Japan recorded 350,074 births between January and June, reflecting a nearly 6 percent decline from the previous year, according to health ministry statistics. This was the lowest figure since 1969, ...

The scene belies a looming challenge in Japan, where deaths outnumber births and the population is aging rapidly. By 2035 more than a quarter of Tokyo’s population will be over 65. Each day ...

From high-end sushi to quick-slurped noodles, Tokyo lives up to its rep as a culinary powerhouse. In areas like Shibuya and Shinjuku, the city delivers the crowds and neon travelers envision.

Tokyo Game Show (TGS), the annual video game trade fair and convention, is getting set to kick off next week, and with it comes its own digital event space: TGS Digital World, now available on Quest ...

What with this year being the 40th anniversary of 'Transformers', we now have a new exhibition in Tokyo to commemorate the ...

NHK World-Japan offers a 24/7 service featuring hourly live international news from Tokyo and news bureaus around the globe ...

Together, these cities offer a comprehensive glimpse into Japan’s diverse cultural landscape. Tokyo is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own distinct character and charm. Shibuya ...

General Macarthur and other senior Army officers, upon his arrival at Atsugi airdrome, near Tokyo, Japan, 30 August 1945. U.S. National Archives. Occupation official turned historian Richard B.

Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas - The plan was aimed at tackling Japan’s rapidly ...

Tokyo is Japan's biggest city, and indeed, by population, the largest in the world. A uniquely energising atmosphere pervades this modern metropolis, with countless places and sub-cultures to ...

PRNewswire/ — 2024 marks 60 years since the first generation ‘Series 0’ Shinkansen, or ‘bullet train’, entered into service ...

Tokyo Metro Co. is expected to announce on Sept. 20 details of its initial public offering plan that could value the company ...