Host clubs are bars where young male hosts serve women drinks and charm them with conversation. Typically, one evening can cost a group hundreds of thousands of yen, sometimes even millions.

Many small businesses in Japan face the issue of finding a successor to continue running them, as children of the current owners often show no interest in taking over. The M&A broker service ...

The forerunner of kanten is tokoroten noodles, created by boiling tengusa or similar seaweed, setting the strained liquid into blocks and then using a special press cutter to form it into noodles.

Japan’s overall balance of trade for 2024 showed a deficit of almost ¥5.5 trillion, but it had a bilateral trade surplus of some ¥8.6 trillion with the United States. Japan’s balance of ...

Osaka, April 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he plans to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone next week to discuss the president’s reciprocal ...

A survey on disaster preparedness targeting 200,000 people across Japan, revealed that two in three of the respondents had concerns about how to confirm the safety of others in the event of a ...

Kure, Hiroshima Pref., April 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry held an inaugural ceremony for a new Self-Defense Forces unit focused on maritime transportation at the Maritime SDF's Kure ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. launched a tender offer for machine manufacturer Makino Milling Machine Co. on Friday, despite repeated requests from the ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., April 5 (Jiji Press)--A large amount of unexploded ordnance remains in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, 80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, the largest ground battle ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--A record 7,910 people served under a Japanese government-subsidized program in which people move from urban to nonurban areas to help revitalize local communities in ...

Tokyo, April 6 (Jiji Press)--A glitch hit the electronic toll collection system on some expressways in Tokyo and other Japanese prefectures on Sunday, causing congestion as automatic toll booths ...

Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle was the best-selling new car in Japan for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2024, which ended Monday, industry data showed Friday.