Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--Major food and beverage makers are planning markups for 4,225 products in Japan in April, ...

The possibilities of holding the same-day elections and expanding the ruling coalition, which currently consists of the ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of ...

Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Pref., March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team will make a ...

Beginning 1 p.m. the same day, women can anonymously drop off their babies up to four weeks old round the clock at a place in ...

The International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP), which discussed ways to realize a ...

Made of vinegared sushi rice stuffed in deep-fried tōfu pockets, inarizushi are a long-standing Japanese favorite, especially as a convenient snack for bentō. Inarizushi is a classic Japanese ...

Children who grew up in the social care system, in facilities like group homes or foster care, and then go on to enter the world care called “care leavers” in Japan. A group of these care ...

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Jiji Press Ltd. and textbook publisher Tokyo Shoseki Co. said Tuesday that they have formed a business partnership in the field of education. Under the partnership ...

Prince Hisahito takes part in his first press conference after turning 18 in September 2024. The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that rainfall over the winter (December 2024 to February 2025 ...

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he is not considering holding a House of Representatives election on the same day as the House of Councillors ...

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Many companies around Japan held entrance ceremonies for new employees Tuesday, the first day of the country's new fiscal year. At Itochu Corp., some 150 new hires ...