Once synonymous with disaster, Fukushima’s Hamadōri region has become a center of cutting-edge technology. We look at several pioneering firms fostered through the Fukushima Innovation Coast ...

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

Around 90% of Japanese shoppers prefer to buy domestically grown rice, with most saying that they never purchase any other kind. The online Japanese gourmet and restaurant guide Gurunavi conducted ...

Tokyo/Hanoi, April 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday started a four-day tour of Vietnam and ...

China’s economic growth for 2024 has been reported at 5.0%. However, the economic reality is not so rosy, with the urban youth unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 reaching 15.7% in December, ...

For this facility, the architect Kuma Kengo created a design based on Malaysia’s intricately patterned songket textiles. The pavilion exterior uses 5,000 bamboo plants from Japan, and the ...

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Ellie Omiya, a Japanese cultural figure who was active across various fields, died of illness at the age of 49, her management agency said on Sunday on her official ...

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan hit a fresh record high in the week through April 20, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura on Monday denied a newspaper report that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a ...

New York, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday reaffirmed the need for reforming the U.N. Security Council.