Chiba, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, hosted for the first time a duck-netting reception with the diplomatic corps in the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday expressed caution over U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to return to the Group of Eight framework by reuniting Russia with the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Rakuten Group Inc. said Friday that it posted a consolidated net loss for the sixth straight year in 2024, pressured by large capital spending for its mobile phone ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese people's sentiment toward China and South Korea improved in 2024, a survey by the Cabinet Office showed Friday. In the survey, 14.7 pct of all respondents ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Kana Oyama, a former member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team called on high school students and teachers to gain correct knowledge on how female ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's infrastructure ministry said Friday that its emergency inspections on sewage pipes, which were conducted in the wake of last month's road cave-in in Yashio ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Four of seven major Japanese automakers logged year-on-year profit declines in April-December 2024, according to their earnings reports released by Friday. The four ...

Fukushima, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday it has started dismantling tanks used to store treated wastewater from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ...

With its distinctive kumadori make-up, vibrant costumes, and dynamic action, the kabuki theater occupies a central position in Japan’s performing arts and is an immediately recognizable symbol ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government adopted bills on Friday to revise laws to beef up disaster prevention and relief measures. The bills call for establishing a sub-cabinet-level ...

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to invite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife to the country as state guests over four days from March 24.

Tokyo, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry said Friday that it will release 210,000 tons of rice stockpiled by the government to help lower prices by easing distribution ...