Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan hit another record high in the week through May 11, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. is confident that U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the Japanese steelmaker's proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corp. have been ...

Chiikawa, a contraction of the Japanese phrase nanka chiisakute kawaii yatsu, which means something like “so small and cute,” refers to the adorable animal characters that appear in a manga ...

Tsu, Mie Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)--A 34-year-old Peruvian man has been arrested after his car drove in the wrong direction on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture, central Japan ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Listed Japanese companies had offered buyout packages to 8,711 workers this year as of Thursday, nearly double the 4,654 workers in the same period of last year, a ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Taku Eto on Monday withdrew his remarks that he never bought rice, which drew fire from opposition lawmakers amid persistently high prices ...

Trading company Itōchū was the top pick among Japanese students as the place where they would most like to work. A survey of Japanese university students set to graduate in 2026 found that the ...

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan has temporarily stopped importing chicken meat and eggs from the city of Monte Negro, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, following the ...

One hundred days into the second presidency of Donald Trump, public opinion has delivered a harsh verdict on the administration’s performance. In a joint Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics confirmed Monday their countries' commitment to continued support for Ukraine in its war ...

Oda Kaori’s films are often thought of as documentaries, but their format diverges from the documentary style viewers are accustomed to. Oda’s filming method and approach to her subjects ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Emperor Emeritus Akihito visited the Biological Laboratory on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday for the first time since being discharged May 10 ...