Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a ...

Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms brighten up the colder months in Japan. This guide introduces the different varieties. This type of ume is close to the original species ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Eight of Japan’s 10 major power utilities said Thursday that they will raise their electricity rates for an average household by 21 yen to 54 yen in February, in ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 265 billion yen for the year ending in March, larger than a previously estimated loss ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. said Thursday that it expects advertising revenues in fiscal 2024 to be 23.3 billion yen lower than its previous forecast, after many ...

(Higher personnel costs weighed on Oriental Land’s bottom line. An earlier version of this article misspelled personnel as “personal.”) Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Oriental Land Co., the ...

On June 30, 2024, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report titled “Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Japan 2024” (hereinafter, “the OECD report”), which I co ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that its president and CEO, Christophe Weber, will step down at its general shareholders meeting in June 2026.

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday that his country will facilitate communication with China, including at a leaders' level. "We will work together ...

A JMA Research Institute survey found that 45.0% of single women and 38.7% of single men in Japan prefer to “cook from scratch using basic ingredients.” The survey, conducted in mid-July 2024 ...