Japanese policymakers are increasingly anxious that the country's birth rate is nearing the point of no return.

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her ...

In Japan, some 68,000 people die alone at home every year. Around 80% of people facing these so-called “lonely deaths” are over the age of 65. Thousands go undiscovered for weeks or even months. It’s ...

Masahiko Loo, senior fixed income strategist at State Street Global Advisors, says that with the yen approaching 160 against ...

Japan would be better off without the death penalty, which does not remove threats to the public and lowers society to the same level as someone who commits murder, Italian human rights activist Mario ...