Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--This year's two-day unified university entrance examinations in Japan ended Sunday. On the second day, applicants took exams on science and math, as well as ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, to Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture commenced service on March 16, 2024. Fukui Prefecture now enjoying a tourism boost, with around 20% more ...

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Russian foreign ministry issued a statement on Monday marking the 100th anniversary the same day of the signing of the Japan-Soviet basic treaty, which revived ...

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan Financial Services Agency decided to issue business improvement orders to car dealer Toyota Mobility Tokyo Inc. and used car dealer Goodspeed Co., it was learned ...

Aoshima, an island just off the coast in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture’s Nichinan Kaigan region, is designated a special natural monument as the home of 27 tropical and subtropical ...

The first impression of Tamamoto Eiko is one of petite, gentle femininity. Her Osaka upbringing shows through in her sense of humor, as well, as she sparks laughter even when lecturing about war ...

Osaka, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Scandal-tainted Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday that its current president, Satoshi Yamane, will step down and executive officer Norikazu Toyoda will assume ...

Kobe, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Motohiko Saito, governor of Hyogo Prefecture, said Monday that he was "very shocked" by the death of former prefectural assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi, who had ...

Nagoya/Chiba, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--The Aichi prefectural government said Sunday that outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed at three chicken farms and a quail farm in ...

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--About 50 companies had announced the suspension of their commercials on Fuji Television Network Inc. as of Monday evening, following a report that an employee of the ...

Japan has not carried out an execution since July 2022. The September 2024 acquittal of Hakamata Iwao, who spent decades on death row, has sparked fresh debate about capital punishment. Two and a ...

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to introduce a bill that would allow it to disclose the names of businesses using artificial intelligence to engage in malicious ...