10 Japanese medical schools are found to have discriminated against female and repeat applicants in their entrance exams...

Japan's government starts landfill work on the coast in Okinawa to relocate a controversial US military base despite loc...

Winemaking has reached new frontiers, with some makers aging the alcoholic beverage in the ocean.

Tokyo announces the start of the flu season.

Geisha in Kyoto's Gion district and monks at Naritasan Shinshoji temple begin traditional New Year's rituals with just 1...

Prince Akishino's son and Crown Prince Naruhito's daughter display their works at the Imperial Household Agency's annual...

Another Japanese medical school admits to unfair admissions in the wake of the Ministry of Education's emergency audit.

Japan presents disaster plans for areas likely to be hit by a devastating so-called Nankai Trough earthquake.

Parents voice opposition to a proposal to loosen rules for staff in after school programs.

Corporate executives in Japan have presented a declaration of goals for 100 years since World War Two.