Banquets inspired by the natural world, soba noodles, handcrafted tea sweets, contemporary farm-to-table diners; Kyoto is ...

In the eyes of the world, Kyoto is perhaps more deeply associated with its rich heritage and culture than any other city. Its ...

The recent online publication of Japan's 2025 children's version of the Defense White Paper and the distribution of the 2024 ...

AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists ...

Births in Japan for 2025 are set to fall below 670,000, the lowest number since national records began in 1899, and worse than the most pessimistic government projections. This fast population decline ...

Children in Yamaguchi Prefecture took part in a handmade kite flying competition held in Hofu City. Kids brought in designs ...

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

I find older students take tiny, tiny steps and then they fall back,” Ono-san — san is an honorific in Japanese to show respect — tells me. “They can’t focus as long. I teach something one minute and ...

Japan will significantly expand childcare, education and wage-related support starting in 2026 as part of broader measures to ...

The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health ...

After a parent dies, children commonly wish they had asked more questions about their family’s history. Anyone who has ever ...

Giant pandas from China have delighted visitors to zoos in Japan for more than 50 years, but fans are now anxious that the star attractions may disappear altogether amid an intensifying diplomatic row ...