Since 1961, NHK’s daily 15-minute morning dramas (asadora) have featured culturally important stories focusing on the lives of women. The latest installment, The Tiger and Her Wings (Tora ni ...

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, on Tuesday reported its first loss in 34 years for fiscal 2023 as revenue from viewer fees fell at its fastest pace due to a 10 pct ...

Beijing, June 25 (Jiji Press)--A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday expressed regret over Monday’s knife attack by a Chinese man against a Japanese woman and her child in Suzhou ...

Japan’s agricultural imports have grown by around 40% since 2020 to around ¥9 trillion or roughly the level of its total agricultural output. Japan’s total agricultural output in 2022 ...

London, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a welcome ceremony as state guests in central London on Tuesday afternoon. In accordance with British ...

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to hold a trilateral summit with the United States and South Korea on the sidelines of the July 9-11 NATO summit in ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 25 (Jiji Press)--A U.S. serviceman in Okinawa Prefecture has been indicted for allegedly kidnapping a girl under the age of 16 and committing nonconsensual sexual ...

Seoul, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart, Choi Sang-mok, on Tuesday shared "serious concerns" over the recent sharp depreciation of ...

Shanghai, June 24 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese mother and her child were attacked with a knife by an apparent Chinese man in the city of Suzhou in China's Jiangsu Province on Monday, according to the ...

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--The leaders of Japan's ruling coalition agreed on Tuesday to finalize the bloc's proposal this week to revive state subsidies aimed at cutting electricity and city gas ...

London, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday visited a flood prevention facility on the River Thames in the suburbs of London. The Emperor, who studies water issues as his ...

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, wrapped up this year's 150-day ordinary session without an extension on Sunday, after debates centered on the issue of politics and money ...