Tsu, Mie Pref., Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--A cargo ship collided with a leisure fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Friday, leaving two men dead.

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's health ministry ordered a clinic in Tokyo to improve its operations Friday over its violations of the law on safety in regenerative medicine.

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on Security on Friday ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday pledged to reform the country’s fiscal ...

Yokohama, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Seven officers of the Kanagawa prefectural police department were referred to prosecutors on ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday suspended operations at the No. 6 reactor ...

Washington, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)--International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Japan for ...

Seasonal flowers, art, and traditional culture are at the heart of this list of events to enjoy in Japan in spring 2026.

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese version of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's English-language picture book about his beloved dog, Decoy, was published Friday.

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan will promote economic growth through crisis management investment, economic and fiscal policy minister Minoru Kiuchi said in a parliamentary speech Friday. Kiuchi ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, on Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget, which was compiled under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ...

Even if they have a bidet toilet in their home, around 20% of respondents to a survey in Japan said that they never use the ...