Paris, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Pope Francis has named Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo and 20 others new cardinals, the Holy See's official media outlet Vatican News said Sunday. The 21 cardinals ...

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--In a policy shift, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday unveiled a plan to refrain from giving his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's official endorsement to ...

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese ruling party official on Sunday showed a plan for the government to compile after the upcoming general election a large-scale supplementary budget for fiscal ...

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--A rally to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was held in Tokyo on Saturday, ahead of the first anniversary Monday of the start of the large-scale armed ...

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce, in his first policy speech at parliament Friday, a plan to double subsidies for local revitalization on an ...

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Friday he has instructed checks for unexploded shells at three domestic airports on top of Miyazaki Airport, where a World ...

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Eleven Japanese nationals and five foreigners have fled Lebanon for Jordan aboard a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft, the Japanese government said ...

Festival offerings to the divine often include food, entertainment, and prayer. But there are some rituals that are centered on combat and displays of raw energy. They can be so dangerous that ...

Paris/Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies on Wednesday reaffirmed that they will work closely together in their responses to heightened tensions in the ...

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel agreed Thursday to further strengthen their countries' alliance. Meeting at the ...

Wajima/Suzu, Ishikawa Pref., Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, the junior member of the ruling bloc, separately visited ...

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is considering selling its superstore operations, including struggling unit Ito-Yokado Co., at an early date, people familiar ...