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

Yokohama, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese district court Thursday found a former worker of a nursery school not guilty of assaulting and killing a 1-year-old girl in 2017. Judge Takeshi Okuyama ...

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet inched up 1.4 percentage points from the previous month to 28.2 pct in January, a Jiji Press ...

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with U.S. authorities to pay a total of roughly 1.2 billion dollars, or about 187 billion yen, in fines ...

Washington, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has notified Congress of its approval of the 39-million-dollar sale of air-to-surface standoff missiles and related ...

London, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--The Mission of Japan to NATO said Wednesday it has become independent of the Japanese Embassy in Brussels. The move is intended to boost security cooperation between ...

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan welcomes a Gaza ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and announced Wednesday, its top government spokesman said Thursday.

In the center of the Shimokita Peninsula, in the northernmost reaches of Aomori Prefecture, lies Osorezan (Mount Osore), one of Japan’s most sacred spots. Hito wa shineba oyama sa igu, say the ...

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

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

Taking advantage of a weak yen, some 36 million international visitors came to Japan in 2024, setting a new record. A record 36.9 million international visitors came to Japan in 2024, up 47.1% ...

Our walk along the Yamanote Line starts at Ōsaki Station, the loop’s southern tip and one of Tokyo’s recently redeveloped districts. This is a part of Tokyo foreigners hardly get to see.