A project to construct small community libraries in disaster-hit areas is well under way, utilizing books sent from across the nation. So far, 13 branches of “Minna no Toshokan” (Everyone’s Lib...

A skating rink will open on the roof of Matsuya Ginza department store in central Tokyo next Friday. The department store decided to open the rink on the roof to utilize the vacant space, which is u...

FUKUSHIMA (Jiji Press)—The Fukushima prefectural government will hold a public relations event in Paris late next month after French media ridiculed the nuclear crisis, informed sources told Jiji P...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest since early 2012. But nearly half the growth came from a buildup in business stockpiles, ...

Many South Korean students are suspected of participating in internship programs in Japan without proper visas, informed sources said. It has recently been discovered that some accommodation facilit...

SAPPORO (Jiji Press)—The Sapporo High Court ruled Friday that the House of Councillors election in July, which had a maximum vote-value disparity of 4.77 times, was “in a state of unconstitutiona...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito will set new principles to manage exports of weapons, possibly by the year-end, LDP officials said Thursday. At a meeting of a joint project team,...

BERLIN (AP)—General Motors Co. plans to largely withdraw its Chevrolet brand from Europe from the beginning of 2016, focusing more sharply on its main Opel and Vauxhall brands. Chevrolet will no ...