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Japan’s birthrate hits new low: Expert warns only one teenager will be left by THIS year in world's 4th biggest economyJapan faces a severe demographic crisis with a record low birthrate, a shrinking workforce, and rising social security costs. Government me...- Feeling emotional? Robots might sense it just by touching youA new study highlights how robots might gauge human emotions through skin conductance, a measure of skin's ability to conduct electricity, ...
- The 2.5 seconds of security lapses that sealed Shinzo Abe's fateThe failure to protect Abe from the second shot followed what appeared to be a series of security lapses in the lead-up to the assassinatio...
- The 2.5 seconds that sealed Shinzo Abe's fateThe failure to protect Abe from the second shot followed what appeared to be a series of security lapses in the lead-up to the assassinatio...
- Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzled by sudden drop in daily COVID casesSome possible factors in Japan's success include a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign, an emptying out of many nightlife are...
- Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. 1,200 schools or 300 hospitals, here's what else the money could buildSeveral Japanese government audits say the real outlay for the Tokyo Games is even more than the official figure, perhaps twice as much.
- Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid GamesEmergency measures already in place in Tokyo and the southern island of Okinawa will be extended until the end of August, after the Olympic...
- Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?Pushing on with the Olympics after the postponement, and during the pandemic, has hurt the IOC's reputation in Japan. Kaori Yamaguchi, a fo...
- Japan's health experts warn of Olympic COVID-19 threat, prefer no spectatorsThe report, led by top health adviser Shigeru Omi, was released after Tokyo 2020's organising committee chief told the Sankei newspaper she...
- Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave: StudyThe July-October suicide rate rose 16% from the same period a year earlier, a stark reversal of the February-June decline of 14%, according...
- Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surgeThe government said the emergency would run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7 in Tokyo and Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, covering about 30% ...
- Japan's daily coronavirus cases hit record as state of emergency loomsWithout new measures, daily infections in Tokyo could nearly triple to 3,500 per day by February and hit 7,000 by March, according to simul...
- A coronavirus explosion was expected in Japan. Where is it?Japan’s initial slow response to the virus, its handling of the Diamond Princess cruise ship -- where about one in five people aboard becam...
- View: Should India follow China’s cluster model?Delhi is projected to overtake Tokyo and become the most populous city in the world.
- You can help your city earn $500 million by just planting trees. Here's howResearchers found that tree-based ecosystem benefits had a median annual value of $505 million, which is equivalent to $1.2 million per squ...
- ICYMI: Isha Ambani's stunning Met Gala debutThe 24-year-old made a stunning red carpet appearance at fashion's biggest night.
- Devendra Fadnavis returns from Japan; NIDEC Corp to send team to MaharashtraDuring his Japan visit, Fadnavis also announced setting up a 'Japan Desk', a one-stop shop in the state for all Japanese companies.
- Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis embarks on four-day Japan tourFadnavis is also scheduled to meet leaders and businessmen in Tokyo and Osaka where he will pitch for Japanese investments in India.
- Japan unveils plans for fund to tackle child povertyThe move follows a law passed by parliament last year aimed at tackling an issue that critics say has long been swept under the carpet in J...
- Fukushima probe highlights laxness by regulatorReport says nuclear regulator provided little assistance to TEPCO staff struggling to gain control over melting reactors.
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