KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Pref. (Jiji Press)--A Japanese startup said Tuesday that it plans to file for conditional approval of pig-to-human kidney transplants in 2029. PorMedTec, the startup based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, plans to begin Japan 's first clinical trials of...
Mike Phillips has inked a two-year contract with the Kyoto Hannaryz in the Japanese B.League, the team announced Tuesday, July 21. The 24-year-old Phillips, who previously bannered San Juan in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), is set to bring his tenacity and talent in a league...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Japan 's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed that the Chinese navy conducted firing exercises within Japan 's exclusive economic zone on Sunday. It was the first time that the ministry had publicly acknowledged such a drill by the Chinese military in Japan...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The majority of respondents to a Jiji Press poll held this month have expressed support for the Japanese government 's plan to sharply raise fees for residence procedures for foreign nationals. Support stood at 56.0 pct, far exceeding the 20.8 pct opposed to the plan,...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan 's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to criminalize acts of damaging the Japanese national flag, despite concerns that it could infringe on freedom of thought and expression guaranteed by the Constitution. At a plenary meeting, the House of Councillors,...
Japan and the Philippines established diplomatic relations in 1956, laying the foundation for decades of friendship, economic cooperation, and cultural exchange. Seventy years later, 2026 marks the Philippines–Japan Friendship Year, celebrating a partnership that continues to create meaningful...
The Philippine Blu Girls put up a spirited fight but bowed to defending champion and world No. 1 Japan, 4-0, in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage in Lima, Peru on Thursday, July 16 (Philippine time). Pitchers Saku Miwa and Mio Sakamoto took turns in stifling the Filipina batters,...
A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) training vessel arrived on Thursday, July 16, in Manila for a four-day port visit which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) described as a move to strengthen cooperation and reaffirm maritime partnership between the two allied countries. On board the training vessel...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. and Tobu Railway Co. on Wednesday introduced a facial recognition system at ticket gates at Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo 's Toshima Ward. Passengers can pass through the ticket gates hands-free if they register their facial data and commuter pass information in...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Organizers are changing schedules for summer festivals and fireworks displays in Japan, hoping to protect people from the intense summer heat and heavy rain. The Sagajoka Sakaenokuni Matsuri festival in the southwestern city of Saga was brought forward by over two months in...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- Japan 's parliament Monday passed into law a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which will act as the government 's command center for disaster reduction measures and responses. The bill was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- This season 's first batch of saury fetched a record price of 700,000 yen per kilogram for some large fish at Tokyo 's Toyosu wholesale market on Friday morning. The previous record was 500,000 yen, set two years ago. The first batch of saury, totaling about 30 kg,...
