Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday asked the Bank of Japan to carry out an ...

Osaka, May 22 (Jiji Press)--An Osaka city assembly committee on Friday approved a proposal to establish a statutory council ...

News; LDP OKs Outline of Bill to Punish National Flag Vandalism; LDP OKs Outline of Bill to Punish National Flag Vandalism.

A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai on Miyajima Island burned to the ground on Wednesday, local police and firefighters in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, said the same day. According ...

Traditionally made of wood or from a modern resin, these cutting boards represent two strands of Japanese culinary culture.

The number of Asian black bear sightings in Japan leapt from 20,000 in fiscal 2024 to 50,000 in fiscal 2025.

Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s government and ruling coalition plan to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget worth ...

Japanese music is increasingly joining the nation’s manga and anime as a wildly popular cultural export. One leading artist ...

Lost Land, which won the Special Orizzonti Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival, tells a story of Rohingya ...

A study group supporting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policies has been launched within her ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attracting most of the party's lawmakers. The group was founded ...

The Japanese government decided Friday to honor Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, Louise Araneta-Marcos ...

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko have visited a special exhibition in ...