Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

With a minority government, she needs to forge cross-party cooperation in order to succeed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan made history by electing its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, this week; however, her ultraconservative ...

In Japan, bathing in the nude with strangers is just a regular part of onsen culture. But for many foreign visitors, taking that first plunge can be intimidating.

Japanese and US researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for people who can't breathe through their lungs by ...

The incident took place hours before Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, pledged in her first speech to parliament ...