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)--Japan on Friday launched its National Intelligence Bureau, to spearhead the government's ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prices are slated to rise in Japan in August for 2,311 food products and beverages made by 195 major makers, topping 2,000 for the second straight month, research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. said ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan carried out a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention for the first time in about three months on Thursday night, ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's education ministry Friday formally certified Kyoto University as the third eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at ...