A recent study revealed a concerning correlation between long commute times and increased rates of depression and anxiety ...

Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on ...

Keio University doctors said they have taken a promising step toward using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to ...

Japan is seeking to supercharge its science and technology effort that may benefit both defense and the private sectors by ...

Family cover-ups and media silence helped enable showbiz guru and sexual deviant Johnny Kitagawa to abuse perhaps hundreds of ...

South Korea is promoting its defense industry and increasing arms exports under the stated goal of “becoming one of the top ...

Tokyo police have made arrests over a drunken driving joyride in an illegally modified vehicle disguised as an unmarked police car, complete with a flashing red light and a siren.

The number of public baths, known as “sento,” in the capital almost halved in the past 15 years, with 462 operating as of December 2022, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government. The figure has ...

Academics and midwives on June 27 submitted a petition to the health ministry demanding the removal of a legal clause that ...

Japan and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on maritime security with an eye on China’s growing assertiveness in ...

Amid howls of local protest, U.S. Marines test-fired a long-range mobile rocket launcher at the foot of Mount Fuji for the ...

The National Police Agency is reviewing the “very easy” procedure of converting foreign driver’s licenses into Japanese ones ...