Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)--Traditional dances of the Ainu indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, were performed on Saturday at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western city ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at their residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

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 ...

The special exhibition Tsutaya Jūzaburō: Creative Visionary of Edo is currently running until June 15 at the Heiseikan building of Tokyo National Museum. This exhibition showcases around 250 ...

Japan has seen an increase in robberies and other illegal acts by tokuryū, a new type of loosely organized criminal group that recruits members on social media with the promise of high payouts.

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Sony Group Corp. on Wednesday posted a record consolidated net profit of 1,141.6 billion yen for fiscal 2024, up 17.6 pct from the preceding year. Its sales in the year ...

Tsukuba, Ibaraki Pref., May 13 (Jiji Press)--The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, showed Japan's meter and kilogram prototypes to the press on Monday ...

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Wednesday presented a draft of a five-year plan aimed at promoting wage hikes at smaller businesses. The draft, unveiled at a meeting on the ...

The Kansai Pavilion, adjacent to the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion, is supported by the Union of Kansai Governments. Nine prefectures—Kyoto, Shiga, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama, Tottori, Tokushima, Fukui ...

This pavilion allows you to travel through time and space, with the theme “parallel travel.” It is organized by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan’s largest ...

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered Suruga Bank to report on measures to address problems linked to its improper loans to owners of apartments and ...

Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Russia has informed Japan that it will conduct a shooting drill in waters north of Shikotan, one of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo ...