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 ...

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...