Shiori Shakuto received funding from the Australian Government, Australian National University and Cambridge University to conduct research for this project. What makes a good retirement?

Even sitting nearly 10,000km away from France, in a hotel in Japan there is no escaping the power of the Tour de France. Fans wait outside the doors of the lobby trying to catch an autograph from ...

If you’re trying to decide whether to visit Japan in November, then you really should go ahead and book that trip. November is one of the very best times of the year to visit Japan, thanks in no small ...

A dwindling Japanese village has found a creative way to combat loneliness amid rural depopulation and declining birth rates. Ichinono, a community of fewer than 60 people north of Osaka ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. “He is the pride of Japan.” Shohei Ohtani fans in Japan are celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win ...

Cyclists ride on a designated bike lane in Copenhagen in this picture taken in July 2024. (Mainichi/Maki Yamane) Denmark's capital Copenhagen is known as one of the world's most bicycle-friendly ...

“Japan is standing on the verge of whether [it] can continue to function as a society.” While the Japanese government and people might not be against immigrants, Japan could provide them with better ...

Voter turnout for single-seat constituencies in Sunday's general election in Japan stood at 53.85%, the third lowest in post-World War II history, according to internal affairs ministry data.

Japan experienced rare political turmoil on Monday as it grappled with the results of Sunday’s snap elections that snatched away the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) majority in parliament for ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voters in Tokyo began casting their ballots early Sunday for an election that might weaken Prime Minister ...

Mr. Taniguchi, who was a special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe when he was prime minister of Japan, wrote from Tokyo. The political dominance of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has been ...

By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo The steady course of the Japanese economy and business environment that has helped attract a torrent of investment in the past two years could be undercut ...