Toru Ota, a former chief of programming at Fuji Television Network Inc., said he continued hiring Masahiro Nakai despite learning early on about “trouble” between the celebrity and a woman at ...

Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun corrected a key part of its initial scoop on the “trouble” between celebrity Masahiro Nakai and a woman that led to a scandal rocking the TV entertainment industry.

Entertainer Masahiro Nakai, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, issued a public apology for “the trouble” with a woman, but said it has been resolved and will not further interfere with ...

Shinobu Naito is a researcher at the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. She tells NHK that she often hears that ...

A group of student environmental activists set up a Climate Clock in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward to alert people that time is running out until there is a climate doomsday.

The new management company of former talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. held its first live concert on April 10, drawing criticism from sexual abuse victims about priorities. Starto ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced the postponement of this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26), but it has not prevented young Japanese from continuing their calls for action ...

Here’s a bulletin from the health ministry: To stay fit, adults should walk at least 60 minutes a day and work out two or three times a week. An expert panel released draft guidelines Nov. 27 ...

BEIJING--China began retaliating on Tuesday against South Korea and Japan, two of the countries which have imposed COVID-19 curbs on travelers from China, the last major economy to reopen its ...

Seen from a company plane in late December last year, the snow-covered summit of Mount Fuji gleamed in the sun. In the bowl-shaped crater sat what resembled a colossal tiger with its outstretched ...

Six former Fukushima Prefecture residents are suing Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) over thyroid cancer they claim to have developed after exposure to radiation following the 2011 nuclear disaster.

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Nagano Prefectural employee for allegedly taking obscene photos of a 16-year-old female student more than one year ago, reports Jiji Press (Mar.