Nara, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The defense for Tetsuya Yamagami filed an appeal with Osaka High Court on Wednesday to challenge ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae retains a strong position in the public eye, according to the latest opinion polls.

Osaka, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--The defense for Tetsuya Yamagami, who was given an indefinite prison term for the 2022 murder of ...

Chiba Shin’ichi, known globally as Sonny Chiba, was a leading Japanese action actor and martial artist. He gained fame on the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Yamaha Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will release the JOG ONE, a moped that meets Japan's new ...

International visitors to Japan smashed the 40 million mark in 2025. While their per capita spending changed little, their ...

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref., Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea ...

Bangkok, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Thai and Japanese police authorities agreed to closely cooperate to eradicate human trafficking ...

After a 26-year partnership with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito decided to part ways in October last year, while the Japan Innovation Party became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions decided Wednesday to demand a monthly pay scale increase of 15,000 yen in this year's "shunto" spring wage ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo police have arrested a nursery school teacher for allegedly sexually abusing a boy during an overnight program, people familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

"There is deep-rooted awareness and customs of gender roles in Japan, and women often bear responsibilities as a wife, daughter-in-law or daughter," she said. "In the workplace, women often perform ...