Japan requires married couples to use the same surname, but there is strong public support for a system allowing them to have ...

The loss of a majority for the ruling coalition in Japan’s October 27 general election forced Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

Ishiba, the LDP's president, made the statement at the first general meeting of the party's political reform headquarters ...

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Tuesday that it plans to provide benefits to low-income households ...

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Fair Trade Commission advised Tuesday that major Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. and ...

Japanese fashion designer Kobayashi Kaori was enchanted by the beauty of the hijab while visiting Malaysia. The experience ...

Agriculture expert Yamashita Kazuhito argues that the summer 2024 rice shortages in Japan were the result of government ...

Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Princess Yuriko is in a state of reduced consciousness, with functions of her heart and kidneys declining, an Imperial Household Agency official has said. But ...

A 2024 white paper on measures to prevent death by overwork in Japan found that 883 people were recognized as suffering from related mental health disorders, up 173 from the previous year. According ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, called on Prime ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Kioxia Holdings Corp. said on Monday that it expects to swing into profitability in the three ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency is considering adding cashew nuts to the list of foods for which ...