Although more female civil servants occupy senior positions in major Japanese cities, around 60 percent of them are assigned ...

Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this year, reaching that level already in March, official ...

KYOTO—Researchers have safely transplanted nerve cells generated from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into the brains of ...

BANGKOK--China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President ...

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission will soon issue warnings to 15 luxury hotels in Tokyo over their cartel-like behavior that ...

Kobe Airport will begin international flight operations on April 18, marking a major shift from its domestic-only status to ...

“Murphy’s Law” by U.S. writer Arthur Bloch contains a line to the effect, “Whatever the field, the longer a contributor to ...

Ibaraki Governor Kazuhiko Oigawa brought a powerful recruiting pitch with him last year when he flew to India.

OSAKA—A court partially ruled in favor of a Japanese-Peruvian man who was restrained for more than 14 hours with his hands ...

BANGKOK--Chinese leader Xi Jinping is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China ...

The humble rice ball, eaten in Japan for thousands of years, is seemingly more popular now than ever, with specialty ...

A drone-based photography service started on a trial basis here in March, allowing tourists to obtain professional-level ...