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 ...

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.

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to send former Prime Minister Taro Aso, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to Vatican as a special ambassador to ...

In March 2023, the government of former Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced a national target of hosting 400,000 international students within 10 years. By the end of 2024, the target had ...

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.

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 ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors Cabinet Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote an active cyberdefense bill to allow the government to monitor communications in ...

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 ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Friday that it has decided to add four individuals to its list of director candidates, including Takashi Sawada, former president ...

Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday adopted public pension system reform legislation for deliberations at parliament. The legislation calls for easing the requirements ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan and the European Union will expand their mutual recognition arrangement for organic food so that a wider range of products can be labeled as organic food for ...

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 ...