Fukuoka, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Two junior high school students were stabbed with what appeared to be a knife by a man at a McDonald's hamburger shop in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, ...

Japan celebrates its matsuri, or festivals, all through the year. Here we take a look at three of these events with literally ...

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Pref., Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Space One Co. decided Saturday to delay the launch of the second unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying satellites to Sunday morning. The ...

A survey conducted by the think tank Persol Research and Consulting of around 20,000 employees in customer-facing professions ...

Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Foreign ministers of Japan and member nations of the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM, held a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday. Participants aim to confirm their intention to ...

Shizuoka, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--The Shizuoka prefectural government Friday unveiled the outline of a draft ordinance calling ...

Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, have agreed ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Naha District Court on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old U.S. airman to five years in ...

This figure, a national treasure, is housed in the Nara Prefecture temple Kōfukuji. Demons like this are normally shown being ...

Hiroshima, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Hiroshima High Court turned down second-generation hibakusha's appeal for state compensation ...

Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that holding hearings of a parliamentary ...

Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--The number of "kodomo shokudo" cafeterias providing meals mainly to needy children for free or ...