Japanese photographer Haga Hinata captures the often-raucous scenes of revelers carrying and pulling floats laden with sacred cargo through neighborhood streets in three ancient shrine festivals.

Tuna has become a standard part of sushi and sashimi menus all around the world under its Japanese name: maguro. Japan has developed a reputation as the world’s largest tuna consumer, but some ...

In the two and a half years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Japan has provided the Ukrainians with a steady stream of humanitarian aid, support for recovery and ...

Until recently, Ishiba Shigeru was regarded as a has-been within the Liberal Democratic Party. It was only after revelations that some factions of the LDP had been diverting undeclared proceeds ...

As new LDP President Ishiba Shigeru steps into the prime minister’s office, he faces a busy diplomacy schedule in the months ahead. His famed adherence to strongly held principles has been a ...

Tokyo/Shizuoka, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese public prosecutors said Tuesday that they will not appeal a district court ruling last month that acquitted 88-year-old Iwao Hakamata in his retrial ...

The expression on the face conveys a vivid sense of the old monk’s unconquerable resolve. This sculpture depicts Shunjōbō Chōgen (1121–1206), revered as the driving force behind the ...

A survey in Japan found that while nearly half of respondents had drunk alcohol in public spaces outdoors, more than twice as many people opposed the practice as supported it. In early August ...

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, now plans not to give the party's official endorsement in the upcoming ...

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will make his diplomatic debut with a three-day visit to Vientiane, Laos, from Thursday to attend summits related to the ...

Tottori, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Tottori prefectural assembly in western Japan on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of official boards for election candidates' posters for ...

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Justice Minister Hideki Makihara admitted Tuesday that he and his secretary have attended events related to the Unification Church a total of 37 times.