Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)--Stocks jumped on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday after a U.S. trade court issued a ruling overnight blocking President Donald Trump's administration from imposing ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering revising the bilateral trade agreement with Japan that entered into force during his first presidential term ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--The combined net profit of three major Japanese banking groups in fiscal 2024 grew 25.3 pct from the previous year to 3,926.3 billion yen, hitting a record high for the ...

Osaka, May 17 (Jiji Press)--Traditional dances of the Ainu indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, were performed on Saturday at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition in the western city ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police have arrested four individuals for allegedly transferring a driver account of Demaecan, a food delivery service website, to a foreigner who is not ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors Cabinet Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote an active cyberdefense bill to allow the government to monitor communications in ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan Display Inc. said Thursday that it will cut about 1,500 jobs in Japan, or nearly 60 pct of its domestic workforce, as it is in the red for the 11th consecutive year.

Silicon Valley, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Netflix Inc. has announced plans to stream "Hotaru no Haka" (Grave of the Fireflies), an animated film produced by Studio Ghibli Inc., from July 15 in Japan.

The 2025 Major League Baseball season features 13 Japanese players. Ahead of the official Opening Day on March 27, Ohtani Shōhei and the World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers will be in ...

Ohtani Shōhei was something of a legend on the Japanese baseball diamond before he made his move to the Major Leagues to take his fame to the next level as the first genuine two-way player since ...

Nakayama Atsuo Sociologist specializing in entertainment. Born in 1980. Earned his master’s degree in sociology from the University of Tokyo and his MBA from McGill University in Montreal ...