The kanji 金, carrying meanings like “gold” and “money,” was selected once again as the Kanji of the Year by popular vote.

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--The policy chiefs of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito, ...

At a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, the draft budget with 13,943.3 billion yen in ...

Coincheck, effectively controlled by Japanese online broker Monex Group Inc., aims to expand its operations through ...

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan is considering raising the annual income cap for dependent children with part-time jobs, including university students, under a special tax deduction program from ...

A Japanese district court on Thursday ruled a 28-year-old woman not guilty of murdering in 2018 her then husband, a wealthy businessman nicknamed the "Don Juan of Kishu." Judge Keiko Fukushima, who ...

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's key Nikkei 225 stock average briefly surpassed 40,000 for the first time since Oct. 15 on an intraday basis Thursday, chiefly because semiconductor-related issues ...

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Nobuhiro Torii, executive vice president of Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., will be promoted to its president to succeed Takeshi Niinami, it was learned ...

Sake exports have been growing against the backdrop of increased global interest in traditional washoku cuisine. Active ...

Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Friday that it has applied for government approval to ...

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David McCall, international president of the United Steelworkers labor union, issued a statement Tuesday welcoming U.S.