Love them or hate them, the pungent fermented beans of nattō are a fixture in the Japanese food scene. A look at the history ...

Hiroshima, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)--The 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs opened in the western Japanese city ...

New York, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The U.N. General Assembly Committee on Disarmament and International Security on Friday ...

The new tariff is imposed on top of the existing 25 pct tariff on imports from Japan, as medium and heavy trucks were not included in the Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations. This has raised concerns about ...

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed ...

Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to contribute to promoting regional ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Six years after a fire, restoration work was nearly completed in July on the vivid ...

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese office and household goods seller Askul Corp. said Friday that it has confirmed a leak ...

From October 15 to 19, London’s historic Royal Albert Hall played host to an exhibition tournament featuring Japan’s top sumō wrestlers. The event has created a legion of new fans and given Britain’s ...

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese major trading company Sojitz Corp. said Thursday it has begun importing heavy rare ...

Nagoya, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Police on Friday arrested a 69-year-old woman for the alleged murder of a housewife in Nagoya in 1999, the capital of the central Japan prefecture of Aichi.

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--A Russian hacker group in a statement released in the dark web has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that caused a system glitch at Japanese office and household ...