environmental rules in key auto markets. (Nikkei)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police are searching for a man believed to be a foreigner who exposed himself to a school girl near Tokyo Tower on a rainy afternoon last month. (tokyoreporter.com)

SoftBank Group announced on Monday that it will increase its stake in its U.S. subsidiary Sprint following failed merger talks with T-Mobile US. (Nikkei)

Japanese police say the man arrested in connection with the deaths of 9 people has told them that none of the women really wanted to die, although they had expressed suicidal thoughts. (NHK)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday accused Japan of not conducting "fair and open" trade with the United States. (Kyodo)

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania met Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday, the second day of his first visit to Japan as American leader. (Kyodo)

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo for the first leg of his 5-nation tour of Asia. This is his first visit to Japan since he took office. (NHK)

A tourist train crashed into a trailer truck at a crossing in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday, slightly injuring 11 passengers, the police said. (Japan Times)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dined with Ivanka Trump in Tokyo ahead of a visit to Japan by her father, US President Donald Trump, from Sunday. (NHK)

The mutilated body of a cat and its decapitated head were found in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, police said Friday. (Japan Today)

Police have arrested a gang member on suspicion of attempted murder after he fired a gun at a man inside a Tokushima coffee shop on Thursday. (Japan Today)

US President Donald Trump says he's decided to attend the East Asia Summit in the Philippines -- a meeting he had initially planned to skip. (NHK)

In preparation for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Japan from Sunday, the Metropolitan Police Department will be on full alert primarily in central Tokyo, deploying about 18,000 officers --- the highest level in 20 years for the protection of a prominent person. (the-japan-news.com)

Senior Democratic Party lawmaker Katsuya Ogawa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the party over an alleged assault of an elementary school girl by his son, who said he intended to molest her. (Japan Times)

US President Donald Trump's eldest daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump has called for promoting women's participation in the economy in her speech in Tokyo. (NHK)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reappointed all of his Cabinet ministers, following his reelection by the Diet as Japan's leader. (NHK)

The Finance Ministry has recommended revising the criteria used for the distribution of consumption tax revenue among the prefectures to rectify disparities between urban and rural areas. (the-japan-news.com)

Dole Japan Inc., a producer of fruits and vegetables, said Wednesday it will recall approximately 9,000 bunches of packaged Philippine bananas due to concerns of tampering. (Japan Times)

Japan is discovering that even the tightest labor market in a generation is no quick spur for higher wages. (Japan Times)

Ivanka Trump, the U.S. president's daughter and senior advisor, arrived in Japan on Thursday for a three-day stay ahead of a visit by her father. (Kyodo)

Japan was placed at 114th in the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality rankings for 2017 released Thursday, down from 111th last year and the worst standing among the Group of Seven major economies. (Japan Times)

Sony Corp. announced Wednesday that it is scheduled to release a new doglike "aibo" robot on Jan. 11, 2018. (the-japan-news.com)

Air Do, a regional carrier based in Sapporo, said Tuesday that it has decided to cancel a total of 34 flights on two routes in November due to a lack of pilots. (Japan Times)

On a crisp autumn morning, colorful hot-air balloons took off from a riverbed in the southwestern Japanese city of Saga for the opening of one of Asia's largest festivals for the aircraft on Nov. 1. (Kyodo)