January finds Japan in the depths of winter, but by the traditional calendar there are already hints of the spring to come, ...

The Myaku-Myaku statues are now in the 1970 Expo commemorative park in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture. "It seems that Myaku-Myaku and the Tower of the Sun are connected by the (Expo ...

The traditional Japanese sweets called nerikiri are created with simple ingredients—beans, sugar, rice—but present beguiling beauty to match each season in which they are served. A monthly calendar ...

Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese opposition parties are becoming increasingly cautious about Prime Minister Sanae ...

不动产经济研究所（东京新宿）发布的数据显示，2025年东京23区新建商品楼平均价格同比大涨21.8%至1.3613亿日元，连续三年超过1亿日元。建材和人工费都在上涨，销售价格也是居高不下。发售数量同比减少2.5%至8064套。东京23区中，市中心区的 ...

Seasonal flowers, art, and traditional culture are at the heart of this list of events to enjoy in Japan in spring 2026.

Yokohama, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Seven officers of the Kanagawa prefectural police department were referred to prosecutors on ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that there is no misunderstanding between Japan and the United States regarding the planned return of the site of ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's health ministry ordered a clinic in Tokyo to improve its operations Friday over its violations of the law on safety in regenerative medicine.

Even if they have a bidet toilet in their home, around 20% of respondents to a survey in Japan said that they never use the ...

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday pledged to reform the country’s fiscal ...

Tsu, Mie Pref., Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--A cargo ship collided with a leisure fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Friday, leaving two men dead.