Otaki, Nagano Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--A memorial service was held Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the eruption ...

A parade of European warships and military aircraft passed through Japan over the summer, amid a growing awareness that the ...

This year’s summer Kōshien baseball pennant went to a surprise champion: Kyoto International Junior and Senior High School, a ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Shareholders of Japanese regional banking group Jimoto Holdings Inc. on Friday ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese home appliance maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch on Oct. 21 an air ...

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that it will raise the monthly ...

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday started the fifth round of the fiscal ...

Shizuoka, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese district court Thursday acquitted an 88-year-old man in a high-profile retrial ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed to a runoff between ...

"A few members expressed the opinion that, with the year-on-year rate of increase in the CPI (consumer price index) exceeding ...

The government released a prefecture-by-prefecture ranking of the wage gap between men and women. Tochigi Prefecture had the largest gap, with women’s wages only 70% of men’s wages. Nationwide, Tokyo ...

Osaka, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that the central bank will carefully monitor ...