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

Toward the war’s end in August, 1945, the 127th Liaison Squadron left India and was ordered to move into position in the ...

Aika Doheny, 24, from Kilkenny City, Ireland, suffered a suspected allergic reaction to milk in a coffee drink on the first ...

Since the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in neighbouring Shenzhen, the Takedas have not let their son come home alone ...

The art of Rakugo, a traditional Japanese storytelling performance, boasts a rich history spanning over 400 years. In modern ...

With only one child in a village of 60 people, residents of Ichinono create hand-crafted dolls to combat loneliness.

Fewer than 60 villagers live in Ichinono - where people have attempted to address dreaded feelings of loneliness by stitching ...

noting that Japanese alcohol production is essential to various aspects of everyday life, culture and rituals from funerals ...

Their visit to the Temple was so rad. How cool to be able to immerse yourself in such a historic culture, all in the name of ...

Children who are often asked how they are feeling or what their opinions are by adults tend to have a higher quality of ...

TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Japan's major life insurers are expected to continue purchasing Japanese government bonds (JGBs) into the second half of the fiscal year, but the pace and extent of these ...