Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who starred in "Shogun," a drama series set in feudal Japan that won a record 18 Emmy awards, ...

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)--The number of electric kick scooter traffic violation cases handled by police in Japan remains ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc.

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel of experts on Friday called for legislation to allow the government ...

The natural disasters Japan has experienced recently are a timely reminder that Japanese history has never been free from the calamities that the natural world can bring. One reason why Japan has ...

In a custom similar to spring cleaning, Japan has long conducted susuharai (literally “sweeping away the soot”). Now commonly observed on December 13, in the past it marked the start of the ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Ten Chinese and Russian military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, conducted long-distance joint flights between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on ...

During its eight years in office, Abe Shinzō’s second administration exemplified a global shift to governance driven by public opinion. This book is a detailed examination of political ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea early next January for talks ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A fire broke out at the home of Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Friday adopted a draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 with 13,943.3 billion yen in general-account spending, mainly to fund a ...