As preparations continue at the site of next year’s Osaka Kansai Expo, a massive wooden structure has been completed. The ...

Otaki, Nagano Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--A memorial service was held Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the eruption ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese home appliance maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch on Oct. 21 an air ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Shareholders of Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc. on Friday ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Immigration Services Agency said Friday that it has given special residence permission ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed to a runoff between ...

This year’s summer Kōshien baseball pennant went to a surprise champion: Kyoto International Junior and Senior High School, a ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average extended gains and the yen plunged past 146 per dollar on Friday afternoon as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership ...

A parade of European warships and military aircraft passed through Japan over the summer, amid a growing awareness that the ...

The Japan National Tourism Organization calculated that the first half of 2024 saw almost 18 million visitors to the country, outpacing by a large margin the same period for 2019, which had a ...

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that it will raise the monthly ...

"A few members expressed the opinion that, with the year-on-year rate of increase in the CPI (consumer price index) exceeding ...