Japan  which has the most generous childcare leave policies in the world, has increased its spending on childcare and offered incentives like raising the income cap for child cash benefits. Now, it is

A former employee of Japan's largest bank accused of stealing millions of dollars' worth of cash and valuables from customers' safe deposit b･･･

Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when eating the treat.

Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace.

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year

Japan has made a significant discovery that could reshape its economic and technological landscape. Researchers from the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation have uncovered an extensive deposit of rare minerals on the seabed near Minami-Tori-shima island.

The decision underscores the difficulty of ‘friendshoring’ and could deter some foreign investments in the US, says an expert. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

There have been tensions in the Pacific region recently, with Russia allegedly providing North Korea with military equipment and training.View on euronews

Japan's birthrate crisis is worsening. An expert on demographic trends has now warned that only one child under 14 will be left by the year 2720 if the current trend continues.