Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government task force on Tuesday compiled a report seeking the strengthening of support for disaster-affected people, including through the introduction of ...

Nagoya, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, won Sunday's ...

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating a visit to China within this year at the ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will help raise wages for care workers to alleviate labor shortages in the sector, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takamaro Fukuoka said in ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that it has received approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list its shares on the exchange's top-tier Prime ...

Beijing/Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--China will resume its visa exemption for Japanese nationals making short-term visits to China from Nov. 30 through Dec. 31, 2025, the Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A former MUFG Bank employee who was working in over-the-counter operations stole customer assets worth a total of over 1 billion yen at two branches in Tokyo between ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--The 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--The average value of assets held by 19 ministers in Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first cabinet stood at 72.45 million yen, the government said Friday.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref., Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Friday.

Beijing, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese government is considering resuming visa exemption for Japanese nationals making short-term visits to China, sources with expertise on bilateral affairs ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Thursday that it has reduced the number of plastic cutlery units offered to customers by some 78 pct by charging ...