Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo ...

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--The number of suicides in Japan decreased by 1,517 from the previous year to 20,320 in 2024, ...

Washington, March 27 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote a plan ...

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fair Trade Commission has warned confectionery maker Chateraise Co., alleging that the ...

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced former lawmaker Megumi Hirose to 30 months in prison, ...

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan should aim to boost annual rice exports, including packaged rice and rice flour, to 353,000 tons in 2030, up eightfold from last year, a government panel has said.

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--Masahiro Shinoda, a film director known for his unique Japanese aesthetic style, died of pneumonia on Tuesday. He was 94. He was married to Japanese actress Shima ...

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is unlikely to release a government-adopted statement to mark the 80th anniversary this year of the country's surrender in World ...

Okayama/Matsuyama, Ehime Pref., March 27 (Jiji Press)--Over 900 hectares have been destroyed in total in wildfires that began ...

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)--Chiba Bank is considering acquiring a stake of about 20 pct in Chiba Kogyo Bank for about 20 ...

US President Donald Trump has packed his new cabinet with China hawks and threatened punitive tariffs, but his strategic ...

Zamami, Okinawa Pref., March 26 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village Wednesday, the ...