Contraception by smartphone
Birth control and medical prescription may be getting a boost from technology.
read moreUnlikely acrobatic duo dazzles
An acrobatically inclined goat at a zoo in Japan is wowing zoo-goers with his zebra-riding antics.
read moreN.Korea's top envoy arrives in Beijing
Kim Jong Un's close aide arrives in Beijing en route to the United States to lay the groundwork for a second US-North Ko...
read moreTakeda to skip IOC meeting
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee will miss the next IOC meeting as France targets him in a bribery probe...
read moreJapan sees record tourism spend
Japan earned a record roughly $41b in inbound tourism spending in 2018.
read moreBoeing to use Japanese firms in electric plane project
Boeing and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have a new agreement on developing electric planes.
read moreHistorical site morphs into winter wonderland
Like moths to light, people throng to Shirakawa-go to see the traditional village's sites in illuminated winter splendor...
read moreJapan-Russia talks go nowhere
A Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting again shows the deep gap between the nations.
read moreJapan criticizes S.Korean president's remarks on wartime forced labor ruling
Japan criticizes South Korean President Moon Jae-in's remarks on a wartime forced labor ruling.
read moreLabor minister apologizes for underpaid unemployment benefits
Japan's labor minister apologizes to millions of people for underpaying unemployment and accident insurance benefits tot...
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