The Japanese government will soon hold the first meeting of a new panel of experts to discuss ways to realize a society of orderly coexistence with foreign people, Jiji Press has learned. The ...

Two of Japan's three major nonlife insurance companies have reported larger consolidated net profits than a year before in the first half of fiscal 2025. The three companies' combined net profits for ...

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Jiji Press today have debuted a platform called Fastlook that will deliver AFP’s global news coverage to corporate and institutional clients in Japanese. “AFP is proud ...

China will suspend Japanese seafood imports, media in Tokyo reported Wednesday as a row sparked by comments about Taiwan ...

Japan's biggest shipbuilders Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United (JMU) have formalized their business alliance by agreeing to enter into a capital tie-up amid blockbuster mergers in South ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week ended Sunday rose 109 yen from the previous week to 4,251 yen per 5 kilograms, the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surged more than 2,100 points in morning trading Monday to hit a record high above 47,000 on an intraday basis. The ...

At least 170 buildings in Japan's southern city of Oita were affected by the fire. TOKYO: One person was unaccounted for ...