Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

TOKYO -- Japan is working to help refugees from Afghanistan and elsewhere in the country to settle down and find work, with volunteers from the private sector helping with resumes and interviews.

Japan is in the middle of a huge inbound tourism surge, but not everyone from overseas who’s getting off a plane at Haneda, Kansai, or one of the country’s other international airports is here for ...

Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling ...

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- A record-high 76 percent of Taiwanese people said in a recent survey they consider Japan to be their favorite country, the highest figure since such polling began in 2008.

At the Microsoft AI Tour in Tokyo, we explored ways to ensure that AI in Japan is not just powerful but empowering.

Some observers say the president has maintained a love-hate relationship with Japan that leads him to criticize the country while also admiring it — and reveling in the flattery from its recent ...

Located in East Asia, Japan is a top 20 country in the world in terms of population. Japan has the third-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth-largest economy by ...