The health ministry was expected to propose Thursday that standard childbirth costs be covered entirely by public health ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education began full-fledged discussions to increase the number of metropolitan high schools ...

Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak ...

The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ...

More Japanese universities and graduate schools are offering programs taught in English. The objective is to open doors for ...

The sight of a high-rise residential complex — a common sight throughout Hong Kong — engulfed in flames and smoke was shocking. It represents one of the worst disasters since the territory’s return to ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration advocates “responsible and proactive public finances,” aiming for tax system reform that emphasizes economic growth. It is hoped that her administration ...

Shinobu Sakamoto, a fetal patient of Minamata disease, a form of mercury poisoning caused by polluted industrial wastewater, ...

Nairobi dog lovers showed off their four-legged friends in an array of quirky, colorful outfits on Nov. 9 as the Kenyan ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, as tech stocks tracked Wall Street’s overnight gains on growing prospects of ...

Aclay figurine about 12,000 years old that was unearthed at the site of a prehistoric village overlooking the Sea of Galilee ...

Heavy snow is expected across a wide area in Japan starting tonight as a winter-type pressure pattern develops from the west.