New York, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has revealed on social media ...

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chisako Kakehi, a 78-year-old death-row inmate known as a "black widow" who was convicted in ...

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has died during his visit to the Maldives, informed sources said Saturday. Adachi, 70, was ...

Japanese tea rooms are truly unique structures. A new book recounts the authors’ visits to tea rooms across Japan. This ...

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Iran, El Salvador, Botswana and South Africa have pulled out of the 2025 World Exposition in ...

Japan’s consumption of alcoholic drinks has declined steadily over the past few decades, with a notable drop in the amount of ...

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press)--Former Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki died of malignant lymphoma at a hospital in ...

The kagami mochi, a decoration consisting of stacked rice cakes and other elements, is a symbol of New Year in Japan. Here, ...

Among the companies, Shikoku Electric Power Co. will cut the bill to be paid in February by 653 yen to 7,838 yen, the Tokyo ...

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s health ministry has drawn up a report that includes a plan to require companies to take ...

The FSA gave Aeon Bank until the end of January to submit an improvement plan. The agency said that there were at least ...

The 7.6-magnitude quake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1 highlighted the need for improvements ...