The recent widespread shutdown at Toyota group’s assembly plants exposed a vulnerability in its hallmark “lean” production ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Prefecture experienced the highest growth rate of foreign tourism of any prefecture in Japan, helped by ...

A U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture has been accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a local woman, despite U.S ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.