Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three co-winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, has called for long-term financial support for basic research at a news conference at ...

This photo shows this year's Nobel chemistry prize co-winners, Susumu Kitagawa, left, and Omar Yaghi, at a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2025. (Kyodo) STOCKHOLM (Kyodo) -- This year's Nobel ...

Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government left its basic view on the domestic economy unchanged for the second consecutive month, in a monthly report released Wednesday. In its report for ...

The government left its basic view on the domestic economy unchanged for the second consecutive month, in a monthly report released Wednesday. In its report for November, the Cabinet Office said, "The ...

Sony has announced a Japanese-language only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition just for Japan. Revealed during its State of Play Japan broadcast, the cheaper 825GB PS5 Digital Edition costs 55,000 yen ...

Reporter Seiji Nakazawa is a serious soba noodle fan. In particular, he’s made it a goal in life to eat at as many different stand-and-eat soba restaurants as he can, keeping thorough records of his ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has ordered her relevant Cabinet ministers to compile basic views on policies related to foreign nationals by January. The government convened its first ...

The land of the rising sun is a fascinating mix of history, founded on strong tradition, and the latest cutting-edge tech. For automotive enthusiasts, car spotting in Japan is on another level, ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

A HISTORIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced a landmark economic agreement with Japan—one of America’s closest allies and most important trading ...

Now that we finally have a release date and tech specs on the highly anticipated Switch successor, Nintendo Switch 2 — as well as an idea of how much first-party Nintendo games cost on the new console ...