In a year of political upheaval dominated by the fallout from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s kickbacks scandal, Ishiba ...

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda to own a majority ...

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made in ...

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's political parties are groping for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next ...

While mentioning the rise of Global South emerging and developing countries such as India and Brazil, Mimura declared that ...

TAKENAKA HARUKATA US President-elect Donald Trump has wasted no time announcing his choices for key cabinet posts and other high-level positions. We’ve heard that he plans to nominate Marco Rubio for ...

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chisako Kakehi, a 78-year-old death-row inmate known as a "black widow" who was convicted in ...

Japanese tea rooms are truly unique structures. A new book recounts the authors’ visits to tea rooms across Japan. This ...

Japan’s consumption of alcoholic drinks has declined steadily over the past few decades, with a notable drop in the amount of ...

New York, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has revealed on social media ...

The kagami mochi, a decoration consisting of stacked rice cakes and other elements, is a symbol of New Year in Japan. Here, ...

Those Japan lost in 2024 include the conductor Ozawa Seiji, who achieved remarkable success worldwide; Toriyama Akira, the manga artist behind Dragon Ball; actor Nishida Toshiyuki; and many more. Born ...