Inamine, a former businessman, was first elected leader of Okinawa in the 1998 gubernatorial election, in which the ...

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo DisneySea, one of the most popular theme parks in Japan, on Friday ...

Cho, who has been elected six times and is familiar with Japan-related affairs, currently serves as an adviser to a group of ...

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry said Friday that it will launch a pilot project under which expert ...

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry on Friday underscored the importance of the Self-Defense Forces ...

Shirahama, Wakayama Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Two robotic penguins that move realistically are gaining popularity at the ...

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will provide up to 213.1 billion yen in subsidies to three domestic ...

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Council for Cultural Affairs, which advises Japan’s culture minister, on Thursday selected ...

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Self-Defense Forces will continue to limit the eligibility for joining them to Japanese nationals and not consider hiring foreigners, Defense Minister Shinjiro ...

Zurich, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A late Japanese researcher won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in medicine on Thursday for an ...

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday that he will ask an advisory panel to ...

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Thursday that there has been no request ...