Japan’s kaisendon seafood bowls are known for overflowing toppings of morsels like tuna, salmon, sea urchin, and scallops over white rice. Unlike simple servings of nigirizushi, their popularity ...

The special exhibition Tsutaya Jūzaburō: Creative Visionary of Edo is currently running until June 15 at the Heiseikan building of Tokyo National Museum. This exhibition showcases around 250 ...

Walking from Takadanobaba to Shinjuku, youth is the name of the game, with youngsters attending the many local schools, hunting for bargains at Korean Town, or enjoying Kabukichō’s bright lights.

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 ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement at the end of January 2025 that USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, would be drastically downsized came as a major shock.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at their residence in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

Nagasaki, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Lists of victims who died from the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki were given an airing at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in ...

Akiyoshidai is a sprawling plateau in rural Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, around 300 meters high and dotted with karst limestone formations. Its history goes back some 350 million years. Millenia of ...

New York, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Tariffs on Japanese vehicles that have been raised by U.S. President Donald Trump are unlikely to return to the level before the launch in January this year of his ...

New York, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release the new C-HR electric SUV in North America in 2026. The company's third electric vehicle model for the ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s agriculture ministry on Friday announced a set of measures to help stockpiled rice released by the government reach store shelves more quickly, including the ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament enacted Friday bills to revise laws to make criminal procedures digital, including allowing investigative authorities to receive search and arrest ...