A survey by a Japanese productivity organization finds the nation's workers are the least productive among G7 nations.

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An airport in western Japan debuts a faucet that dispenses crab soup.

Japan marks a record year for tourism, with more than 30 million people visiting the nation for the first time.

The World Economic Forum ranks Japan 110th in its Global Gender Gap Report 2018.

The government is planning for a new wave of foreign workers after the passage of an immigration reform bill.

Visitors to Asakusa's annual Hagoita festival look back on the past 30 years through decorative battledores.

A robot guide is unveiled with hopes of assisting an increasing number of foreign tourists.

At a Buddhist temple in western Japan, people pray for the dead with the toss of a one-yen coin.