From crystal embellishments to bright colors, here's a look at the gowns Miss Universe contestants have worn to accept their ...

Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes TOKYO -- Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package ...

A detailed account of human anatomy, based both on dissection and on earlier published work, by Mitani Boku. It contains a number of multicoloured anatomical illustrations. This work was originally ...

It's like, "Oh, there's a new prime minister in Japan," but there's also a new prime minister in the U.K., a new NATO secretary-general, and many new leaders coming up. It's a time for change. MS ...

Mr. Taniguchi, who was a special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe when he was prime minister of Japan, wrote from Tokyo. The political dominance of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has been ...

The 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant is taking place in Mexico on Saturday. More than 120 women from all over the world are ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

High urbanization and the emergence of megacities in Japan, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, have prompted the development of a highly efficient and potent public transport system, which is of ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal ... about the cities and the hardships of child-rearing voters,” Ms. Naoi said. If the Liberal Democrats indeed fail to capture a majority ...