The number of child suicides in Japan in 2024 was revised higher by two deaths in data released Friday, with the year's record 529 fatalities among elementary, junior high and senior high school ...

Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as “king of the ...

Toho have revealed a new trailer for the movie adaptation of hit Japanese indie game The Exit 8 ... The Exit 8 movie will be shown in movie theaters in Japan from August 29 onwards (official site).

The latest instalment was the third-most popular movie in Japan in 2024, grossing more than eight billion yen (S$71 million).

Benchmark borrowing costs in Japan notched a new multiyear high Wednesday, after the head of the country's central bank bolstered expectations for a further tightening in monetary policy.

TOKYO -- Suicides among elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan hit a record high in 2024 despite the overall number of suicides in the country falling to the second-lowest level ...

face the prospect of a major financial hit from President Trump’s announced 25% automotive tariffs. Including parts suppliers, Japan has hundreds of companies operating in Mexico. On March 26 ...

(Mainichi/Kaho Kitayama) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rice prices in Japan have continued ... Associations purchased 94 percent of the amount. The first batch could hit shelves by the end of the month.

The number of child abuse reports Japan's child welfare centers responded to reached a record-high 225,509 in fiscal 2023, government data showed Tuesday, with psychological abuse making up more than ...

The number of people who died by suicide in Japan fell to its second-lowest level in 2024 since records began in 1978, according to a health ministry report based on National Police Agency ...