Japan Marks 30 Years since Kobe Quake | Nippon.com
Kobe, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--As Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a devastating earthquake that rocked Kobe and other western Japan areas, bereaved families prayed for victims and renewed their ...
Japan Likely to Miss Primary Budget Surplus Target in Fiscal 2025
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Friday that it is expected to miss its goal of achieving a primary budget surplus in fiscal 2025 mainly because of increased spending on ...
Ishiba Pledges Steady Compensation to Forced Sterilization Victims
6 天之前 · Tokyo, Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stressed the government's resolve to steadily pay compensation to victims of forced sterilization conducted under the ...
Fuji TV President Apologizes over Nakai Scandal | Nippon.com
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Television Network Inc. President Koichi Minato on Friday apologized over a scandal involving television personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman as an employee of ...
Top Court Dismisses Appeal over Enshrinement at Yasukuni
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court dismissed on Friday an appeal filed by South Korean plaintiffs in a lawsuit to seek damages from the Japanese government over the enshrinement of ...
Major Japan Firms Pay Record Winter Bonuses | Nippon.com
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Bonuses paid by major Japanese companies in winter 2024 averaged 891,460 yen, rew…
Sponsors Stop Airing Commercials on Fuji TV after Nakai Scandal
4 天之前 · Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Sponsors have successively suspended the airing of their commercials on Fuji Television Network Inc. following a reported sex scandal involving TV personality Masahiro ...
"Shocked" by Death of Former Assembly Member: Hyogo Gov.
4 天之前 · Kobe, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Motohiko Saito, governor of Hyogo Prefecture, said Monday that he was "very shocked" by the death of former prefectural assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi, who had ...
Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki Picks Dodgers | Nippon.com
6 天之前 · New York, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese baseball pitcher Roki Sasaki said Friday that he has decided to sign a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Japan's Major Shipping Firms Boosting Cruise Vessel Biz
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Major shipping companies in Japan are boosting their cruise liner operations to meet globally growing demand for trips on luxury ships after the COVID-19 pandemic ...