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

BRUSSELS--A U.N. committee that seeks to outlaw all forms of discrimination against women called on Japan to allow selective ...

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

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

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

The government has revised its regulations governing stockpiled rice, opting to release portions of its reserves into the ...

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 ...

The government officially decided on its basic energy plan at a Feb. 18 Cabinet meeting, outlining a mid- to long-term policy ...

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

The central government announced on Dec. 19 that the overall costs to develop infrastructure, such as access to venues, for ...

A rather isolated community of large palatial buildings is nestled in a mountainous area of Gapyeong, Gyeonggi province, ...

TAIPEI—In a key security appointment, the former top uniformed officer of the Self-Defense Forces has been appointed as a ...