On Monday, Miura, 24, and Kihara, 33, won Japan's first Olympic medal of any color in pairs skating since the country first ...

Tokyo, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet resigned en masse on Wednesday morning.

Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and foodstuffs climbed to an all-time high of ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, bolstered by the growing popularity of Japanese food items overseas ...

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Icelandic counterpart, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, met in Tokyo on Tuesday and agreed to strengthen bilateral ...

The satsumaimo, or sweet potato, was once a key source of nutrition in Japan, but today is primarily a sweet treat. A look at some of the popular ways to enjoy this delectable tuber.

With the latest feat, Japan has garnered 19 medals--four gold, five silver and 10 bronze-at the ongoing quadrennial sporting event so far, surpassing its previous record high of 18 medals marked at ...

Prior to the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, the Centrist Reform Alliance brought together then Lower House members ...

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Emboldened by a historic victory in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, the ruling ...

Hiroshima, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office on Monday indicted Hiroshima Toyo Carp fielder Ryutaro Hatsuki on charges of violating the pharmaceuticals and medical ...

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pledge in her upcoming policy speech to accelerate efforts to submit bills to revise tax-related legislation, aiming to cut ...

According to the indictment, Iitsuka killed the probation officer, Hiroshi Shinjo, 60, by stabbing and slashing him in the neck and chest multiple times with a knife and an ax during an interview ...

Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's major opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday recommended Keiichi Ishii as vice ...