Japan is among the most earthquake-prone nations in the world, due to its location along the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire.

How Takaichi’s government addresses the implementation gap for existing laws will define whether her historic appointment ...

"Japan actually has done a really good job increasing female labour market participation," says Yumiko Murakami, co-founder ...

NHK and other media outlets said the attacker, a woman sociology student, had swung a hammer during a class. Several reports said people were seen bleeding from the head and that the woman had said ...

An Indian woman in Japan shared her frightening experience after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Tokyo on Monday. The quake ...

A dozen women in sports bras and tight shorts stood behind a U-shaped counter at an underground bar in a busy Tokyo ...

A Mainichi Shimbun survey of four-year women's universities across Japan has found that six schools now recognize transgender ...

A Japanese woman won 1.51 million yen (S$12,525) in a court case against her partner who said he was single, and concealed ...

At the World Championships in Tokyo, the track was filled with Black women redefining what it means to compete at the highest level. Yes, the medals made us proud. Meanwhile, the hair, nails, and the ...

"I deeply regret it," he told reporters Thursday. TOKYO and LONDON -- Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, apologized Thursday for comments he made suggesting women talk ...

You meet someone on a dating app, hit it off, and get into a romantic relationship with them. However, as time goes on, you notice some suspicious behavior, until it’s revealed that your partner had ...

Japan is usually thought of as a racially homogeneous nation. Tokyo -- Japan is thought of as a racially homogeneous nation. Yet, the woman who holds the title of Miss Universe Japan is of mixed-race.