Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--Seven & i Holdings Co. may make a decision as early as May on buyout offers from Canadian ...

Seoul, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday ...

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to take ...

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Tourism Agency will launch a model project to support accommodation operators working ...

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit Seoul to hold talks with his South Korean ...

In the October 2024 election for the House of Representatives, an ongoing scandal over financial kickbacks and other improprieties saw the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner ...

Sakura season is around the corner again. Check the forecast here to find when Japan’s famous cherry trees are expected to bloom. On January 9, the Japan Meteorological Corporation published its ...

Tokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government will provide up to 100,000 yen in subsidies from October to residents of Tokyo who opt for painless deliveries, Governor Yuriko Koike ...

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday announced additional sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. A total of 33 organizations and 12 individuals, including ...

Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. plans to raise its starting monthly salary for university graduates joining the nonlife insurer in April 2026 to as ...

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--The average number of influenza patients per hospital in Japan in the week that ended Dec. 29 came to 64.39, the highest since the current survey method was adopted in ...

This stately figure radiates the dignity of a divine sovereign who stands watch over the oldest hall at the celebrated Nara temple Tōdaiji. The statue depicts Amoghapāśa (Fukū Kensaku Kannon ...