He calls it hito-zukuri, the art of making people. The results are impressive. Not only do Japanese children do well ...

Shares are lower in Tokyo and Shanghai, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day. Oil prices rose.

People in Japan are being urged to wear masks, as doctors fight the worst epidemic of “walking pneumonia” seen for more than ...

Scientists say that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords walk more easily, with one patient describing how the technique allowed him to ...

Honoring Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro, who used to stroll here on his commute to Kyoto University in the early 20th century, the Philosopher's Walk is a roughly mile-long pathway along the ...