Washington, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government said Friday that it has approved a sale of SM-6 interceptor missiles to Japan for about 900 million dollars and notified Congress of the decision.

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry on Friday held a meeting of its task force to respond to a series of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. At of 4 p.m. Friday ...

Washington, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington next week. The first summit between Trump and ...

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, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 265 billion yen for the year ending in March, larger than a previously estimated loss ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan will tighten rules on exports of dual-use technologies in response to a growing risk of products being used for military purposes, the government said Friday.

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Overseas assets held by wealthy residents in Japan in 2023 rose 13.4 pct from the previous year to 6,489.7 billion yen, hitting a record high, data compiled by the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to take place in Washington on Feb. 7, informed sources ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concerns over a House of Representatives committee's decision to summon a former Liberal Democratic Party ...