Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Chemical Co. will appoint Nobuaki Mito, the chemical firm's senior managing executive officer, as its next president, it was learned Monday. Incumbent ...

Yokohama, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--People laid flowers Monday at Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to pray for those who died after contracting COVID-19 in the Diamond Princess ...

A rapid rise in avian influenza outbreaks in January led to the culling of more than 5 million birds during the month, bringing the total for the season to 8.1 million. Egg prices are slowly rising.

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan discussed worries raised by some policymakers about a possible upward deviation of prices at its latest monetary policy meeting Jan. 23-24, the BOJ ...

While cherry blossoms are often seen as the quintessential Japanese flower, the plum blossom once signaled the arrival of spring. Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago, plums were already ...

On December 4, 2024, the US Space Force (USSF) activated a new unit at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo to support the operations of US Forces Japan in the space domain. At a meeting the previous ...

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite for the Japanese version of ...

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)--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 ...