The Tokyo District Court has ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to investigate the identity of the biological parents ...

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...

Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...

About 250 carp-shaped streamers, known as koinobori, are being flown at a beach in the central Japanese prefecture of Mie for ...

Japan finally launched its Digital Nomad visa in April 2024 — joining dozens of countries that now welcome remote workers. This new visa lets eligible freelancers, entrepreneurs and remote employees ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Installation leaders invited Japanese families to join a festival here that celebrated children and featured games, rides, an ...

Grandmother Donna Nelson sits alone in a Japanese jail for 23 hours a day, far from the life she planned with her online ...

Maki Suto’s background made her seem destined to teach children in Japan. But her aspirations always took her mind to faraway destinations. Last year, her dreams came together as one.

Results of a clinical trial finds several outcomes improved for young children when an anesthesiologist observed their brain waves to guide dosing of sevoflurane during surgery.

Japan, which initiated tariff talks with the ... steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.