Japan broaches ‘one-theater’ concept to U.S. for Indo-Pacific Rural areas woo foreign workers with health insurance, cash Kyoto Univ. progresses in iPS cell research for Type 1 diabetes ...

On the flat top of a steep hill in a distant corner of northern Japan lies the tomb of an itinerant shepherd who, two millennia ago, settled down there to grow garlic. He fell in love with a ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...

The American presence in Japan now extends far beyond the fast-food franchises, chain stores and pop-culture offerings that are ubiquitous the world over. A long-standing obsession with things ...

2019 marks the end of the Heisei era in Japan, which spanned 30 years. During the period, Japan became one of the world's most rapidly aging societies. Its population also began to shrink in 2010.

The Cholas stand out amongst numerous dynasties who jostle for our attention in ancient and medieval India. Starting from ...

These universities in Japan have been numerically ranked based on their positions in the overall Best Global Universities rankings. Schools were evaluated based on their research performance and ...

TOKYO: Japan and China became embroiled in a new spat on Monday (Mar 24) with Tokyo accusing Beijing of misrepresenting its position after high-level weekend talks also involving South Korea.