One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central ...

There are complex cultural issues in end of life decision making in Japan including disclosure of diagnosis, providing treatment, Informed consent and Government policies including advance care ...

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Younger Japanese are turning their backs on grind culture. The result? Shorter workweeks, higher wages, and hope for an end to ‘karoshi’.

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A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow ... she had "used cyanide on the men after making them trust her as a life partner." "It's a calculated, cruel crime based on a strong intent ...

The author, poet, actor, film-maker and bodybuilder, born 100 years ago, was one of modern Japan’s most important cultural figures. But his life has too often been overshadowed by his death, at least ...

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Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.

Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is pondering his advancing age again, this time telling fans he ...

From dehumanising abuse to nearly losing her life, author and human rights advocate Sylvia Yu Friedman recounts her harrowing ...

Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences to life in prison without parole, as they seek to appeal their cases ...