Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--A glitch hit the electronic toll collection system on some expressways in Tokyo and other Japanese prefectures on Sunday, causing congestion as automatic toll booths ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--Major food and beverage makers are planning markups for 4,225 products in Japan in April, ...

Seoul, March 29 (Jiji Press)--A declassified South Korean diplomatic record has revealed how certain songs were exceptionally ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the ...

Osaka, April 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he plans to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone next week to discuss the president’s reciprocal ...

The possibilities of holding the same-day elections and expanding the ruling coalition, which currently consists of the ...

It found that pregnant women exposed to secondhand smoke for four to seven days a week and at least an hour a day had 2.34 ...

Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Pref., March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team will make a ...

Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--Ride-hailing services have been spreading across Japan as a means of transportation to make up for the shortage of taxis. In ride-hailing services, individual drivers ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling parties and the opposition Democratic Party for the People agreed on Friday to take action to lower gasoline prices from June ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling new car in Japan for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2024, which ended Monday, industry data showed Friday.