Higan, marked twice annually in the periods around the spring and autumn equinoxes, is a Buddhist observance in which people ...

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--A total of four people have been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Kanagawa ...

New York, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it will shortly launch a hybrid version of the Rogue SUV ...

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--Hideki Murai, who became new parliamentary affairs chief of Japan's governing Liberal ...

Kim was also quoted as saying that the test was very meaningful for North Korea's war readiness and the development of its ...

Yamaguchi, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--An iconic class C57 steam locomotive in Japan has finished major repairs and is now set to ...

The Indonesian government plans to develop an earthquake early warning system in an effort to reduce damage from temblors that frequently hit the Southeast Asian nation. Receiving support from Japan, ...

The Japanese government, which aims to promote tourism in the country, has pushed "minpaku" private lodging services following a rapid increase in visitors from abroad. In response to a series of ...

In the women's artistic gymnastics all-around, Aiko Sugihara, 27, captured gold with 55.599 points, becoming the first Japanese gymnast to win the event ever at the Asian Games. Japan's Misa Nishiyama ...

In a joint statement adopted at their meeting in New York, the G7 ministers said, "We condemn in the strongest terms the unacceptable continued strikes carried out by the Houthis," including those ...

Mitsui Fudosan Co. on Monday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a redevelopment project at the British Library in central ...

New York, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--The foreign chiefs of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Monday to enhance ...