Close to half a million university aspirants across Japan began two days of unified entrance exams from Jan. 18. This ...

BEIJING--A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger ...

An accountant working for the Liberal Democratic Party’s parliamentary group in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly was summarily ...

More than 1,000 memorial events were held Jan. 17 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed around 6,400 lives and reduced much of the port city of Kobe to ruins.

SINGAPORE--The yen was poised on Friday for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the ...

Despite Japan’s popularity as a travel destination, the lack of halal food remains a major hurdle for many Muslim visitors.

One day in the summer at a nursery school here, 4- and 5-year-old children were looking into mirrors and drawing their own ...

The Bank of Japan will pay close attention to Donald Trump’s inaugural address as U.S. president and subsequent market reaction before deciding whether to raise interest rates.

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles ...

Police are bolstering steps to prevent gropers from targeting university entrance exam takers who may remain silent about the ...

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., apologized over a sex scandal involving TV personality Masahiro ...

Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna in sumo, retired from the ring on Jan. 17, saying his battered body was no longer up for the ...