TOKYO -- Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule. The ...

An 81-year-old Japanese woman, known as Akiyo, has sparked discussion about Japan’s ageing population after deliberately committing crimes to secure a place in prison, where she finds stability and ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Scenes featuring a Japanese comedian in a program to be aired by Nippon Television Network Corp. have been cut following a media report alleging he grabbed a woman by the arm to ...

Scenes featuring a Japanese comedian in a program to be aired by Nippon Television Network Corp have been cut following a media report alleging he grabbed a woman by the arm to force her to go to a ...

Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule. The unusual step comes ...

The woman, now 20, until recently continued seeking out men online who would offer her ... Raised in eastern Japan, the woman found her patrons in this manner since she ran away from home when ...

Shining on the world stage, Nadeshiko Japan’s dedication to the game is a symbol of Japanese women’s football. With the vision of “Becoming the World’s Nadeshiko”, Japan Football Association (JFA) has ...

TOKYO, Japan — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has named Julie Kim as the first woman to lead the 244-year-old Japanese drugmaker, a rarity in senior management in the world's fourth-largest economy. Kim, a US ...