Human behaviour can be a fascinating area of study, even when public conduct is far from ideal. Consider the findings of a recent study on social behaviour across 31 nations. A team of 65 researchers ...

China has 1.01 billion netizens in a population of 1.43 billion people. Their clout can be enormous, or negligible, depending on how the Communist Party of China perceives it. Last week, the authorit...

Daiki Hashimoto kept Japan’s grip on the Olympic men’s gymnastics all-around crown in breathtaking style on Wednesday, leaving the few watching inside the Ariake arena roaring and a bitter...

Japanese 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition on Monday, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming t...

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Has...

The Japanese government on Thursday decided to put Tokyo under a state of emergency because of rising coronavirus cases in the capital. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is trying to pull off the Gam...

Step forward Sir — The Japanese government has urged all employers in the country to institute a four-day work week, instead of the traditional five-day one. This is aimed at helping employees ...

“The relationship between Japan and India has been grown from strength to strength.… In crisis like these, the true nature of our relationship comes out. This help only confirms and stren...

Up to 10,000 domestic spectators will be allowed in Tokyo 2020 venues, Olympics organisers said on Monday, a decision that cuts against the recommendation of medical experts who said holding the event...

The top economic officials from the world’s advanced economies reached a breakthrough on Saturday in their years-long efforts to overhaul international tax laws, unveiling a broad agreement that...