Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--A major earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in July has caused the ...

Los Angeles, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Two-way Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to return to the mound this ...

In July, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at a discussion session with the Japanese Bankers Association and others called ...

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward plans to basically ban "minpaku" private lodging operations in residential ...

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency landslide warnings for the village of ...

During the 1950s the photographer Haga Hideo captured traditional folk festivals in Fukushima Prefecture. Now the memories in ...

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, under U.S. sanctions, on Sunday called The ...

Japan’s spin on Chinese fried rice took first place in a survey on the nation’s favorite rice dishes, ahead of onigiri (rice ...

Atsuma, Hokkaido, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--People in Hokkaido paid tribute Sunday to victims of a massive earthquake that rocked ...

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki won a third term in the Japanese ...

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 20 on ...

The traditional board game sugoroku became hugely popular in the Edo period, when many highly artistic versions were produced ...