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TOKYO -- Japanese auto parts maker Autobacs Seven is helping to train foreign auto mechanics amid a worsening shortage in Japan as workers age out of the field and low wages keep young people away.
As the July 20 House of Representatives election approaches, political parties in Japan have been proposing restrictions on ...
A renowned Japanese physicist and writer analyzed trains in Tokyo about a century ago to ride less crowded cars, and another ...
Former Philadelphia 76ers No. 3 overall pick Jahlil Okafor has signed to play overseas for the upcoming season.
Now, as Japan faces a rapidly aging and shrinking workforce, employees have more leverage to find work elsewhere.
TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the ...
In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...
Tokyo is one of those cities that never seems to sleep. The bustling metropolis has served as the capital of the country for ...
Dozens of times a year, Rebun Kayo takes a ferry to a small island across from the port of Hiroshima in search of the remains ...
The move marks a renewed push by Trump to intensify trade pressure on U.S. allies after a pause in his tariff escalation.
At Tsuru University, where he has taught sociology, he pioneered the field of “Fuji-ology.” He lectures on the mountain’s greenery and culture, and requires his students to collect rubbish ...
In a scientific first, researchers have tracked the elusive motion of a rare variety of earthquake during a seismic event ...