A study group supporting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policies has been launched within her ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attracting most of the party's lawmakers. The group was founded ...

The number of Asian black bear sightings in Japan leapt from 20,000 in fiscal 2024 to 50,000 in fiscal 2025.

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Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s government and ruling coalition plan to compile a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget worth ...

Japanese music is increasingly joining the nation’s manga and anime as a wildly popular cultural export. One leading artist ...

A city mayor in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, said Thursday that she will take maternity leave from this summer. Shoko ...

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As the WFP has been forced to scale back its activities due to budget constraints, McCain said that "lives are at stake," ...

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Traditionally made of wood or from a modern resin, these cutting boards represent two strands of Japanese culinary culture.

A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai on Miyajima Island burned to the ground on Wednesday, local police and firefighters in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, said the same day. According ...

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank and Rakuten Bank will form a capital and business alliance, with the former set to acquire shares in the latter on Oct. 1, the parent companies of the two ...