Automobiles
Toyota restarts output of first EV after resolving safety issues
Japan auto giant aims to compete with rivals after recall of bZ4X crossover
Japan
International relations
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning U.N. meeting
Move follows Seoul-Washington drills, Pyongyang's recent launch over Japan
Life
Where to feast on Japan's regional flavors -- without leaving Tokyo
Let the capital take you on a culinary journey around the nation
Automobiles
Bridgestone to launch smart tires for trucks and buses in 2024
Cloud-based system to help fight climate change by optimizing efficiency
Opinion
Kishida should not be distracted from reform by the weak yen
Global tremors mean Japan cannot rely now on currency competitiveness
Science
SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian
Japan's robotics expert Koichi Wakata, 59, makes his fifth voyage to space
China up close
Analysis: China's power struggles were ferocious in 1972 and remain so today
Normalization with Japan was risky for all the players involved
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar tribunal sentences Japanese documentary maker to prison
Toru Kubota faces combined 10 years for incitement and other charges
Technology
Sony device tests sense of smell to sniff out signs of dementia
Proprietary technology controls odorants for easy screening
N Korea at crossroads
U.S. aircraft carrier moves near Korean waters as warning to North
Trilateral exercises with Seoul and Tokyo to begin as early as Thursday
COVID vaccines
Japan approves Pfizer vaccine for omicron variants BA.4, BA.5
Injections due to start this month with 43m doses to be supplied nationwide
Business deals
Mizuho to buy 20% of Rakuten Securities for $555m in digital push
Japanese financial group aims to capture young investors, improve online services
Food & Beverage
Lab-grown meat: Japan's NH Foods finds way to cut production costs
Discovery may slash production costs to 1/20th, company says
Energy
Tiny islands drive big challenge to mammoth Australia gas project
Energy major Santos wants to ship LNG to Japan, South Korea but locals resist
Energy
Nuclear power won't help climate urgency, says renewables chief
Warning as Japan and other countries reopen door to atomic expansion
The Nikkei View
50 years after normalization, Japan and China must chart new path
Security fears risk damaging economic ties unless leaders work together
Tea Leaves
Japan's 'cool' tattoo culture reflects changing values
Indelible body art is no longer confined to ranks of the underworld
Markets
Japan IPOs drop 40% despite TSE's ambitious revamp
New Growth market lacks investor appeal to overcome tough conditions
Aerospace & Defense
JAXA recruits companies to develop space toothpaste, body wipes
Japanese astronaut to test 9 products by Kao, Lion, others while on ISS mission
Media & Entertainment
Splatoon 3 helps lift Nintendo Switch sales 36% in Japan
Game hardware bounces back from year-earlier slump, magazine's data shows
