Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed. Mia Itoshiro works with a group that gives seminars on preventing gaming ...

For many travelers, Japan is a dream destination: a country where the food culture alone justifies the trip, and the history, landscapes, and impeccable infrastructure only provide more of a reason to ...

Japan’s overwork crisis is back in focus after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for saying she plans to “work, work, work” and expects others to follow her lead. The remarks come as Japan ...

That year, Japan had about 123 million people, and its GDP was USD3.1 trillion, the world’s second largest. The United States ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of ...

Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month ago, and she’s already making waves ...

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in ...

While the world is focusing on the radioactive water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the country is grappling with other big questions about its use of nuclear energy. Japan ...

Japan’s Prince Hisahito, who turned 18 last week, became the first male from the royal family to reach adulthood in nearly four decades, casting a spotlight on the existential problems also facing the ...

In Japan, foreigners learn soon enough that a one-yen coin floats on water (or beer), a perfect analogy for the last few years of the dollar’s strength against Japanese currency. Now, however, the yen ...

JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images Sept. 20, 2013— -- A 16-second YouTube video features a high-school teenage boy being slapped in the face 13 times. The boy, a volleyball player, is being slapped by ...