TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded in the October-December quarter at a slower pace than initially reported, weighed by weaker consumption but still likely supporting the case ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film industries, especially having earned more Academy Awards than any other nation in Asia. While it is ...

TOKYO, March 6 — The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals and left in the Philippines after World War II, to coincide with the ...

After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...

On 31 January the NHS announced the approval CASGEVY, the first CRISPR gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease. It will be offered at specialist NHS centres to treat patients who experience ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

Over the last few months, there have been multiple reports on new treatments for sickle cell disease. In this feature, we highlight the biggest updates in this field and think about what the future ...

When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters was with a 24-year-old patient whose sickle cell disease left them with ...

You can get in touch with Micah by emailing [email protected]. Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of ...