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Takeshi Hasuda, head of Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto, speaks during a news conference in Kobe on Jan. 29.
JAPAN / Society
Experts raise alarm over women giving birth alone
Access to anonymous childbirth services ¡ª currently available in only two medical institutions nationwide ¡ª is essential for protecting both mothers and newborns, they say.
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Inclusive education for students with disabilities advancing in Japan
Efforts to foster an environment that welcomes those with and without disabilities have helped one student realize her dream of studying abroad.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Campaign aims to raise funds in memory of boy who loved woodcraft
Yasunobu Tsuruta crafted wooden toys with Koshiro Kido, who later died of pediatric cancer at the age of 13.
A trainee in a beauty care program for older people provides hand care to a resident at a senior care facility, in the city of Saitama in November.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 5, 2026
Putting smiles on faces: Makeup help and beauty treatments energize older people
¡°I felt that beauty care gives people the energy to take action,¡± said a certified care worker.
The Tokyo office of the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
JAPAN / Society
Feb 3, 2026
Problems with mail-order drug subscriptions rising in Japan
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) is calling on people to carefully check contract details before completing orders to purchase nonprescription drugs online.
As concentration of the population in the Tokyo area is ongoing, addressing the situation remains a challenge for Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 3, 2026
Net population inflow into Tokyo area slowed in 2025, but concentration persists
As concentration of the population in the Tokyo area is ongoing, addressing the situation remains a challenge for the country.
Morley Robertson
JAPAN / Society
Feb 2, 2026
Journalist and media personality Morley Robertson dies of cancer at 63
Robertson gained attention in Japan for his sophisticated speaking style as a radio personality on broadcaster J-Wave's "Across the View" and other programs.
Kunihiro Nitta, a pharmacist at the Sukoyaka pharmacy in Naha, gives medication instructions to a resident on Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture via a video call in September.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 2, 2026
Pharmacy in Okinawa goes online to reach residents on remote islands
Sukoyaka pharmacy stepped up after two local pharmacies on Minamidaito Island and Yonaguni Island hundreds of kilometers away were shuttered.
Ski fields in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, which rose to national prominence during Japan¡¯s 1980s and early 1990s ski boom and hosted the 1998 Nagano Olympics, remain central to the village¡¯s winter economy.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Feb 2, 2026
In Hakuba, getting the tourism balance right
By Tomoko Otake
As tourism surges, a ski town in Nagano Prefecture weighs economic revival against rising costs, crowds and cultural clashes.
"The situation remains unchanged, with child abuse cases still high," an official of the Children and Family Agency said, despite a slight decline from the previous year's record high.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 30, 2026
Japan recorded 0.8% fewer cases of child abuse in fiscal '24 than a year earlier
By perpetrator, biological mothers accounted for the largest share, followed by biological fathers.

Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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By Elizabeth Beattie

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