Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.

Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ's working parts in place than ever before.

Dozens of space scientists are desperately scouring the skies after losing track of a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar Japanese satellite that was sent to study black holes.

In the name of ‘scientific research’, Japan kills 333 minke whales, including over 200 pregnant females, in the Antarctic in 2015-16 whaling season.

At least 23 medical institutions around the country preserve the frozen eggs of healthy women to help them have babies in the future, and three women in their 40s have used their frozen eggs to have babies, The Yomiuri Shimbun comes to learn.

Japan is marking the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left more than 18,000 dead or missing.

One-third of Japanese working women experience sexual harassment at their place of employment, though nearly two-thirds of these women suffer in silence, a survey shows.

New census figures in Japan show the population has shrunk by nearly one million in the past five years, in the first decline registered since 1920.

Journalists should face consequences for their mistakes, says health minister and presidium member of the ruling Awami League Mohammad Nasim.

Japanese women are hiring professional ‘Crying Therapists’ who also happen to be attractive men to make them cry and wipe away their tears.

A Japanese MP who sparked a national debate about paternity leave has quit after admitting to having an affair as his wife was due to give birth.

Asian markets continue their downward trend, with Japan failing more than 7% in two days.

The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later following North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.

The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, is signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand.

South Korea and Japan echo US warnings that North Korea would pay a heavy price if it pushes ahead with a planned rocket launch just weeks after conducting its fourth nuclear test.

Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari says he is resigning amid corruption allegations. But he denies personally receiving bribes from a construction company, as had been alleged by a Japanese magazine.

Tanu the tanuki, a species that's also called a raccoon dog is taking over the internet with its mysteriousness and mostly its cuteness! It is the hybrid of our dreams!

Two top mobile phone operators in the country, Robi and Airtel signs the formal deal for merging together in the country.

A bus taking passengers to a ski resort in central Japan veers off a mountain road, killing 14 people and injuring 27.

A 200kg (440lb) endangered bluefin tuna is sold for 14 million yen ($117,283; £80,000) at the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market.