Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's labor shortage will reach 17.75 million hours per day in 2035, equivalent to 3.84 ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo reaffirmed bilateral cooperation over the situation in the East and South China ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Funai Electric Co., a Japanese maker of audio and video equipment, received court approval of its bankruptcy plan on Thursday, Teikoku Databank Ltd., a credit research ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. said Thursday that it will set up a new company on Nov. 1 to run camp sites effectively using digital technology. The new ...

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Local officials Monday prayed for victims of torrential rain that caused floods and landslides in many parts of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan a ...

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--A 49-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after throwing several objects that were likely firebombs at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo.

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Sexual harassment by voters against female candidates is a persistent issue in Japanese elections and is believed to be one of the factors preventing female ...

It has been 20 years since Is Kemal settled in southern Saitama Prefecture, fleeing discrimination in his native Turkey. When I asked the 38-year-old Kemal to describe his first impression of ...

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese political parties are trying to lure voters by pledging to implement measures to reduce ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--A record seven candidates are expected to run in the Nov. 17 gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, following the ouster of former Governor ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Customs at two major international airports in Japan failed to collect more than 300 million yen in consumption taxes from foreign visitors who bought duty-free items ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that it has set a target of increasing sales from convenience store operations at home and abroad to more ...