Society

Why Japan Hates the New “Bachelor Tax” Aimed at Reversing Population Decline

The new levy is intended to secure the country's future - but some are calling for the agency that instituted it to be dissolved.

With a dwindling workforce, Japan is increasingly dependent on foreign workers to care for its rapidly aging population.

As Japan's population continues to decline, many singles say the pressure to get hitched is taking a toll.

A combination of government missteps and online disinformation has steadily eroded public trust in the life-saving practice.

No, the city of Kitakyushu isn't offering "Muslim lunches" to students. Other schools in Japan, however, have - and with heartwarming results.

The woman, an employee of cosmetics maker D-Up, said the company's president called her a "stray dog" before putting her on leave.

A simple misunderstanding led some Japanese citizens to protest an initiative they worry will lead to a flood of African immigrants.

Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. How did it start, and how has it stayed that way?

An attorney who represents families in disability cases explains how gaps in the law leave some disabled students stranded.