Japan will soon start a new initiative to support single women, moving to rural areas to get married in fiscal 2025, to address the shrinking population of young women in the countryside. As part of ...

Sanae Takaichi’s historic ascent to the leadership could have significant repercussions for the country’s relationships with ...

Foreign employees have become much more visible in Japan. But policies designed only for short-term stays may hurt the country in the global competition for labor. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya The ...

TOKYO, Japan — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall's new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori," or alone.

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s embattled governing party, paving the way for her ...