The novel coronavirus pandemic offers the only plausible explanation for a spike in fatalities in Japan, especially in rural areas, since 2020. The Asahi Shimbun set out to explain higher-than ...

Test runs of the automated cargo transport corridor are expected to begin in 2027 or early 2028.

The world of Lito’s delicate art, which he began in 2020 and posts on social media almost daily, has won fans from around the ...

Japan's industrial output in October rose 3.0 percent from the previous month for the second straight month of increase, ...

The Japanese government has released the results of the first nationwide survey of the levels of certain types of PFAS in tap ...

Nationwide school closures in spring last year were not effective in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a study of 847 municipalities in Japan. The number of new COVID-19 ...

That is what's happening with Japan's rising sun flag and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. And the strongest criticism is from South Korea - where some politicians even compare it to the Nazi swastika.

Japan does not have the lowest death rate for Covid-19 - in the region, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam can all boast lower mortality. But in the early part of 2020, Japan saw fewer ...

We may have wooden satellites in just a few years, according to an announcement this month by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, organizations whose combined roots go back 550 years. Wood ...