Washington, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden may delay a decision on Nippon Steel ...

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--Katsuro Kitagawa, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, ...

Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a candidate in the ruling Liberal ...

Residents of Japan are encouraged to keep a stock of emergency foods as part of disaster preparedness measures. Our staff ...

Washington, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government said Friday that it has notified Congress of an estimated 4.1-billion-dollar sale of aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to the ...

West Japan’s largest metropolis, Osaka, was densely crisscrossed with a network of canals in the Edo period (1603–1868), delivering foodstuffs from across the country and earning it the ...

Japan logged just over 350,000 births in the first half of 2024, and the total for the year could fall below 700,000 for the first time. Preliminary demographic statistics published by the ...

Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Imperial Household Agency is considering improving its sharing of information on Imperial Family branches via social media, Yasuhiko Nishimura, the agency's ...

Unkei (c. 1150–1223) is probably the best-known individual talent in the history of Buddhist art in Japan. This debut work, a seated image of Dainichi Nyorai (the Mahāvairocana Buddha) at ...

The Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) is held every three years as a forum for Japan to enhance cooperative relations with the 18 members of the Pacific Island Forum. As such, PALM is ...

Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)--Two Tu-142 Russian maritime patrol aircraft flew along Japan's coast on Thursday, prompting the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response ...