We heartily applaud the clear political message sent from a high diplomatic level that Japan and the United States will not tolerate any self-righteous step taken by China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

The education ministry’s departure from its previous cram-free education policy has apparently resulted in a sharp recovery in the academic ability of Japanese children. The results of the Organizat...

*Ｖ字回復（ぶいじかいふく）: sharp recovery *３年（ねん）ごとに: every three years *～の背景（はいけい）: a factor behind... *学習指導要領（がくしゅうしど...

Many cases have emerged in which patients experience trouble after receiving treatment by private clinics under the name of regenerative medicine, which has been practiced without sufficient checks on...

The securities market watchdog will urge the Financial Services Agency to impose an administrative penalty by the end of this week on Deutsche Securities Inc., accusing it of providing excessive ente...

The government plans to establish a subcabinet-level committee at the Cabinet Secretariat as a third-party body to check the validity of state secret designations before a secrecy bill comes into for...

The mother of House of Representatives lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda was arrested Wednesday for alleged illegal electioneering involving the Tokushukai hospital group, the power base of Tokuda. The Tokyo...