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 ...
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)--Japanese home appliance maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch on Oct. 21 an air ...
Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed to a runoff between ...
The government released a prefecture-by-prefecture ranking of the wage gap between men and women. Tochigi Prefecture had the largest gap, with women’s wages only 70% of men’s wages. Nationwide, Tokyo ...
This year’s summer Kōshien baseball pennant went to a surprise champion: Kyoto International Junior and Senior High School, a ...
A parade of European warships and military aircraft passed through Japan over the summer, amid a growing awareness that the ...
Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that it will raise the monthly ...
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 ...
Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday started the fifth round of the fiscal ...