Nagoya, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will set up a subsidiary in Shanghai to develop and produce electric vehicles and batteries in a carbon neutrality ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled that the government's decision to deny a passport to freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda is illegal. Presiding Judge Hiro Misumi upheld a ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--The government said Wednesday that it hopes to designate intensive repair and replacement of water and sewage pipes as a priority measure in its forthcoming plan for ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it will set up a panel this month to discuss ways to rebuild Fuji Television Network Inc., a subsidiary mired in a sex ...

Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--A former accountant for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has told the secretariat of the House of Representatives that he will not appear before the lower ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Nissan Motor Co. is preparing to rescind its agreement with Honda Motor Co. to consider integrating their operations, sources said Wednesday. Nissan held a meeting of ...

Paris, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave honorary citizenship Monday to antiwhaling activist Paul Watson, who is internationally wanted for obstructing Japanese research whaling.

Osaka, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp. has said it will carry out group restructuring measures in fiscal 2025, including considering the possibility of scaling back some ...

A rapid rise in avian influenza outbreaks in January led to the culling of more than 5 million birds during the month, bringing the total for the season to 8.1 million. Egg prices are slowly rising.

While cherry blossoms are often seen as the quintessential Japanese flower, the plum blossom once signaled the arrival of spring. Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago, plums were already ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba indicted Wednesday plans to introduce same-day admission tickets for the 2025 World Exposition to be held in the western Japan ...

Tokyo, Feb. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese companies remain wary of the tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration despite the postponement of 25 pct levies on U.S. imports from ...