Japan has filled the leadership vacancy at its consulate-general in China's Chongqing, Japanese government sources said. Shigehiro Nishiumi, former deputy consul-general in Hong Kong, took office as h ...

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to one of the four Russian-held western Pacific islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories on Thursday, ...

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's infrastructure ministry is considering a subsidy program for companies that renovate vacant stores negatively impacting local landscapes and rent them out, ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LONDIAN WASON NEW ENERGY TECH INC. ("Londian Wason" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of electrolytic copper foil, today completed its official ...

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pudu Robotics, a global leader in commercial service robotics, has been ranked No. 1 worldwide in both commercial cleaning robot shipments and revenue, ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi released a statement Thursday protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to one of the four disputed northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo ...

Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture reopened to the public Thursday, about two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Safety checks were completed quickly ...

Amid the summer holiday season, the tourism industry in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is suffering a 6-billion-yen blow from the recent massive earthquake. According to the prefectural ...

A Jiji Press survey showed Thursday that 44.8 pct of respondents welcomed the recent enactment of a bill to create a secondary capital of Japan that would supplement Tokyo's functions in the event of ...

Chinese automakers are banking on the Japanese electric vehicle market as they struggle with slowing growth in their home market and high tariffs in the United States and Europe. BYD Co., a Chinese ...

Nearly half of respondents in Japan support the government's plan to cut consumption tax on food items to virtually zero, a Jiji Press survey for August has shown. In the survey, 49.1 pct backed the ...

Tokyo, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to one of the four northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Tokyo ...