Japan
Students in Japan Struggle with Japanese Language, Math Exams
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)–The average correct answer rates in Japanese language and math sections of a national achievement test for students...
2025 POLLS: Regional Revitalization Issue Put on Back Burner
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s political parties are putting less focus on regional revitalization than on other topics in their campaigning for...
Single Parents Face Tight Budgets during School Breaks
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–About 60 pct of single-parent households with low incomes in Japan struggle financially during long school breaks when...
Japan Warns of Foreign Interference in Elections
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)–Japanese elections face foreign interference through social media, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said Wednesday. “We will...
Jiji Press, AFP to Launch News Platform "Fastlook"
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–International news agencies Jiji Press and Agence France-Presse, or AFP, on Tuesday announced the launch of Fastlook, a...
Freezer Glitch Affects Blood Products at Red Cross Center in Tokyo
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–A freezer glitch rendered about 13,700 units of fresh frozen plasma blood unusable at the Japanese Red Cross...
Yamato Tapped as Japan's Top Defense Bureaucrat
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided Tuesday to appoint Taro Yamato, director-general of the Defense Ministry’s Bureau of Defense Policy,...
Japan Shows Strong Concerns over China's Military Activities
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government expressed strong concerns over China’s growing military activities around Japan, in an annual white paper...
Japan PM Ishiba to Meet with U.S. Treasury Sec. Bessent
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering holding a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is...
Living Conditions Index Hits Lowest Level in 15 Yrs in Japan
HEADLINES Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)–The proportion of people in Japan who think that their living conditions are more comfortable than a year...