With Japan's rapidly aging population putting mounting pressure on medical and nursing care systems, local governments are ...

The seemingly innocuous alligator weed, or Alternanthera philoxeroides, poses a real problem, especially to rice farmers.

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NAGANO—Okinawa Prefecture once boasted the longest life expectancy in the country, but it has now dropped well out of the top ...

Far from the neon lights of Tokyo, temples and shrines of Kyoto and the Osaka street food scene is Okinawa, Japan’s ...

Tokyo and Washington agreed Friday to boost joint production of defence equipment including missiles, and expand their ...

Akira Ogawa’s return suggests voters are finally judging women in Japanese politics by the same imperfect standards as men.

Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and ...

From the merger between the Italian company Comer Industries and the Japanese company Nabtesco, a joint venture is born that combines the excellence of the two countries, just as Rome and Tokyo ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drumming session with South Korean ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed to step up cooperation between the neighbours, whose relations are occasionally strained, as they both face ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in western Japan for a summit where the two ...