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 ...

What the annual income and terms of office for Japanese lawmakers tell us about bribery and corruption in the Diet. Abe was the first Japanese PM in 15 years to attend the Chinese embassy in Tokyo ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...