Baby Monster, the next-generation girl group from YG Entertainment, is drawing attention by showcasing significant projects with local industries even before their official debut in Japan.

Police in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of abandoning the body of her newborn baby boy at her home after giving birth in early March. Police said the girl ...

Japan stopped using the MMR vaccine seven years ago - virtually the only developed nation to turn its back on the jab. Government health chiefs claim a four-year experiment with it has had serious ...

A baby monitor at its most basic allows you to see and hear your child while they sleep in another room. A traditional one uses local radio frequency, while a new crop of Wi-Fi-enabled monitors ...

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...