Young athletes are being recruited to plug a staff shortage in Japan’s nursing homes. The results are reshaping elder care.

First built 1,300 years ago, Ise Jingu Shrine has just entered its rebuilding cycle, considered a once-in-a-generation ritual ...

Climate scientist Yasuyuki Aono, who died last summer, learned to read ancient Japanese script to compile records on peak ...

In Japan, the Terada Honke brewery holds fast to tradition: wild yeast, ancient songs, and a mixture of muscle and finesse.

Ancient Japanese writings are guiding the use of modern cutting-edge technology, as researchers investigate medieval solar storms for important clues to the safety of space flight today. As the ...

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This video turns a Bronze Age weapon build into a deeper look at how difficult early metalworking really was. The stakes rise when casting the sword becomes more than a simple pour, involving ...

Japanese workers’ wages adjusted for inflation rose at the fastest pace since 2021, backing the case for the Bank of Japan to consider a rate hike as soon as this month. Real wages increased 1.9% from ...

For generations stretching back decades, Black women in this country have bemoaned, warned, teased, and testified about having to “work twice as hard to get half as far” as our counterparts. New ...

Amid the US-Israeli war against Iran, the US and Japan are at the same time rapidly implementing plans to expand the war into an even larger conflict, above all aimed at China. This includes the ...

Where exactly has Victor Robles gone? That is a fair question this early in the season. His role has felt strangely small through the first 12 games. Robles has logged just 13 at-bats so far, and even ...

With the clock ticking down on Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” in Iran, it’s rather an odd time for his vice-president — allegedly a key negotiator if total war is to be ...