Japan throws away massive amounts of still edible food even as rice prices soar. In a recently published book, journalist Ide ...

Tokyo, Oct. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Saturday ...

Tokyo, Oct. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese brewers Suntory Holdings Ltd. and Sapporo Breweries Ltd. have announced a partial halt ...

Tokyo, Oct. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's three megabanks are planning to jointly issue corporate-use stablecoins pegged to legal ...

The government also selected 21 Persons of Cultural Merit. They include Masako Nozawa, 88, a voice actor known for her role ...

Persimmons come into season toward the end of the year; their Japanese name, kaki, is a seasonal word for late autumn in the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--A total of 78 pct of Japan's rice farmers said they plan to maintain or increase production of ...

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--The 11-country Asia Zero Emission Community held a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Friday ...

Beijing/Seoul, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--China and South Korea paid tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, ...

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Members of Japanese ruling and opposition parties expressed their sadness over the death of ...

The buoy, which was owned by the land ministry, will constantly monitor the water level of a barrier lake in the eastern ...

"We made great progress," Nippon Ishin co-leader Fumitake Fujita told reporters after the meeting with LDP President Sanae ...