For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing ...

Many people dream about leaving the place where they were born or currently live and pursuing a life abroad. Usually, such dreams involve not some random country, but one that seemingly calls to a ...

Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has been confirmed as Japan’s oldest living person. Her new status follows the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according ...

More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters isn’t doing enough to combat global warming.

Japan doesn’t hand visitors a list of dos and don’ts, but there are certain expectations associated with tourists. Most are ...

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. Fifth grader Karin Tabira ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - If Japan was a person, it would be in its 50s. By contrast, China would be a little over 30, slightly younger than India and more than a decade younger than Italy, a survey ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of ...