The baby spent six months in hospital and was only allowed to leave intensive care when he reached 3.2 kilograms.

World's smallest surviving baby boy is sent home after months in hospital

Kiyoshi Kimura, who has won the auction in the past, paid a record price.

Bluefin tuna sold for £2.5 million in first 2019 sale at Tokyo market

Revellers had gathered in Takeshita Dori in Harajuku, an area popular with tourists.

Tokyo Medical University manipulated entrance exam results because it anticipated women would shorten their careers after becoming mothers.

A £45 policy that protects men from false accusations of groping on trains is proving a big hit as debate rages over Japan's rape culture.

The Rio Olympics were brought to an end by a colourful and joyful closing ceremony at the Maracana on Sunday.

Hundreds of passengers escaped down emergency slides as smoke on a Korean Air Lines plane forced a mass evacuation before take-off.

A Japanese man has been transported to prosecutors on charges of attempted murder over allegedly stabbing a singer ahead of a gig.

Schoolgirl who was kidnapped more than two years ago escapes her abductor after he forgot to "lock the door" of flat where she was held.

Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held 75 miles away from the capital as part of a £1.2billion programme in cuts.

A suitcase containing the decomposing body of an elderly woman has been found inside a locker at Tokyo station in Japan.
