The number of dairy farmers in Japan fell below 10,000 for the first time, as of October 2024, and many of those still in the ...

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, early Monday morning, the ...

In a year of political upheaval dominated by the fallout from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s kickbacks scandal, Ishiba ...

Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)--This year could be a turning point in the family law system in Japan. Calls for introducing a ...

New York, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)--Shigeko Sasamori, one of Japanese women who received surgery in the United States after being exposed to an atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945, died at her home in ...

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are expected to discuss a plan for Honda to own a majority ...

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

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's political parties are groping for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next ...

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

The Shiretoko region in eastern Hokkaidō is dominated by the Shiretoko Peninsula jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk. This is home to the Shiretoko Mountain Range, lakes and marshes, and abundant ...

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

The temple Tōdaiji was built during the Nara period (710–94) to pray for the nation’s peace and tranquility. Moved by the desire to save all sentient beings, Emperor Shōmu (701–56) ordered ...