The number of Japanese living in the country saw a record year-on-year decrease of 898,000 people to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday. Japan's birth rate is among the ...

As we’ve been reporting, US Vice-President JD Vance says there is a “good chance” that the US and UK will come to a mutually ...

A Jersey-born artist says it is "thrilling" to have her work go on display at the British Museum. A complete series of 12 prints by Emily Allchurch, titled Tokyo Story, has been acquired for the ...

The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people. Nearly 30 percent of Japanese citizens are now 65 or older.

Japan lowered its voting age to 18 almost a decade ago, but few young people have been casting ballots. Some communities are trying to fix that with an activity where kids pretend to vote during a ...

Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant having a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.

A woman known as Japan’s ‘Baba Vanga’ has predicted a major disaster to occur in just three months time. Happy Tuesday, everyone. Ryo Tatsuki, a former manga artist, has supposedly been making ...

London, here I come!' Hiroshi Suzuki posted a few months ago, unaware just how much his earnest joy at embracing British ...

When I first arrived in Japan, I had all these dreamy images in my head. I imagined a place where people never litter, trains run exactly on time, and everyone follows strict social rules that keep ...

Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers, and ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is prioritizing the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, India and Japan as among his top targets for new trade deals after President Trump announced a wave of ...