This is mochi, or rice cake, formed into a round shape to represent a mirror (kagami), one of the three sacred treasures, and ...

The 7.6-magnitude quake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1 highlighted the need for improvements ...

Japan’s consumption of alcoholic drinks has declined steadily over the past few decades, with a notable drop in the amount of ...

Japanese tea rooms are truly unique structures. A new book recounts the authors’ visits to tea rooms across Japan. This ...

Tokyo, Dec. 25 (Jiji Press)--The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan has exceeded 180 yen per liter for the ...

Tokyo, Dec. 25 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warned Wednesday that if the BOJ keeps its policy interest ...

Tokyo, Dec. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in jail for ...

Washington, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--U.S. mayors and others have sent a letter to President Joe Biden seeking his approval for ...

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--The central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka logged the longest estimated average healthy life ...

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday that he will visit Beijing on Wednesday for ...

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese cultural anthropologist Junzo Kawada, a recipient of the Order of Culture, died of ...

Buseoksa Temple in the central South Korea city of Seosan plans to give the statue back to Kannonji Temple on Tsushima, an ...