A 60-year-old man and his wife chose to live separately. While the wife thrived in the city, the man struggled with loneliness and household tasks in his rural home.

Victory over Japan Day is marked each year on 15 August - the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces and World War Two ended.

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Naruhito said he felt "a deep and renewed sense of sorrow" in a sombre speech alongside Empress Masako in an indoor arena in ...

The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday it has lodged a "strong protest" with South Korea over suspected ...

Japan's role as a peace promoter faces increasing challenges in a conflict-prone world, even as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Experts associate the rise of the ultra-nationalist Sanseito party with a crisis of confidence after decades of economic ...

Japanese authorities have arrested three Vietnamese nationals on charges of storing one ton of cannabis, and are ...

Publicly traded companies in Japan logged an 11.7% decrease in combined net profit for April-June from a year before as ...