A survey in Japan found that 84% of Japanese teenagers ate rice almost every day.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The new leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its partner, Komeito, signed a ...

Kyoto, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--A live kidney transplant between a same-sex couple has been performed for the first time at Kyoto ...

Kotatsu and Wild Boar The tenth month of the traditional lunar calendar, called Kannazuki, traditionally brought with it the first chilly signs of the impending winter. In preparation for the ...

Kubota Corp.'s online ceremony was joined by 284 people who have secured informal job offers from the agricultural machinery ...

Paris, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Pope Francis has named Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo and 20 others new cardinals, the Holy See's official media outlet Vatican News said Sunday. The 21 cardinals ...

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan assembly unanimously passed an ordinance on Friday to ban the harassment of workers by customers, effective on April 1 next year, the first such ...

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Eleven Japanese nationals and five foreigners have fled Lebanon for Jordan aboard a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft, the Japanese government said ...

Wajima/Suzu, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, the junior member of the ruling bloc, separately visited ...

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--A 25-year-old man from Pakistan is aiming in Japan to support so-called young language carers from abroad, or children who interpret for family members ...

NHK’s popular “morning drama” series are known for their stories of characters who persist to overcome the challenges they face through their lives. The asadora, or “morning drama,” is a ...

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, held a ceremony at Tokyo Station on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line. JR Tokai ...