The average cost of medical care associated with having a baby could range between 503,000 yen (US$3,233) and 605,000 yen in Japan, according to some estimates. “That would be huge …
Israel’s ambassador to Japan is typically invited to Nagasaki’s annual ceremony marking the anniversary of its atomic bombing. But this year, the city’s mayor is withholding the invitation, in a …
Japan’s health ministry described the nation’s birth rate as “critical” on Wednesday as it hit a record low for the eighth straight year, with the government moving to improve support …
In a post on social media platform X on Saturday, cosmetic surgeon Dr Katsuya Takasu, the founder of Takasu Clinic, offered a reward of 5 million yen – but doubled …
Police in Japan are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead, in an apparent protest against the …
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Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipina to win the …
If confirmed, the independent would face a challenge from Renho Saito, an upper-house member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) who is half-Taiwanese and widely known by her …
Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright won a 5-0 decision over Argentina’s Aldana Florencia Lopez on Friday to advance to the round of eight in the women’s 50-kilogram division at a last-ditch …
Differences were also apparent. While all three countries affirmed the importance of denuclearising the Korean peninsula, Chinese Premier Li Qiang called on the “relevant parties to exercise restraint” – seen …