Japan’s long-established crime syndicates like the Yamaguchi-gumi are declining in membership, only to be replaced by tokuryū ...

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Tuesday that a system failure has occurred, making automated teller machines at some branches in the Kansai western Japan region ...

An Osaka Expo pavilion with mirrors as its motif and avatars that “reflect” the speech and actions of visitors.

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government announced Tuesday a list of 3,990 individuals recognized in this year's spring honors, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former ...

New York, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday reaffirmed the need for reforming the U.N. Security Council.

Tokyo/Hanoi, April 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday started a four-day tour of Vietnam and ...

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, said Monday that its consolidated sales, operating profit and net profit for the year ended ...

An Osaka Expo pavilion featuring art installations for finding resonances between people, the world, and the future.

The “Playground of Life: Jellyfish Pavilion” is located in the Signature zone. ( See the official map for details.) ...

Fuchu, Hiroshima Pref., April 29 (Jiji Press)--Personal belongings of a man who died at 26 in the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on the same day he joined the now-defunct Imperial Japanese ...

Beijing, April 29 (Jiji Press)--Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Tuesday called for concrete results on pending issues between Japan and China ...