Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its net profit in March-November 2024 dropped 65.1 pct ...

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Thursday gave the view that President Joe Biden's order ...

Fukuoka, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--Fukuoka prefectural police Thursday served a fresh arrest warrant on Masanori Hirabaru over a ...

For store managers in their first or second year at Fast Retailing, the monthly salary is set to increase to 410,000 yen from ...

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to convene the Diet, the country's parliament, for this year's ordinary session starting Jan. 24, it was learned Thursday.

A new vehicle operating system using the technology of Honda's ASIMO bipedal humanoid robot will be installed to 0 Series EVs ...

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to tighten its management buyout, or MBO, rules for listed companies as early as this spring to protect the interests of minority ...

The number of dairy farmers in Japan fell below 10,000 for the first time, as of October 2024, and many of those still in the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Fair Trade Commission in June last year issued administrative guidance to Japan Post Co ...

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Two people died and three others went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, early Monday morning, the ...

The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Nihon Hidankyō and the start of discussions about a merger between Honda and Nissan were Japan’s main stories in December 2024.

From the man-eating Yamata no Orochi to slithering gods, snakes have been a part of Japan’s culture and belief system since ancient times. An expert on Japanese mythology looks at how serpents ...