Tokyo ranked fourth worst, at 73.0%, while the national average was 74.8%. The wage gap in Japan remains wide compared to other countries, considering that the average among developed countries in ...

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.

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An H2A liquid-fuel rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite was launched on Thursday from a southwestern Japan island, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said. The successful launch of rocket ...

An 88-year-old former boxer has been found not guilty in a retrial of a 1966 quadruple murder in Japan, ending his ordeal as the longest-serving death row inmate ever. A ruling by Tokyo's Shizuoka ...

College football fans are torn over the controversial Hail Mary to end the Miami Hurricanes vs. Virginia Tech Hokies game on Friday night. In what could be the craziest ending of the 2024 college ...

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner has been acquitted after a court in Japan ruled he wasn't behind a 1966 multiple murder. Iwao Hakamada, 88, had spent 48 years behind bars ...

Japan’s H-2A rocket is set for its second-to-last mission on Thursday, Sept. 26, launching a secret spy satellite named IGS-Radar 8 from Tanegashima Space Center at 1:24 a.m. EDT (0524 GMT ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

Thiara Borges Dananberg, founder of Studio Borges Interior Design, not only zhuzhed up the place, she eked out maximum utility — especially in the dining area. “Every piece of furniture is ...

Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic ...

Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito defeated China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen to win gold at the table tennis mixed doubles event on Monday. For Mizutani and Ito, the 4-3 win over Xu and Liu was sweet ...