Japan reports HPAI bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido poultry farm affecting 190,000 birds, reinforcing global monitoring of avian influenza and zoonotic risk.

Study finds higher tattoo body surface area associated with antagonistic and impulsive personality traits in adults, ...

Alhaji Oladotun Odunaye retired at the directorate level from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2016, after decades of service in Ogun and Edo states and electoral assignments in ...

A meeting with an American professor led Dr Do Lenh Hung to a breakthrough that freed thousands of patients from the daily burden of wearing a urinary drainage bag.

The Oscars will take place March 15, 2026 -- here are capsule reviews the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees.

When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself in the United States aged 27, she essentially "flipped the middle finger" at Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood.

In Japan, a disturbing phenomenon known as "butsukari otoko" has recently emerged, characterized by men deliberately pushing and shoving women in crowded public spaces. This act, often disguised as a ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Many of the most popular Japanese titles in translation belong to the healing fiction genre: cozy, comforting stories that often feature ...

Many design standards are still based on a “default male body”, assuming a fast pace, standing and minimal time spent in the toilet. When spaces are organised around men’s bodies and routines, delays ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the general election on 8 February 2026 in the biggest win for any Japanese party since the LDP’s formation in 1955. It captured 316 seats in the Diet’s ...

A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese ...

Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.