Akiota, Hiroshima Pref., Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--A memorial service has taken place in Hiroshima Prefecture for Chinese workers ...

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese office equipment seller Askul Corp. has suspended order receipts on its "Askul" brand e ...

A survey of teenagers in Japan found strong support for changing the law to allow married couples to maintain separate ...

The kaki, or persimmon, came to be eaten fresh relatively recently in Japanese history; for centuries before that it was ...

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, did not visit war-related ...

The Empress Emerita broke her right thigh bone in October last year, but has recovered to almost the same condition as before ...

On Sunday, Nippon Ishin held an executive meeting at the party's headquarters in the western Japan city of Osaka to discuss ...

Ito, Shizuoka Pref., Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--Candidates opposing Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dominated the 20-seat assembly of the central Japan city in a closely watched election Sunday, raising the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Saturday ...

Japan throws away massive amounts of still edible food even as rice prices soar. In a recently published book, journalist Ide ...

Persimmons come into season toward the end of the year; their Japanese name, kaki, is a seasonal word for late autumn in the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 18 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through ...