Japan

TOKYO - Tokyo's governor asked the government on Tuesday (Dec 1) to temporarily exclude Tokyo residents aged over 65 from...

TOKYO  - A video ad from Nike Japan against bullying and racism that features biracial athletes and other minorities, such...

In defiance of dire warnings from environmental groups, pleas for a rethink from the prefectural governor and the anger of...

TOKYO - Universal Studios Japan will open its new Nintendo themed area on Feb 4, the Osaka-based theme park said on...

A free, self-driving bus began running in Sakai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Thursday. This is the first regular operation of a...

TOKYO  - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising Covid-19 cases...

TOKYO - Japan’s justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel, saying that claims that...

TOKYO - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the best case scenario for the 2020 Olympics postponed until next...

When former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined in 2014 his ambitious plan to make Japanese women “shine” in the workplace...

Ever since fast-food chain Burger King teamed up with Impossible Foods to launch a vegetarian burger, the company has been constantly...