Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Holdings Corp. said Friday that it will cut 10,000 jobs globally to streamline unprofitable operations. The Japanese electronics group plans to cut 5,000 jobs ...

The announcement that a sumō exhibition would be held in London in 2025 was greeted with excitement by British fans and those curious of Japan’s national sport. The demonstration, only the ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. said Friday that its consolidated net profit for fiscal 2025 is projected to plunge 42.9 pct from the previous year to 200 billion yen, amid U.S ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--An investigation committee set up by Japan Airport Terminal Co. said Friday that a subsidiary engaged in inappropriate transactions that benefited a consultant firm ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, in a telephone meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, on Friday, urged both Pakistan and India to exercise ...

Th pavilion’s design is based on ancient Chinese bamboo writing strips decorated with five different forms of script used to write 119 texts, including Chinese poetry. It is also the largest ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan hopes to develop its ties with the Vatican further under new Pope Leo XIV, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday. At a news conference, the top ...

This pavilion evokes the design of traditional Sala Thai pavilion architecture and has wooden sculptures of elephants outside. It is divided into three zones that together show off Thailand as a ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--The suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at a subway station in Tokyo has told police that he chose his target because the person was just nearby, and that he does not ...

Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito handed medals to 19 people including five foreigners in the ceremony for conferment of Grand Cordon honors in spring at the Imperial Palace in ...

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on automobiles and parts strike a blow at one of Japan’s core industries. Figures from the last few years demonstrate the importance to Japan of its ...

Fukuoka, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it has decided to abandon its plan to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture ...