The Immigration Services Agency from Feb. 1 will end its practice of informing lawyers that their foreign clients will be deported within two months, a move criticized as a possible human rights ...

When I was a teenager, I decided one day to find out what I wanted to do, rather than fret about what I could become.

The Justice Ministry is moving toward revising Japan's anti-prostitution law to punish the sex buyers, addressing a legal imbalance that has only targeted the sellers for 70 years, according to ...

When the cold reaches its harshest depth, the story “Niban Senji” (the second brew)—a classic piece from "rakugo," the ...

The Osaka gathering was thanks to the “Adult Women’s Dormitory Project,” a group working to build just that for middle-aged ...

The ruling coalition aims to restore Japanese military ranks used in World War II for members of the Self-Defense Forces, a ...

BEIJING--China’s main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media ⁠reported on ...

Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after the S&P 500 ticked to a record, as the U.S. dollar’s value slid further.

Tokyo police arrested a man in connection with a Japanese blog that is part of an international investigation into child ...

Department stores are aiming to ease the shock of heartbreak-inducing prices as they enter the peak sales period for ...

Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) is campaigning on a strongly hawkish and conservative platform for the Feb. 8 Lower ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not mention cutting the consumption tax during her campaign speeches on Jan. 27, marking a ...