In a year of political upheaval dominated by the fallout from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s kickbacks scandal, Ishiba ...

Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)--This year could be a turning point in the family law system in Japan. Calls for introducing a ...

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 ...

Working for a publishing company, I had the privilege of talking to Yamasaki Toyoko on numerous occasions. The first time I met the author was at her home in Osaka. I was nervous, as I imagined ...

Three books won Japan’s Akutagawa Prize in 2024. This prestigious prize is awarded to “new” writers of literature, who may have published works, but are not considered established.

Showa Station, Antarctica, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday. The Shirase berthed at a point about 120 ...

Los Angeles, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)--Twenty U.S. Major League Baseball teams have expressed hopes to interview Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who aims to play in the United States using the posting ...

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 ...

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese composer Toru Fuyuki, known for works including the theme song for "Ultraseven," a popular science-fiction television series in the 1960s, died of aspiration ...

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa that has left more ...

Those Japan lost in 2024 include the conductor Ozawa Seiji, who achieved remarkable success worldwide; Toriyama Akira, the manga artist behind Dragon Ball; actor Nishida Toshiyuki; and many more.