The ministry aims to introduce new measures in fiscal 2026 as a way to curb the country's ballooning medical costs.

Some politicians carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands. News stories in recent weeks about offensive or ill-advised text messages have blown up the careers of several young ...

TOKYO -- Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who on Tuesday became Japan's first female prime minister, will likely soften ...

A research team led by Nobel Prize winner Shimon Sakaguchi, a specially appointed professor at the University of Osaka, has developed technology to mass-produce regulatory T cells (Tregs), which can ...