Washington, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government said Friday that it has approved a sale of SM-6 interceptor missiles to Japan for about 900 million dollars and notified Congress of the decision.

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday held a meeting of its task force to respond to a series of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. At of 4 p.m. Friday ...

Washington, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington next week. The first summit between Trump and ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan will tighten rules on exports of dual-use technologies in response to a growing risk of products being used for military purposes, the government said Friday.

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, will visit five Central Asian countries as Ishiba’s special envoy from Wednesday to Feb ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 265 billion yen for the year ending in March, larger than a previously estimated loss ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their second daughter, Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibition in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Friday. The event ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...