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Japan has climbed from sixth place last year to the second spot in the 2024 Best Countries index due to its sweeping reforms following the COVID-19 pandemic. The index, compiled by the U.S. News & ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is parting ways with Belgian coach Wim Fissette, the former world number one said on Instagram on Friday. ( read original story ...)

As society ages, the number of patients with heart failure is rapidly increasing. Excessive growth of fibrotic tissue in the heart, known as fibrosis, is associated with the progression of heart ... ( read original story ...)

The Country Bears are bringing the holiday cheer back to Tokyo Disney Resort with the return of the "Jingle Bell Jamboree" seasonal overlay. ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi, one of the leading contenders to replace Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said on Friday that the Bank of Japan should hold off on further interest rate hikes to keep the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is shifting away from its practice of stationing police officers at neighborhood outposts around the clock as a shrinking population and rise in cybercrime makes it consider better uses of law ... ( read original story ...)

The Hokkaido Hanabi 2024 event took place at Moerenuma Park in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, on September 7. Fireworks by Japan's top-level pyrotechn･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The district court here ruled on Sept. 11 that the Japanese government must rescind its decision not to pay worker compensation including me･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metro Co. is expected to announce on Sept. 20 details of its plan to sell shares to the public to raise around ¥700 billion ($5 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

The boss and a senior member of the infamous Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group were ordered on Sept. 11 to pay about 240 million yen (roughly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metro Co. is expected to announce on Sept. 20 details of its initial public offering plan that could value the company around ¥700 billion ($5 billion), according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast towards the Sea of Japan Thursday morning local time, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Sta ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks dropped Friday, weighed down by concerns over Japanese corporate earnings, as the yen continued to strengthen against th ... ( read original story ...)

The National Police Agency (NPA) is expected to delete from its database information related to a Nagoya man who has been found not guilty in an assau ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--In a groundbreaking decision, the Nagoya High Court granted Japanese nationality to a child born in Japan to Afghan refugees because the parents were essentially “stateless” at the time of ... ( read original story ...)

A new technique for growing metal nanowires promises to transform electronics manufacturing. By increasing the density of aluminum nanowires significantly, this method maintains high purity and could ... ( read original story ...)