Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel of experts on Friday called for legislation to allow the government ...

In line with an agreement struck among the LDP, Komeito and the opposition Democratic Party for the People over the 1.03-million-yen income tax threshold, the prime minister vowed to "discuss (the ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc.

In an annual event, Mataro showcased its "kawaribina" dolls, including one of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, who ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea early next January for talks ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A fire broke out at the home of Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

In the nine years since the first same-sex partnership certificates were introduced by the Tokyo municipalities of Shibuya and Setagaya, the system has expanded to cover 85.1% of the Japanese ...

Kibichuo, Okayama Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The town of Kibichuo in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Monday started blood tests for residents after PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals ...

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

Sodō (1642–1716) was born in Kai province (now Yamanashi Prefecture). He traveled to Edo (now Tokyo) as a young man to study Confucianism, where he became friends with Bashō, two years his ...

Kasukabe, Saitama Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. on Sunday closed its store in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, that is known as the model for the "Sato ...