Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Subaru Corp. on Thursday unveiled a new hybrid system that enables vehicles to travel more than ...

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese political parties are trying to lure voters by pledging to implement measures to reduce ...

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Cumulative spending by foreign visitors to Japan in January-September 2024 reached 5,858.2 ...

Tuna has become a standard part of sushi and sashimi menus all around the world under its Japanese name: maguro. Japan has developed a reputation as the world’s largest tuna consumer, but some ...

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that he will visit Belgium and Italy over six days from Wednesday to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting in Belgium.

Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao has expressed his wish to participate in the COP29 U.N. climate conference to be held in Azerbaijan in November.

In the two and a half years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Japan has provided the Ukrainians with a steady stream of humanitarian aid, support for recovery and ...

Oyama, Shizuoka Pref., Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp.'s motorsport unit Toyota Gazoo Racing said Friday that it has agreed on vehicle development cooperation with a U.S. racing team for ...

Tokyo/Shizuoka, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese public prosecutors said Tuesday that they will not appeal a district court ruling last month that acquitted 88-year-old Iwao Hakamata in his retrial ...

Japanese photographer Haga Hinata captures the often-raucous scenes of revelers carrying and pulling floats laden with sacred cargo through neighborhood streets in three ancient shrine festivals.

The expression on the face conveys a vivid sense of the old monk’s unconquerable resolve. This sculpture depicts Shunjōbō Chōgen (1121–1206), revered as the driving force behind the ...

A survey in Japan found that while nearly half of respondents had drunk alcohol in public spaces outdoors, more than twice as many people opposed the practice as supported it. In early August ...