Cricket cuisine to save the world?
A researcher in western Japan is looking to crickets as a promising source of food for the future.
read moreHeavy snow to blanket Japan this weekend
Japan's Meteorological Agency forecasts heavy snow across the nation.
read morePanasonic unveils robotic assist arm
Panasonic unveils a robotic arm that can assist human labor.
read moreContraception by smartphone
Birth control and medical prescription may be getting a boost from technology.
read moreHokkaido snowstorms disrupt public transportation
Powerful snowstorms in Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido disrupt public transportation across wide areas.
read moreLabor ministry revises past average workers' salary
Japan's labor ministry revises the past average worker's salary by 1.2 percent after recalculating labor statistics data...
read morePasona to hire elderly workers
A large temporary staffing firm in Japan will start recruiting over 65 year old retirees as new hires.
read morePrincess Mako's boyfriend says loan issue resolved
Kei Komuro, the boyfriend of Princess Mako, the first grandchild of Emperor Akihito, says his mother's reported loan iss...
read moreTokyo Medical U. denied 2018 subsidies
Tokyo Medical University is denied fiscal 2018 government subsidies over a bribery scandal and manipulation of entrance ...
read moreUnlikely acrobatic duo dazzles
An acrobatically inclined goat at a zoo in Japan is wowing zoo-goers with his zebra-riding antics.
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