Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park in northern Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, is set to open July 25, marketing company Katana Inc. and others said Tuesday.

A JMA Research Institute survey found that 45.0% of single women and 38.7% of single men in Japan prefer to “cook from scratch using basic ingredients.” The survey, conducted in mid-July 2024 ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The number of people who committed suicide in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024, marking the second consecutive year of decline and the second-lowest level after 20,169 in ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--A survey by a Japanese research team found that male runners aged 60 or older were the most likely of any age group to suffer cardiac arrest during citizens ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese economist Takuro Morinaga, a professor at Dokkyo University in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, died of cancer of unknown primary at his home on ...

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Hong Kong-based investment fund Oasis Management Co. said Tuesday that it plans to file a damages lawsuit against the former chairman of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co ...

On Feb. 3, 1942, which was during World War II, the flooding accident occurred in a tunnel located 1 kilometer away from the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan policymakers were divided over a proposal by then Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to take an additional monetary easing step at a meeting in October 2014 ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday promoted Hoshoryu to yokozuna, the highest rank in the makuuchi top division of professional sumo from the second-highest rank ...

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese vehicle maker Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will build a plant in India dedicated to manufacturing electric motorcycles. The new facility, to be built ...

Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The accountant of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly has been fined 1 million yen over a slush funds scandal involving fundraising party ...

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Monday announced the resignation of Koichi Minato, president of its core subsidiary, Fuji Television Network Inc., effective the same day.