Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Japan during the World Exposition in Osaka from April to October.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Rheos Capital Works Inc., an affiliate of SBI Holdings Inc., has acquired a stake of over 5 pct in Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of scandal-hit Fuji Television ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. has proposed a plan to buy shares in Nissan Motor Co. to make it a subsidiary, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Honda apparently aims to ...

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank said Monday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate for February by 0.20 percentage point from the previous month to 2.20 pct, the highest ...

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's transport ministry will support the installation of portable containers with restrooms and showers to "michi no eki" roadside rest stations across the country ...

In the tax system revisions made in late 2024, the Democratic Party for the People held the casting vote and advocated the increase of the “¥1.03 million wall”—the threshold at which wage ...

Satō Sonomi Filmmaker from Ishinomaki, Miyagi, born in 1996. Her younger sister, a student at Ōkawa Elementary School, perished in the tsunami after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

Osaka, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday that it suffered the first year-on-year decline in its group net profit since its stock listing in 1999 in the business year ...

A duo for 34 years, two Japanese clowns are in complete unison on the stage as well as off it. They agree on what gives them the greatest satisfaction from their profession: “When we see the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented a revised plan over Nippon Steel Corp.'s bid to acquire United States Steel Corp. during his summit with U.S. President ...

Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Seven Bank has introduced a service allowing its account holders to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition technology at 26,000 automated teller ...

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. is considering making "a bold proposal that is completely different from previous ones" on its planned acquisition of United ...