Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government task force on Tuesday compiled a report seeking the strengthening of support for disaster-affected people, including through the introduction of ...

Nagoya, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, won Sunday's ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. shut down the recently restarted No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Sunday, as ...

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating a visit to China within this year at the ...

Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Countries participating in the COP29 climate conference have agreed on a funding target for efforts to combat climate change in developing countries, after ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--The 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

Travelers to Japan will almost certainly encounter the ekiben, a portmanteau referring to the ubiquitous bentō boxed meals ...

Tokyo, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--A group of families of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea decades ago held a rally in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return of all abductees, with ...

New York, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump may impose tariffs on Japanese cars exported to the United States, Stefan Angrick, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics Inc ...

Seoul, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--The South Korean government has decided not to attend Sunday's ceremony to remember those who worked at the now-defunct gold mines on Sado Island in the central Japan ...

Beijing/Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--China will resume its visa exemption for Japanese nationals making short-term visits to China from Nov. 30 through Dec. 31, 2025, the Chinese Foreign Ministry ...