Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--A glitch hit the electronic toll collection system on some expressways in Tokyo and other Japanese prefectures on Sunday, causing congestion as automatic toll booths ...

Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--Masahiro Shinoda, a film director known for his unique Japanese aesthetic style, died of ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of ...

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)--Major food and beverage makers are planning markups for 4,225 products in Japan in April, ...

Seoul, March 29 (Jiji Press)--A declassified South Korean diplomatic record has revealed how certain songs were exceptionally ...

The possibilities of holding the same-day elections and expanding the ruling coalition, which currently consists of the ...

Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Pref., March 31 (Jiji Press)--The Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team will make a ...

Beginning 1 p.m. the same day, women can anonymously drop off their babies up to four weeks old round the clock at a place in ...

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo ...

Washington, March 27 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote a plan ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the ...

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)--Inui Street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was opened to the public Saturday for this year's ...