South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, precipitated a train of events that have raised grave concerns in Japan and globally about political ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has said that Paraguay's President Santiago Pena and his wife will visit Japan for five days from next Monday. The president will hold talks ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday, showing an eagerness to contribute to the stability of the ...

Rice and other agricultural crops have become one focus of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States, but Japan is already a major importer of US crops. Japan has faced criticism ...

The kanji 金, meaning “metal,” is among the first group of 80 characters learned by children in the first grade of elementary school. It also appears as a radical in many characters ...

The Women’s Pavilion, in collaboration with Cartier, will host exhibits by Japan’s Cabinet Office; the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; the Japan Association for the 2025 World ...

Chiba, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Police in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, arrested a 15-year-old junior high school boy in the prefecture's namesake capital on Monday on suspicion of murdering an 84 ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement at the end of January 2025 that USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, would be drastically downsized came as a major shock.

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Struggling Nissan Motor Co. is planning to cut about 20,000 jobs in and outside Japan, up from 9,000 as previously planned, it was learned Monday. Nissan decided on the ...

This pavilion uses the theme “Nature, Culture, and Community—Woven Together for a Better Future.” The outside uses a rattan-like pattern set with 212 traditionally hand-woven tapestry panels ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will begin issuing residency certificates online to Japanese nationals living abroad through overseas diplomatic ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan policymakers, at the central bank's latest policy-setting meeting, found it necessary to delay further interest rate cuts for the time being amid concerns ...