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

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.

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that he will visit the United States for five days from Sunday to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...

The Japanese government and nuclear power plant operators have long grappled with how to dispose of spent fuel and other high-level radioactive waste. Authorities finally settled on the approach ...

Sakura season is around the corner again. Check the forecast here to find when Japan’s famous cherry trees are expected to bloom. On January 9, the Japan Meteorological Corporation published its ...

Tokyo, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)--The number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of 10 million yen or more in Japan last year rose 15.1 pct from the previous year to 10,006, surpassing 10,000 ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. President Koichi Minato on Friday apologized over a scandal involving television personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman as an employee of ...

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% ...

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 ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court dismissed on Friday an appeal filed by South Korean plaintiffs in a lawsuit to seek damages from the Japanese government over the enshrinement of ...

This sculpture of Nyoirin Kannon (Cintramanicakra), a manifestation of Kannon Bosatsu (the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara), enchants with the grace and refinement of its poise and gestures. A ...