What makes a good retirement? I've been researching the lives of "silver backpackers": Japanese seniors who embark on a later ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Nov. 2 and ...

A record number of Japanese nationals are living abroad as ... it is believed that many have chosen to live overseas in search of a better life and better jobs, and that international marriages ...

Many younger residents have migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an ageing community.

Students from Koshu City, Japan visited Ames last month as part of the Ames International Partner Cities Association (AIPCA) ...

Japan’s potential kingmaker Yuichiro Tamaki faces a hazardous path as he looks to remain a power broker well beyond Monday’s ...

A record 346,482 children in Japan were absent from school for 30 days or more at national, public and private elementary and ...

This article explores the rise of activist shareholders and the market reforms that are increasing the attractiveness of Japan for foreign investors as they look beyond China ...

KYOTO - On a late September day, after the summer heat had subsided, as evening approached and the cicadas stopped buzzing, ...

TOKYO : Japan's major life insurers are expected to continue purchasing ... while some others expected a high of only 2.4 per cent. The BOJ is expected to hold short-term interest rates steady ...

Japan’s potential kingmaker Yuichiro Tamaki faces a hazardous path as he looks to remain a power broker well beyond Monday’s vote to decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.