Tokyo, June 20 (UNI) One person has died from suspected heatstroke in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu, as a heatwave continued to grip much of the country, local media reported Friday.

TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core consumer prices in May rose 3.7 percent from a year earlier, marking the fastest annual pace in more than two years, government data showed Friday.

TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday ruled out dissolving the House of Representatives for now, ensuring that elections for both chambers of parliament will ...