Natto, a traditional Japanese dish made from fermented soybeans, is famous for its unique taste and texture. Often eaten for ...

Last year, when Prince Regent Hirohito opened the Imperial Diet, an attempt was made on his life (TIME, Jan. 7). This year, when the Prince was driven through the streets, the crowds were forced ...

So suggests a new scientific study, which looks at another aspect of the Japanese diet, often billed as one of the best in the world from a nutritional point of view and for ensuring healthy ageing.

It's not just the famed Mediterranean diet that benefits health. A new study has revealed the benefits of following a traditional Japanese diet and how it affects the brain. Produced by Griesham ...

The Lower House of the Japanese Diet has been dissolved for a general election. Voters are expected to head to the polls on October 27. The speaker of the chamber announced the dissolution on ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

The Japanese Diet has passed a bill allowing more workers from overseas into the country. It will go into effect in April. While many business leaders welcome the move, challenges exist ...

The upcoming regular Diet session will test the commitment of both the ruling and opposition parties. This is another “election year” for Japan, with the Upper House and Tokyo metropolitan ...