On Feb. 3, 1942, which was during World War II, the flooding accident occurred in a tunnel located 1 kilometer away from the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is carefully considering whether to release a statement this year to mark the 80th anniversary of the country's surrender in ...

Japan saw a rise in the number of reported crimes for a second successive year in 2023, including increases in robberies and fraud. The 2024 white paper on crime published by Japan’s Ministry of ...

Diners in Japan looking to savor the flavors of the historic Silk Road need look only as far as southern Saitama. Just a short car ride west from Kita Urawa Station, on National Highway 17, is ...

Osaka, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Naito Securities Co. said Monday that it will raise its starting monthly pay for university graduates by 43,000 yen to 300,000 yen per month in April as part of ...

Yamagata, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Mieko Yoshimura won a fifth four-year term as governor of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in an election on Sunday. Yoshimura, a 73-year-old independent ...

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--The board of Fuji Television Network Inc. will meet on Monday as the Japanese broadcaster is under fire over its approach to a sex scandal involving former TV ...

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--BYD Co. is believed to have surpassed Honda Motor Co. in global new vehicle sales in 2024, marking the first time that the Chinese electric vehicle giant beats the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Electrical, Electronic & Information Union said Thursday that its member unions will request a pay scale hike of at least 17,000 yen per month in the 2025 ...

TeamLab Planets in Toyosu, Tokyo, operated by the renowned digital art collective TeamLab, drew over 2.5 million visitors in 2023 alone. This remarkable feat earned the museum a Guinness World ...

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group) aims to reach undecided voters in this summer's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election using social media, Hirotada Ototake ...

Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. is facing management turmoil over its poor handling of a sex scandal involving popular television personality Masahiro Nakai, who has ...