South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, precipitated a train of events that have raised grave concerns in Japan and globally about political ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and the World Trade Organization on Tuesday reaffirmed their determination to work closely together to strengthen the WTO-led free and open ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that its group net profit in the current fiscal year through next March is forecast to plunge 70.1 pct from the previous year to 250 ...

The theme of the Japan Pavilion is “Between Lives,” and its circular structure expresses the “cycle of life.” It is comprised of arcs of innumerable timber planks arranged to allow ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan policymakers, at the central bank's latest policy-setting meeting, found it necessary to delay further interest rate cuts for the time being amid concerns ...

The Women’s Pavilion, in collaboration with Cartier, will host exhibits by Japan’s Cabinet Office; the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; the Japan Association for the 2025 World ...

Tsukuba, Ibaraki Pref., May 13 (Jiji Press)--The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, showed Japan's meter and kilogram prototypes to the press on Monday ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--A group in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has released a set of proposals on tax and regulation for cryptocurrencies, including a 20 pct tax on gains from trading.

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--SoftBank Group Corp. said Tuesday that it posted a consolidated net profit of 1,153.3 billion yen for the year ended this March, its first black ink in four years ...

Rice and other agricultural crops have become one focus of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States, but Japan is already a major importer of US crops. Japan has faced criticism ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--A lawyer for former popular television personality Masahiro Nakai has refuted a third-party committee's report that found Nakai committed sexual violence against a ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Senior officials of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, agreed Tuesday on the need to draft a supplementary budget before a ...