A child victim of forced sterilization under Japan's now-defunct eugenics protection law said the surgery ruined his life, as he described h...

The revision also requires all prefectural and municipal boards of education to draw up and publish plans to manage teachers' workloads.

A combined 68.7% were very or moderately trustful of mass media, while 6.7% said they do not trust mass media at all.

Global investors are increasingly turning to Japan’s long-dated government bonds, drawn by rising yields and heavy supply, according to Morg...

Japan’s seniors are trading gateball for Pilates, chasing strength, stability and a new kind of aging — with core control.

The PPI data comes from the Bank of Japan.Producer Price Index (YoY) (May) +3.2%expected 3.5%, prior 4.0%Producer Price Index (MoM) (May) -0...

more to comeThis snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.The times in the left-most column are GMT.The numbers i...

Per Japanese government instructions, refiner Taiyo Oil has bought a cargo of Russia’s Sakhalin crude to ensure stable production of the LNG...

North America’s largest celebration of Japanese cinema includes appearances by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the New York premiere of Daihachi Yoshida’s...

EXCLUSIVE: Animated feature ChaO is will open Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film on July 10 in New York. Fresh from its world premier...

The target will be included in a new basic plan for promoting disaster prevention measures, which is expected to be adopted in early July.

The average price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice at supermarkets in the week through June 1 was ¥4,223, down ¥37 from the previous week.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday called on Japanese citizens in Los Angeles to be cautious about protests in the U.S. city against...

EXCLUSIVE: The director behind My Grandfather is a Nihonjin, an animation about the Japanese immigrant experience in Brazil, has said she di...

Personal data leaks involving My Number personal identification numbers reported under the My Number law climbed to 2,052 cases from 334 in...