Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel of experts on Friday called for legislation to allow the government ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged in his policy speech Friday to raise the minimum annual taxable income. In his speech to both chambers of the Diet, the ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Ten Chinese and Russian military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, conducted long-distance joint flights between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Friday adopted a draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 with 13,943.3 billion yen in general-account spending, mainly to fund a ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi Inc.

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Crown Prince Akishino turned 59 on Saturday. At a press conference held in advance at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, the Crown Prince declined to make a ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Wealthy people in Japan failed to declare a total of 65.5 billion yen in taxable income in the year through June, down 33.2 pct from the year before, a National Tax ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--A fire broke out at the home of Japanese lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

During its eight years in office, Abe Shinzō’s second administration exemplified a global shift to governance driven by public opinion. This book is a detailed examination of political ...

Tokyo, Nov. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it has completed rightsizing its workforce by shedding or reassigning some 3,500 workers. In May, the electronics and machinery ...

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit South Korea early next January for talks ...