An 81-year-old Japanese woman, known as Akiyo, has sparked discussion about Japan’s ageing population after deliberately committing crimes to secure a place in prison, where she finds stability and ...

Japan is often ranked among the world's friendliest countries - but locals in several areas across the nation are getting increasingly fed up with tourists. Japanese authorities are ramping up ...

Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labor shortages exacerbated by its aging population. In ...

A favourite memory, meanwhile, came the following year when he watched Andy Murray beat Nishikori in Birmingham in Britain’s last clash with Japan. “That was an insane match,” he said.

DHL Express has signed a deal with Cosmo Oil Marketing Company for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to drive emission-reduced air freight in Japan. The deal represents an annual ...

A man from Osaka, Japan, has gained attention for generating 140 million yen (₹7.4 crore) annually in rental income by purchasing 200 run-down houses. Fascinated by houses since childhood, Hayato ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

This liveblog is now closed. At least 13 passengers of the Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, who got off the train after an alarm chain-pulling incident, were killed on Wednesday (January 22 ...

An ordinary train journey turned into a nightmare for passengers on the Pushpak Express headed for Mumbai. At least 12 passengers were killed on Wednesday evening in North Maharashtra’s Jalgaon ...

TOKYO: A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday (Jan 23) before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported. The attack occurred around 8pm ...

A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Jan. 22 before fleeing, leaving one person dead, various Japanese media reported. The apparently random attack occurred around 8pm ...

Young women who were groped en route to last weekend’s university entrance exams in Japan will be allowed to sit an alternative test this weekend, authorities have announced – an unprecedented ...