A child has been born to an inmate in Japan utilizing a pilot program to support women giving birth and raising their ...

Taiwan has lifted a restriction on the age of cattle for Japanese beef imports, a measure imposed in the wake of a 2001 mad ...

TOKYO -- Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister is aiming to make rice available in the "2,000-yen range" (around $14 ...

The phrase "I got scolded by my wife" evokes a mood uniquely associated with Japan's outdated male-dominated society, where ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will travel to Laos in November in what will be her ...

About one in four people in Japan -- and a surprising number in their 20s -- told a recent survey that they have started ...

Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in downtown Tokyo resumed Friday morning after operations were suspended for checks ...

Japan's National Police Agency said Thursday it will review rules to switch driver's licenses from other countries to ...

The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with ...

Adult day service facilities usually look after seniors requiring care during the day to give caregiver family members a ...

Japan's health insurance system, praised globally for supporting one of the world's longest-lived populaces, ensures medical ...

An All Nippon Airways plane wrongly entered a closed area at Hiroshima Airport after landing there late Thursday, resulting ...