Officials of Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward are overwhelmed by paperwork about the tens of thousands of people who keep their family ...

TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward announced on March 31 the launch of a "baby hatch" ...

A hospital in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward opened a “baby hatch” for parents to anonymously leave newborn infants in the care of social welfare agencies. The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital is the second ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 27 inaugurated a segment of Takanawa Gateway City, a mixed-use development ...

Although rail operators in Japan have been announcing price hikes, fares remain low compared to other major economies -- ...

The consumer price index (CPI) for Tokyo's 23 wards, excluding fresh food, rose 2.4 percent in March from a year earlier, ...

For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...

A Tokyo hospital has begun services to accept unwanted newborns so people can drop them off anonymously, and to allow women ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

The victim went missing after saying on Friday she was going to the home of a friend she met through online gaming.