Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is carefully looking at movements related to the proposed direct peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement at the end of January 2025 that USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, would be drastically downsized came as a major shock.

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Princess Aiko will visit Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for two days from Sunday to see efforts to rebuild areas affected by the January 2024 Noto ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will visit the country for three days through Wednesday to ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's transport ministry on Monday issued a strict warning to Japan Airport Terminal Co. over its subsidiary's inappropriate transactions that benefited a consultant ...

Chiba, May 12 (Jiji Press)--The Chiba city government is considering moving and reconstructing Zozo Marine Stadium, a city-owned ballpark in Chiba, east of Tokyo, sources said Monday. The stadium ...

Chiba, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Police in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, arrested a 15-year-old junior high school boy in the city of Chiba, the prefecture's capital, on Monday on suspicion of ...

Bulgaria introduced yogurt to Japan at the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, and now their mascot, Lacto-chan, is modeled on the Lactobacillus bulgaricus bacteria essential to making it, while the ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday suggested his intention to submit a pension system reform bill as early as this week. The submission of the bill has ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan as a “significant achievement.” Appearing in a ...

This pavilion uses the theme “Nature, Culture, and Community—Woven Together for a Better Future.” The outside uses a rattan-like pattern set with 212 traditionally hand-woven tapestry panels ...

The French pavilion takes the form of a stage, with the theme of “A Hymn to Love.” The exhibits inside feature the work of globally known fashion houses, showing off craft skill and love for ...