Verona, Italy, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan earned a record number of Winter Olympics medals, at 24, at the 17-day Milan-Cortina Games that came to an end Sunday. The Asian country clinched five golds, ...

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito turned 66 on Monday, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Great East ...

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

Berlin, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese director Yusuke Iwasaki's "AnyMart" won the FIPRESCI Jury Prize in the Forum section at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. The Japanese ...

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

Toyama, Feb. 22 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held at Toyama College of Foreign Languages in the central Japan city of Toyama on Sunday to mark 15 years since the February 2011 earthquake in ...

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

A survey of junior high and high school students in Japan found that many are using generative AI, whether to assist them in ...

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 ...

Washington, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese and U.S. governments held working-level talks this week on China's alleged secret nuclear test and North Korea's nuclear and missile development, it was ...

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 ...

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.