Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Saturday effectively signaled acceptance of an anticipated interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. “There is ...

Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese film director Masato Harada, known for socially conscious works including "Climber's High," died on Monday at the age of 76, Tsubasa Project, a talent agency that ...

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's fiscal 2025 draft supplementary budget is now certain to be enacted during the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, or parliament, which ...

The November 2025 results are in for all the public opinion surveys carried out monthly by Japan’s major media organizations to gauge support for the present government. Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae ...

The worship of sokushinbutsu, the mummified bodies of Buddhist ascetics, dates back centuries in Japan. First arising in the late fourteenth century, the practice continues at a handful of temples, ...

Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, will promote Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue, 68, to president to succeed Nobuo Inaba, 75, whose term expires next month, the ...

Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Tohoku northeastern region, mainly Aomori Prefecture, on Monday night, measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the country ...

Difficulties in selling family homes after parents move to nursing homes or pass away are adding to Japan’s growing problem of abandoned vacant properties. As of October 1, 2023, the number of vacant ...

A survey found that Japan currently ranks eighty-seventh out of 113 non-English-speaking countries and regions for English language abilities. This is a fall of seven places from last year and ...

The share of Japanese government bonds held by the Bank of Japan has risen from 11.55% in 2013 to 53.34% today. The Bank of Japan is holding a total of ¥576 trillion in outstanding Japanese government ...

A survey in Japan found that newspapers and television were considered to be the most trustworthy sources for news, but portal sites were the most popular place to find the latest information. What ...