Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government task force on Tuesday compiled a report seeking the strengthening of support for disaster-affected people, including through the introduction of ...

Nagoya, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, won Sunday's ...

In the nine years since the first same-sex partnership certificates were introduced by the Tokyo municipalities of Shibuya and Setagaya, the system has expanded to cover 85.1% of the Japanese ...

Kibichuo, Okayama Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--The town of Kibichuo in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Monday started blood tests for residents after PFAS, potentially carcinogenic chemicals ...

Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating a visit to China within this year at the ...

Sodō (1642–1716) was born in Kai province (now Yamanashi Prefecture). He traveled to Edo (now Tokyo) as a young man to study Confucianism, where he became friends with Bashō, two years his ...

Kasukabe, Saitama Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. on Sunday closed its store in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, that is known as the model for the "Sato ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--The 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

Travelers to Japan will almost certainly encounter the ekiben, a portmanteau referring to the ubiquitous bentō boxed meals ...

Yoshimura's contenders in the leadership election are Ryuna Kanemura, 45, and Seiki Soramoto, 60, both Lower House members, ...