Agriculture expert Yamashita Kazuhito argues that the summer 2024 rice shortages in Japan were the result of government ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, called on Prime ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Kioxia Holdings Corp. said on Monday that it expects to swing into profitability in the three ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency is considering adding cashew nuts to the list of foods for which ...

Ishiba is then seen launching his new cabinet Monday night. Fresh faces for the cabinet are likely to include Keisuke Suzuki ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan's Democratic Party for the People, on Monday admitted having an extramarital affair as alleged in a magazine report. The report "is largely ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese electronics retailer Nojima Corp. said Monday that it will acquire Japanese personal computer maker Vaio Corp. for about 11.2 billion yen. Nojima will ...

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--Some Bank of Japan policymakers underscored the necessity of watching developments in the U.S. economy and financial markets, according to a summary of opinions at the ...

Close attention will likely be paid to whether participants at key multilateral meetings later this month can find common ...

Kunisaki, Oita Pref., Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited a facility to grow young fish ...

Heavy rain mainly hit the city of Nago and the villages of Kunigami, Higashi and Ogimi. In Higashi, 48-hour rainfall until 11 a.m. Sunday totaled 637.5 millimeters, a record high for the area.

At the same time, however, Onodera noted that annual income tax revenue would drop by 7 trillion and 8 trillion yen if the income threshold separating income tax payers and nonpayers is raised to 1.78 ...