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)--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 ...

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 ...

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. 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 ...

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)--The results of Sunday's general election in Japan could affect the country's defense policy and planned tax hikes to boost defense spending, which are opposed by many ...

According to a Zurich Life Insurance Japan survey targeting 1,000 businesspeople, the most common stressful factor respondents felt in their work was “salary, bonuses” (21.7%). Other main ...

Shingu, Wakayama Pref., Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Voters in Wakayama Prefecture's redrawn No. 2 constituency, traditionally loyal to the Liberal Democratic Party, find themselves divided on which of ...

Washington, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--If Japan faces a significant economic shock in the future, the pace of deterioration in its debt levels could exceed that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic ...