The following input draws from our research on women’s prisons in Japan as well as Japan’s “hostage justice” system. Based on ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

The U.S. is home to robust startup activity, but that’s not the case in Japan—which is what makes that country appealing for ...

Japanese culture experts urge authorities to do more after new data shows suicides among Japanese schoolchildren remain high ...

These statistics are broadly aligned with those reported by South Korea and Japan, and confirm that the flight of the Hwaseong-19 reached a record high apogee. No other North Korean ICBM has flown ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

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Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The total amount of incomes declared by companies in Japan that close the books in March hit a record high for the third straight year, the National Tax Agency has said.

The Bank of Japan warned Thursday of "high uncertainties" following the ruling party's worst election result in 15 years, as it kept interest rates unchanged. Sunday's snap election saw Prime Minister ...

A Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the country's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage violates the right to equality under the Constitution, saying the ban leads to discriminatory ...

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