The number of foreign workers in Japan has climbed for a thirteenth consecutive year, amid ongoing labor shortages in many ...

Chocolate is at the center of Valentine’s Day in Japan, with people increasingly splurging on sweet treats for themselves or ...

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, ...

Fukuoka, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan has seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its 47-year-old Chinese captain after the boat allegedly tried to flee an inspection in the Japanese exclusive ...

In the leadership election, Ogawa, 54, gained 27 votes from the new centrist party's 49 lawmakers, surpassing 22 votes for his sole contender, Takeshi Shina, a 59-year-old former parliamentary vice ...

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. said Friday its smartphone payment service unit PayPay Corp. will go public on the U.S. Nasdaq stock market. PayPay filed with the U.S.

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--An advisory panel to Japan's health minister on Friday recommended raising medical fees under the country's health insurance system to reflect rising prices and support ...

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to recommend former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori as speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, ...

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, will kick off a special session on Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told party representatives on Friday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may visit South Korea in March to hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, informed sources said Thursday. The plan has emerged among Japanese and ...

Washington, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan and the United States have yet to work out the first batch of U.S.-bound investment deals worth 550 billion dollars planned by Tokyo, visiting Japanese economic ...

Milan, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese snowboarder Mitsuki Ono and skier Ikuma Horishima each won a bronze medal at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Thursday. Ono secured her bronze in the women's ...