Ichikawa, Chiba Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Two people have been sent to hospital after an explosion occurred at a ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--The total amount of "furusato nozei" donations to local governments across Japan hit a record ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit earthquake-stricken Kumamoto ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan on Friday launched its National Intelligence Bureau, to spearhead the government's ...

In the March 16 accident, two small protest boats capsized off the Henoko area of the Okinawa city of Nago, where ...

In the three weeks of pool play in the 2026 Volleyball Nations League tournament, the Japanese men’s national team—known as Ryūjin Nippon, named after the “dragon god” of legend—became the first team ...

With rainy season at an end in most regions of Japan, summer is officially here. An online survey conducted by Teikoku Databank from July 10 to 14, aimed at 1,194 companies across Japan found that on ...

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Business sentiment among Japanese companies in China worsened in the first half of the year due mainly to strained relations between the two countries, a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and ...

Friday raised its consolidated sales and profit forecasts for the year ending in March 2027, citing its bullish gaming business. The Japanese company raised its sales estimate to 12.5 trillion yen ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Surplus in the Japanese government's foreign exchange special account totaled 5,056.5 billion yen at the end of fiscal 2025, a Finance Ministry report showed Friday. The ...

The Japanese government on Friday unveiled a plan to form industrial clusters to attract large-scale corporate investment to rural regions. Clusters will be formed in seven regions for 13 projects to ...