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 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 shipbuilders as part of efforts to double the country's shipbuilding capacity ...

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 ...

The fiscal 2027 requests were roughly 2.5 trillion yen higher than the sum of the fiscal 2026 initial budget and the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget. General-account requests for the new investment ...