FUKUOKA--Seven years ago, prosecutors and police officers decided if they wanted to take down the most violent organized crime group in Japan, they would have to start by cutting off its head. On ...

In Japan, a new push is focusing on women's work ... Julia Roberts walked barefoot down the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, a response to women reportedly being turned away from the ...

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A Japanese government ... at 45.6 last month. That's down 3 points from January. More than 2,000 people working in various industries are asked to give their take on the economy compared with ...