Ukraine hopes to sign security pact with Japan before July NATO summit: Ukraine hopes to sign a security cooperation agreement with Japan sometime before a NATO summit meeting in July, a senior diplomat of the eastern European… japantoday.com/category/polit… #japannews #japantoday

Transport ministry reviews safety at JAL after spate of incidents: Japan's transport ministry carried out an inspection at a Japan Airlines Co office at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Friday following a series of incidents involving… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Wild Knights, Brave Lupus to meet in Japan Rugby League One final: The Japan Rugby League One final will be a showdown between coaches who emerged from the same New Zealand rugby nursery and have taken similar paths to Sunday's… japantoday.com/category/sport… #japannews #japantoday

Yomiuri's Togo throws no-hitter against Hanshin: Yomiuri Giants right-hander Shosei Togo threw the 101st no-hitter in Japanese professional baseball in a 1-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Friday. The 24-year-old Togo (4-2) allowed… japantoday.com/category/sport… #japannews #japantoday

Japan legend Hasebe targets coaching career in Europe: Makoto Hasebe said Friday he wants to become the first Japanese to coach in one of Europe's top leagues after the former national skipper retired from playing aged… japantoday.com/category/sport… #japannews #japantoday

Japan, U.S. eye 2-plus-2 security talks in Tokyo as early as July: Japan and the United States are considering holding talks involving their foreign and defense chiefs in Tokyo as early as July, a source familiar with the matter… japantoday.com/category/polit… #japannews #japantoday

Japan to require firms to expand support for employees with kids: Japan enacted revised laws on Friday mandating companies to enhance support measures for employees raising children, including facilitating more flexible use of… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame dies: The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the $23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk died on Friday, her owner said. 'She… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Low expectations for rare summit between China, Japan and South Korea: When South Korea hosts the first trilateral summit with China and Japan in four years beginning on Sunday, the three neighbors may struggle to go beyond… japantoday.com/category/polit… #japannews #japantoday

Transport ministry reviews safety at JAL after spate of incidents: Japan's transport ministry carried out an inspection at a Japan Airlines Co office at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Friday following a series of incidents involving… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Monaco GP practice: RB driver Yuki Tsunoda of Japan steers his car during the first free practice ahead of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco… japantoday.com/category/pictu… #japannews #japantoday

S Korea, Japan unveil sanctions over alleged Russia-N Korea arms trade: South Korea and Japan announced on Friday a series of sanctions applied to individuals, organisations and ships related to Russia's alleged procurement of… japantoday.com/category/polit… #japannews #japantoday

Japan inflation slows to 2.2% in April: The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April to 2.2 percent as gas bills fell, government data showed Friday, with the figure remaining above the Bank of Japan's… japantoday.com/category/busin… #japannews #japantoday

New bill will block convicted sex offenders from jobs involving children: Japan's lower house passed a bill on Thursday that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks dating back 20 years to block people with sex… japantoday.com/category/crime… #japannews #japantoday

Major Japanese insurers admit to leaking customer info to competitors: Japan's four leading property and casualty insurers admitted on Thursday to having shared contract information of their auto insurance customers with their… japantoday.com/category/busin… #japannews #japantoday

Lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs involving kids: Japan's lower house passed a bill on Thursday that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks dating back 20 years to block people with sex offense… japantoday.com/category/crime… #japannews #japantoday

Wi-Fi, drones and sharp blades on Japan's whaling mothership: In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling 'mothership', the Kangei Maru -- slicing blades, butchery deck,… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Japan to work with ASEAN to train 100,000 digital professionals: Japan aims to work with ASEAN to train 100,000 highly skilled digital professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence and semiconductors over the next five… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday

Japan-Malaysia meeting: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Thursday. The two leaders agreed to… japantoday.com/category/pictu… #japannews #japantoday

Study uses blood tests to detect early-stage Alzheimer's: A research team at the University of Tokyo said Thursday it has detected accumulations of proteins believed to cause Alzheimer's in blood samples taken from Japanese people… japantoday.com/category/natio… #japannews #japantoday