Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who starred in "Shogun," a drama series set in feudal Japan that won a record 18 Emmy awards, ...

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. on Tuesday renewed its call for understanding for its plan to acquire United ...

Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)--The number of electric kick scooter traffic violation cases handled by police in Japan remains ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel of experts on Friday called for legislation to allow the government ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc.

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During its eight years in office, Abe Shinzō’s second administration exemplified a global shift to governance driven by public opinion. This book is a detailed examination of political ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A fire broke out at the home of Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea early next January for talks ...

The natural disasters Japan has experienced recently are a timely reminder that Japanese history has never been free from the calamities that the natural world can bring. One reason why Japan has ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, ...

In a custom similar to spring cleaning, Japan has long conducted susuharai (literally “sweeping away the soot”). Now commonly observed on December 13, in the past it marked the start of the ...