Newsfrom Japan Society Culture Mar 24, 2026 10:00 (JST) Kushiro, Hokkaido, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Students in the inaugural class of an Ainu craft school in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, are set to graduate soon, after completing their training to acquire skills of the indigenous ethnic group. At Akan Ainu Craft Center Harikiki, which opened in May … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Sports Mar 14, 2026 12:52 (JST) Miami, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The total number of spectators at all pool-round games at the ongoing World Baseball Classic came to a record high of 1,374,232, it was announced Friday. Attendance at Pool C games, held at Tokyo Dome, totaled 365,272. Japan, which aims to win the … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Politics Mar 13, 2026 13:29 (JST) Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)–The French and Indonesian presidents will make their respective official trips to Japan from later this month for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to visit the country for three … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Mar 4, 2026 11:00 (JST) Natori/Iwanuma, Miyagi Pref., March 4 (Jiji Press)–A grand piano damaged by the massive tsunami in March 2011 and later restored has been installed at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. On Saturday, its owner, 61-year-old piano instructor Yumi Sakurai, performed with one of her students in the … Read more
Newsfrom Japan World Feb 17, 2026 08:30 (JST) Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan will help young people in Gaza gain economic independence and prevent them from radicalizing, Takeshi Okubo, Japanese ambassador in charge of assisting the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory, said in an interview with Jiji Press on Monday. Okubo said this can be … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Economy Technology Feb 17, 2026 09:24 (JST) Tokyo, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)–Former Sega Corp. President Hideki Sato, who helped develop the firm’s flagship gaming consoles, including the Mega Drive, died at 75 on Friday, the company said on its official X account Monday. A native of the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, Sato studied … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Sports Feb 16, 2026 10:13 (JST) Milan, Feb. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Miho Takagi won bronze in the women’s 500-meter speed skating event at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Sunday, clinching her second medal at the ongoing Winter Games. She secured bronze in the women’s 1,000-meter event Monday. With the latest feat, Takagi, who won … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Economy Jan 31, 2026 13:25 (JST) Seoul, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)–The number of people who traveled between Japan and South Korea in 2025 exceeded 13 million to hit an annual record high, statistics from the two countries have shown. The Korea Tourism Organization said Friday that about 3,653,000 Japanese tourists visited South Korea … Read more
Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped 11.7 pct from a year before to 2,571,037, hitting a record high for 13 years in a row amid the country’s labor shortages, the labor ministry said Friday. Policies on foreign nationals are one of the … Read more
Newsfrom Japan Jan 26, 2026 18:21 (JST) Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)–Online piracy and counterfeit products related to Japanese anime, games and other content caused estimated damage of 10.4 trillion yen in and outside the country in 2025, an industry ministry survey showed Monday. The government aims to increase overseas sales at the Japanese content … Read more