The FSA gave Aeon Bank until the end of January to submit an improvement plan. The agency said that there were at least ...

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chisako Kakehi, a 78-year-old death-row inmate known as a "black widow" who was convicted in serial murders using hydrocyanic acid in western Japan, died at the Osaka ...

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s health ministry has drawn up a report that includes a plan to require companies to take ...

Among the companies, Shikoku Electric Power Co. will cut the bill to be paid in February by 653 yen to 7,838 yen, the Tokyo ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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