Blank Park Zoo welcomed Hiro, a baby Japanese macaque born earlier this month, marking the 50th macaque birth at the zoo ...

Brianna Slaughter tells PEOPLE they were left in pain and repeatedly separated from their newborn son during a four-day ...

Kawata is aiming to make maternity easier for women as Japan deals with one of the world's lowest birth rates.

By Joseph Campbell YAWATA, Japan, July 20 (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Japanese city became the first sitting mayor in ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up an expert panel as early as this month to review regulations on accepting ...

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

The U.S. should learn it too. Shoko Kawata just became the first mayor in Japan’s history to stay in office while becoming a ...

A new study found lowering the cost of IVF could increase births in America, but it might not be enough.

The Imperial Family has just undergone some major changes, and while Princess Aiko is still barred from the throne, she will ...

HISAYAMA, Fukuoka -- The government of this southwestern Japan town has begun free health checkups for sixth graders in collaboration with Kyushu Univ･･･ ...

Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage ...