Hiroshima, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa inspected U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc.'s semiconductor plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Saturday.

今年是日本电音女子组合Perfume组建25周年。该组合于去年12月31日起暂停活动，进入“Cold Sleep（冷冻休眠）”状态。5月15日起，纪录电影《Perfume“Cold Sleep”-25 years ...

Japan has 16 fixed national holidays throughout the year. However, in 2026 there will be 17, due to a rule that if an ordinary working day falls between two holidays, it becomes a “bonus” holiday.

Preliminary figures published by the Japan Tourism Agency reveal that annual spending by international visitors to Japan in 2025 rose by 16.4% year on year to a record high of ¥9.5 trillion. The ...

A 2024 white paper on measures to prevent death by overwork in Japan found that 883 people were recognized as suffering from related mental health disorders, up 173 from the previous year. According ...

2025年の夏山シーズンもいよいよ本番。警察庁がこのほど公表した24年の山岳遭難概況によると、遭難件数は2946件、遭難者総数は3357人。過去最多を記録した前年より若干減ったものの、数字 ...

Of the 1,304 recognized cases of deaths and health disorders related to overwork in Japan, more than 1,000 involved mental health issues. According to data compiled by Japan’s Ministry of Health, ...

Note: Total includes one vacant Tokyo seat not officially up for election this year. Voter turnout was 58.51%, increasing by more than 6 percentage points from the 52.05% in 2022. A record total of 26 ...

The Genpei War (1180–85) saw the rise of the Minamoto clan and the fall of the Taira clan in a prelude to the Kamakura period (1185–1333). Here we summarize the major events of the conflict. The ...

厚生労働省によると、過重な労働や仕事のストレスによる死亡・疾患といった「過労死等」での労災認定数は、2024年度は1304件（前年度比196件増）と過去最多を記録した。 「過労死等」の ...

A survey conducted jointly by NPO Nijiiro Diversity and the Shibuya municipal government in Tokyo found that 530 Japanese prefectures and municipalities have adopted same-sex partnership systems as of ...

都内のマンション価格は1億円時代に突入し、庶民には高値の花に。市場原理とはいえ…短期売買で値をつり上げるのだけは勘弁してほしい！ 国土交通省が初めて実施した新築マンションの ...