Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Park Jin, set to become South Korean foreign minister, on Monday agreed that their countries must not let bila

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Staff members at Japan's Environment Ministry showed the press on Monday their efforts to pursue the "Cool Biz" workplace power-saving campaign.

Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)--After the Golden Week holiday period through Sunday in Japan, the government is slated to start final adjustments to select the venue of the Group of Seven summit in 2023

Shari, Hokkaido, April 29 (Jiji Press)--A minesweeper of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force on Friday found an object on the seabed off Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, wh

Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his visiting New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, agreed Thursday to never tolerate the use of force to change the status

Colonia Okinawa, Bolivia, April 20 (Jiji Press)--A remote area in Bolivia is the unlikely home of Okinawans who moved to the South American country during the U.S.

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to co-sponsor a resolution proposed to seek to hold the five permanent members of the U.N.

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan during his country's Golden Week holiday period from late April to early

Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Blood donation centers in Japan have appeared in the megahit smartphone game Pokemon Go, drawing a positive response at a time when the country's blood donation pro

Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government announced the expulsion of eight Russian diplomats and trade officials on Friday over allegations of atrocities committed by Russian forces in U