Ageing starts from the moment we are conceived. And while much anti-ageing research is under way, the most effective option ...

The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

She became the oldest person in Japan in April last year, when Kane Tanaka, who was also the world’s oldest person at the time, passed away at the age of 119. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura ...

A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and "unleash reproductive potential", a ...

Today, as we celebrate the 65th birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, I am honored to share the joy of the Japanese people with Filipino friends.

At a time when Japan’s declining birth rate is attracting international headlines, the pet industry is booming. While the country has just 14 million children under the age of 15 ... explores why more ...

Japanese World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who in 2020 made history by briefly signing on loan for a men's team, has called ...

Japan's Prince Hisahito has held his first news conference to mark his coming-of-age, and expressed resolve to fulfill his role as a member of the Imperial family.

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World ... from people in Japan and abroad ...