Japan's finance sector is shaking up workplace gender equality, as top firms are axing clerical roles mainly held by women, ...

Japan placed 118th among 146 countries in terms of gender equality in 2024, an improvement from the previous year’s rank of 125th but still the lowest among Group of Seven nations. The World ...

The wide range of international environmental data that the OECD offers, though often Eurocentric, is still extensive in ...

The annual list of the world's happiest countries is once again headlined by Finland as the happiest country in the world for ...

US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the ...

President Donald Trump is forging ahead with both his domestic and foreign agendas, even as he signals a potential U-turn on his trade war with China amid ongoing market volatility. Follow here for ...

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville unable to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued ...

A Tokyo museum presenting Japan's perspective on its territorial disputes reopened Friday after renovations, hoping to draw more young visitors. The National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Friday, with no tsunami warning issued, according to the weather agency. No major damage has been ...

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the Expo’s organizer, sought to deploy universal design at the venue to make it user friendly for everyone. Given the Expo’s commitment to ...

Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers, and businesses fighting to recruit workers.