Despite the increasing number of elderly people living alone in Japan, landlords often refuse to rent them accommodations, raising government concerns over the growing problem. Three governmental ...

For the first time ever, the Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon has been released in Japan! The debut comes thirty years after it originally aired in the United States. The Japanese version of the cartoon ...

Eight people, some of them elderly, died in multiple fires across Japan on Saturday, according to police. Two bodies, believed to be those of a 92-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife, were found ...

Niela Orr is a story editor for the magazine. She wrote about the actor Angus Cloud from ‘‘Euphoria’’ in last year’s The ...

The government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba views increased investment in human resource development as critical for Japan, expecting that as more people acquire new skills, their wages will rise.

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On her debut album, “Angie,” in 1978, Bofill made stunning tonal choices, which stretch from pale apology to shuddering ...

The public opinion survey on people's lives by the Cabinet Office ... 8 to Sept. 15 with 3,000 Japanese nationals age 18 or over nationwide. Valid responses were received from 61%.

Over 2,500 people staged a rally in the city of Okinawa ... They adopted a resolution demanding the Japanese and U.S. governments apologize and compensate the victims, provide information promptly ...