For a 22-year-old Filipino worker at an elder care facility in this central Japan city, the weak yen makes for little leeway ...

This year, the number of refugees and displaced due to conflicts and persecution has hit an estimated 120 million worldwide.

Nine people were injured during a music event north of Tokyo on Sunday, with some taken to hospital, following a lightning ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season to tie his career high, a 450-foot solo shot down the right-field line in ...

Nobusuke Kobayashi observes moss with a magnifying glass in the city of Towada, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2024.

Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel here is operating a bus that depicts the world of moss until Nov. 27. The concept is ...

Protein is attracting attention for its health maintenance benefits, including muscle strength. However, while a survey ...

Plucking hair accelerates their growth cycle and shortens the lifespan of these melanocyte stem cells. This has led Aoki to ...

Research has shed light on a previously little-known insect-eating tradition in parts of the Tohoku region in Japan's ...

Japanese wheelchair racer Tomoki Suzuki and para runner Misato Michishita both won bronze in Paralympic marathon events ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu fell to an opening-day defeat against No. 1 maegashira Takanosho, while sekiwake Onosato began his ozeki ...

At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, state media ...