In a year of political upheaval dominated by the fallout from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s kickbacks scandal, Ishiba ...
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda to own a majority ...
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's political parties are groping for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next ...
While mentioning the rise of Global South emerging and developing countries such as India and Brazil, Mimura declared that ...
As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made in ...
Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chisako Kakehi, a 78-year-old death-row inmate known as a "black widow" who was convicted in ...
TAKENAKA HARUKATA US President-elect Donald Trump has wasted no time announcing his choices for key cabinet posts and other high-level positions. We’ve heard that he plans to nominate Marco Rubio for ...
Japanese tea rooms are truly unique structures. A new book recounts the authors’ visits to tea rooms across Japan. This ...
Japan’s consumption of alcoholic drinks has declined steadily over the past few decades, with a notable drop in the amount of ...
New York, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has revealed on social media ...
The kagami mochi, a decoration consisting of stacked rice cakes and other elements, is a symbol of New Year in Japan. Here, ...
Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Police have arrested a 77-year-old unemployed man in Tokyo for allegedly murdering a woman, apparently his own wife, by running her over with a car. The man, Norio ...