Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Bonuses paid by major Japanese companies in winter 2024 averaged 891,460 yen, rewriting an all-time high for the first time in five years, the labor ministry said Friday.

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday that he will visit the United States for five days from Sunday to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--More than 70 pct of people in Japan are worried about inflation, a government survey suggested Friday. The survey asked in which areas Japan is headed for the worse ...

Kobe, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--As Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that rocked Kobe and other western Japan areas, bereaved families prayed for victims and renewed their ...

Too Young for the Big Leagues? In November at a Chiba Lotte Marines fan appreciation event, ace pitcher Sasaki Rōki unleashed a bombshell announcement: “With the support of my team, I have ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan will utilize the lessons from the 1995 earthquake that hit Kobe and other western areas to establish itself as a disaster management-oriented nation, Chief ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Mongolian-born yokozuna grand champion Terunofuji, whose real name is Seizan Suginomori, on Friday announced his retirement as a sumo wrestler. Terunofuji, 33, who has ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is ready to demand that any "unwise" spending be cut from the government's fiscal 2025 budget proposal ...

Itami, Hyogo Pref., Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--About 400 people on Thursday prayed for the 6,434 victims of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Kobe area in western Japan 30 years ago by ...

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Sales of beer and quasi-beer products in Japan fell by about 3 pct in 2024 from the previous year, marking their second consecutive yearly fall, estimates from four ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...