Residents of Japan are encouraged to keep a stock of emergency foods as part of disaster preparedness measures. Our staff ...

Despite being over 80 years old, Fuji Tatsuya remains a vital presence in the Japanese cinematic scene. He continues to appear in prominent roles, both as a starring and a supporting actor.

On Saturday, October 19, 2024, hundreds of people will take part in the fifteenth Tokyo Yamathon, a charity walk along the JR Yamanote train line. Organized by the International Volunteer Group ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and ruling coalition are considering convening a parliamentary session on Oct. 1 to elect a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

The Japanese Olympic team enjoyed a successful Summer Games in Paris, finishing third in the medal table. The Sports Management Research Center at Sannō University conducted an online poll to ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Ten Japanese power suppliers will be asked to pay 135.2 billion yen in fiscal 2024 to prepare for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, an organization tasked with ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Seven & i Holdings Co. has been asked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to cooperate in its investigation into Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers is considering requiring the government to pay 15 million yen in damages to each victim of forced sterilizations conducted ...

Akita, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese financial markets remain unstable after experiencing turbulence triggered by the Bank of Japan's decision on another interest rate hike in July, a BOJ ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Kirin Holdings Co. said Wednesday that it has successfully created an artificial human skin model that contains immune cells derived from induced pluripotent stem, or ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Imperial Household Agency is considering improving its sharing of information on Imperial Family branches via social media, Yasuhiko Nishimura, the agency's ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and opposition parties broadly agreed Wednesday on measures against inappropriate election posters, including a fine of up to 1 million yen for those ...