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 ...

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

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

This is mochi, or rice cake, formed into a round shape to represent a mirror (kagami), one of the three sacred treasures, and ...

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

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

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 ...

On August 14, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced his intent to step down from Japan’s top office, taking responsibility for the political finance scandal that has rocked the ruling Liberal ...

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 ...