Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. is confident that U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the Japanese steelmaker's proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp. have been ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice at supermarkets across Japan hit another record high in the week through May 11, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The average price per 5 ...

Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, who is visiting Japan for the World Exposition in Osaka, at his residence in the Imperial Palace in ...

Chiikawa, a contraction of the Japanese phrase nanka chiisakute kawaii yatsu, which means something like “so small and cute,” refers to the adorable animal characters that appear in a manga ...

One hundred days into the second presidency of Donald Trump, public opinion has delivered a harsh verdict on the administration’s performance. In a joint Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics confirmed Monday their countries' commitment to continued support for Ukraine in its war ...

Oda Kaori’s films are often thought of as documentaries, but their format diverges from the documentary style viewers are accustomed to. Oda’s filming method and approach to her subjects ...

Trading company Itōchū was the top pick among Japanese students as the place where they would most like to work. A survey of Japanese university students set to graduate in 2026 found that the ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Emperor Emeritus Akihito visited the Biological Laboratory on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday for the first time since being discharged May 10 ...

Shika, Ishikawa Pref., May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, met with people affected by a powerful earthquake last year during a ...

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and four other Japanese opposition parties agreed Tuesday to demand the dismissal of agriculture minister Taku Eto for his ...

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Most of the government-stockpiled rice released through auctions in March has not become available to consumers, an agriculture ministry survey showed Tuesday.