TOKYO -- Japanese health officials will soon open the doors wider for foreign health workers to provide in-home nursing care, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to ease the labor shortage in the field.

“Frequent shampooing is a good thing for your scalp health and thus your hair health,” notes Kingsley. “Try to leave no more ...

The tradition of hanami involves observing the fleeting beauty of nature—and offers an important lesson about the importance of appreciating the small things in life.

Japan's home run king might be on the verge of changing his name to "Stanford's home run king." Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14 ...

And for Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players competing at home for the Dodgers and Cubs. Then there’s MLB, which opens its regular season for the second straight year in the Asian market.

And for Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players competing at home for the Dodgers and Cubs. Then there’s MLB, which opens its regular season for the second straight year in the Asian ...

TOKYO: A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking a heated discussion on social media about sharply declining birth rates and the country’s ageing population.

“What is the colour of a parrot?” a teacher asked six-year-old Alakh Pandey. He replied, “orange.” “I was a lost child, always daydreaming. I had zero talent,” Pandey says. The poor ...

Japanese fans who came out to the Tokyo Dome got what they wanted: a Shohei Ohtani home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the second of their Japanese regular season games.

I regularly attend hot yoga classes, but on the days I struggle to get to an in-person class, I turn to good old YouTube instead for a short but efficient stretch and flow routine. This particular ...

TOKYO — Sometimes the best part of even a good trip is going home. “Absolutely I am (ready ... Five-and-a-half weeks later, they left from Arizona for Japan, spending an active and activity ...

Before (L) and after pictures of the love motel. A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking conversations about the declining birth rate and ageing population in the ...