Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Nursing care insurance premiums paid by people aged 65 or over in Japan will be 6,225 yen per ...

Sharp is the only company in Japan that makes LCD panels for TVs. The expected operational halt at the Sakai plant means that ...

A subsidiary of Japanese glass maker AGC Inc. has lost a lawsuit filed by a female clerical worker seeking damages for ...

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday it will acquire a stake of over 15 pct in Aozora Bank for 51.9 billion yen under a ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan on Monday announced a reduction of its outright purchases of Japanese government bonds for the first time since it lifted its negative interest rate ...

While synthetic methane emits CO2 when burned, CO2 collected from factories or other facilities can be used to produce it. In ...

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--SoftBank Group Corp. on Monday reported a third straight year of consolidated net loss for the year ended last March due to investment and foreign exchange losses.

Osaka, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Daiwa House Industry Co. said Monday that its U.S. unit will buy up North Carolina-based land developer Prestige Corporate Development LLC to beef up the Japanese group's ...

New York, May 11 (Jiji Press)--The third "Japan Parade" aimed at spreading Japanese culture was held in Manhattan, New York, ...

Fermentation provides key food and drink products in culinary cultures around the world, but washoku, the cuisine of Japan, ...

The film Shigatsu ni nareba Kanojo wa (April, Come She Will) by Yamada Tomokazu is a romantic drama set in an age of growing ...

In 2023, ¥4.4 billion in lost cash was handed in to Tokyo police stations. A total of ¥8.0 billion was reported lost.