Thankfully, my editor put me onto Kiwabi Hair Color Shampoo, a Japanese color-depositing formula designed to softly blend ...

Japan’s lack of public trash cans often surprises visitors, but cultural norms and safety concerns explain why travelers carry their trash all day.

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary ...

The site includes triplexes, a garden-style apartment building, several multi-floor urban style buildings and a central clubhouse. Current construction is proceeding on the clubhouse and residential ...

Kids view their personal domain as off-limits, even from a young age. Still, it's nice to be able to see the floor of their ...

Police in Japan have arrested a 31-year-old man after his toddler son died inside a washing machine. Yuki Yamaguchi from ...

Japanese culture is part of the attraction for travellers, but at times it can feel like there’s a lot to learn — here’s how ...

This April 2022 file photo shows a woman being seen by a doctor in Osaka's Kita Ward. (Mainichi/Maiko Umeda) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about Japan's plan to ...

TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s service sector expanded at its slowest pace since May in December, as softer overall demand countered a rebound in new export businesses, a private sector survey ...

The Finance & Insurance sector led the service industry expansion, recording the steepest rise in business activity among the five monitored sub-industries. The broader S&P Global Japan Composite PMI ...

Japan’s services sector saw a cooling trend in December 2025, with the S&P Global Services PMI falling to 51.6. This final figure came in lower than both the preliminary forecast of 52.5 and ...