11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (164+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. Japan has lodged a strong protest following Putin's Aug. 13 visit to the island of…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (336+ words) A controversial revision of the Imperial House Law was enacted in July, sparking criticism and debate among a sharply divided, but largely disapproving public. That said, Japan’s imperial throne resembles typical monarchies in the sense that it is hereditary. Article…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (152+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday. "I am grateful to have reached this day, and I hope that I can take on new activities," Crown Princess Kiko said in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (135+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has criticized Tokyo's request to remove a new statue of a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing a chrysanthemum emblem, a symbol of Japan. Japan should not interfere in the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (155+ words) nippon.com Australian Envoy Seeks Energy Cooperation with Japan Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Australian Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer expressed hope Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Japan in the energy sector, with China's increasing economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific region…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (157+ words) London, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Hiroshima Governor Mika Yokota promoted the prefecture's oysters and sake at an event in London on Tuesday, expressing her desire to boost exports to Britain and deepen friendship and business relations between Hiroshima and the European…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (134+ words) nippon.com - Ex-PM Ishiba Stresses Need to Deepen Japan-S. Korea Ties Seoul, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of strengthening Japan-South Korea relations in a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (356+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has called on China to withdraw its antidumping measures imposed on imports of a Japanese semiconductor material, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. "We have strongly protested the measures and requested their…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (211+ words) Beijing, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Monday that it would require importers of a semiconductor material produced in Japan, including by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., to pay deposits of up to 99.2 pct as part of antidumping measures. The…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (507+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is exploring opportunities to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States later this month, hoping to exchange views on China and demonstrate their close relationship ahead…...