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The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. ( read original story ...)

Three part-time lecturers at J. F. Oberlin University in the suburban Tokyo city of Machida staged a walkout and cut their classes short on D ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s fertility rate is critically low at 1.2, with Tokyo’s at 0.99, far below the 2.1 rate required to stabilize the population. Despite past measures like parental leave, daycare subsidies, cash ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, a woman with a venereal disease 'Sadoc' was mistakenly judged 'negative', causing the community to be nervous.This is because concerns about addit ... ( read original story ...)

A former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office accused of raping a drunk female subordinate in 2018 changed his plea t ... ( read original story ...)

A man who fled the scene after hitting a police officer with his car when the officer tried to question him and a male passenger in November ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, metropolitan government employees can take three days off weekly. Here’s why ( read original story ...)

A male official at the Japanese prime minister's office has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting two underage girls for sex, a ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court on Dec. 9 sentenced a former school principal to nine years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting and injuring a fem･･･ ( read original story ...)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Japan to meet with Japanese officials and reaffirm the importance of their alliance and the U.S. commitment to regional security as threats rise from China ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest power generator Jera and major British oil firm bp have announced they are to combine their offshore wind power businesses. They are teaming up for greater efficiency in procurement and investment as development costs soar. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released earlier this year. As the new data came up, the government had described the situation as critical and urged authorities to do everything they can to reverse the trend. ( read original story ...)

David Licauco and Dennis Trillo thrilled fans as they performed at the Philippine Festival Tokyo 2024 in Japan. In a report on "Unang Hirit" on Tuesday, the "Pulang Araw" stars could be seen serenading fans in the audience. ( read original story ...)

This popular Japanese chain is part restaurant, part Pachinko parlor, with table-side tablets and robot waiters that mostly seem to get in the way. ( read original story ...)

Topcon Corp. is weighing takeover bids from suitors including KKR & Co. and EQT AB, the latest sign of escalating buyout activity in Japan. ( read original story ...)

The United States and Japan are expressing concerns about developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the "deepening military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia," the U.S. State ... ( read original story ...)