Japan’s most iconic sights often overshadow an entirely different world hidden beyond the bright lights and famous temples.

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to ...

Asahi Yamauchi, 4, looks at a beetle and plays at an exhibition devoted to insects on July 31 in Tokyo, Japan. The Associated Press TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and ...

Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall—according ...

The nation must lose its tight focus on individual disciplines if it is to keep pace with the evolving requirements of scientific enquiry. Noboru Mizushima is a professor in the Department of ...

Observers of Japanese early childhood education and care have pointed to the mindset of educators watching over and waiting on preschoolers as being an intriguing tendency. This mimamoru approach has ...