Nagoya, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, won Sunday's ...

Tokyo, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating a visit to China within this year at the ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)--The 29th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

Suttsu, Hokkaido, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese nuclear waste management body submitted a report Friday on the results of a survey to select a final disposal site for high-level radioactive ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese research team led by immunologist Masahiro Yamamoto has developed a way to curb cancers by reducing certain T cells that restrain the immune system.

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A team including Japanese government-backed research institute Riken has developed a plastic material that is as strong and easy to process as conventional plastics ...

Travelers to Japan will almost certainly encounter the ekiben, a portmanteau referring to the ubiquitous bentō boxed meals ...

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government presented a planned 39-trillion-yen comprehensive economic package to the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito at a ...

Ōnodera is a small temple with an ancient history. Belonging to the Murōji branch of the Shingon school, the temple stands on the banks of the Udagawa River in tranquil Uda in Nara Prefecture ...

Seoul, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will visit the country by the end of this year. Nakatani agreed on his first visit ...

Fukui, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. said Thursday that the No. 3 reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant ...