Sapporo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Police searched locations linked to a now-closed zoo in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party ...

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--The steering committee of Japan's House of Representatives decided Thursday that new Prime ...

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Thursday expressed its understanding of the United States' decision ...

Osaka, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s University of Osaka has awarded the title of distinguished honorary professor to Shimon ...

At his first press conference as defense minister Wednesday, Koizumi said he is willing to revise the three principles on defense equipment exports as well as the guidelines on implementing the rules, ...

A survey in Japan found almost all households feeling the effects of product price rises, especially for rice.

Sociologist Shimoji Lawrence Yoshitaka discusses the often-overlooked diversity within the Japanese population, including ...

Koseki family registers in Japan maintain information about Japanese citizens and their households, providing proof of ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government appointed a total of 54 state and parliamentary vice ministers on ...

Washington, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday issued a statement welcoming the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--A research team led by Kumamoto University has discovered a new species of sea anemone collected from the deep seabed off the coast of Japan. The sea anemone attaches ...