Despite the negative effect of the Trump tariffs, Japan’s export value rose to its highest level ever in 2025.

A seemingly vague remark about a potential crisis in the Taiwan Strait completely derailed recent efforts by Japanese Prime ...

The video achieved the milestone number of views in about 10 days, compared with 35 days for the hit song "Idol" by Japanese ...

London, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The British foreign ministry said Wednesday that diplomat Corin Robertson has been appointed as ...

Hyuga, Miyazaki Pref., Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto is facing an uphill battle to ...

Yokohama, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa was hospitalized Tuesday and underwent surgery the following ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese party Team Mirai has revoked its endorsement of Takeyoshi Yamamoto as an official candidate in the Kinki proportional representation bloc for Sunday's House of ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--A total of 117 Japanese lawmakers said they believe the country should sign and ratify the Treaty ...

Nara, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The defense for Tetsuya Yamagami filed an appeal with Osaka High Court on Wednesday to challenge ...

Team Japan’s ski jumpers can usually be counted on to be in the thick of the Olympic medal-hunting pack. This year is no exception, with Kobayashi Ryōyū and Maruyama Nozomi turning in strong World Cup ...

After a 26-year partnership with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito decided to part ways in October last year, while the Japan Innovation Party became the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions decided Wednesday to demand a monthly pay scale increase of 15,000 yen in this year's "shunto" spring wage ...