A survey in Japan found that 84% of Japanese teenagers ate rice almost every day.

A parade of European warships and military aircraft passed through Japan over the summer, amid a growing awareness that the ...

Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has avoided selecting any politicians connected to the Liberal ...

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the potential escalation into a full ...

The October 1, 1964, opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka changed rail history. The conventional Tōkaidō main line carried multiple passenger and freight trains ...

Aboard Research Vessel Mirai, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese oceanographic research ship Mirai arrived at Dutch Harbor ...

Kyoto, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--A live kidney transplant between a same-sex couple has been performed for the first time at Kyoto ...

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The new leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, Komeito, signed a ...

How Will Japan Achieve Challenging New Emissions Targets? In May 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry began deliberating the nation’s Seventh Strategic Energy Plan.

Beijing, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to build a stable relationship between their countries, the Chinese Foreign ...

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol agreed Wednesday to communicate closely, including through the continuation of so ...

Japan’s centenarian population continues to tick steadily upward, rising by almost 3,000 year on year to reach 95,000, as of September 2024. As of September 1, 2024, there were 95,119 ...