Analysts point out the low rate does not account for millions — especially women — who gave up their job during the pandemic to care for family.

With their places of work closed, the entertainers have been forced to think creatively to keep their incomes flowing.

In a steamy Tokyo kitchen, a roasted scent wafts through the air as Yuta Shinohara prepares soup stock for ramen, derived not from pork or chicken, but crickets. "In this pan, we have 10,000 crickets, making stock for 100 bowls," Shinohara explained, as he stirred ...

The International Olympic Committee will hold high-level talks on Tuesday, as doubts grow over prospects for the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the COVID-19 crisis. While countries across Europe have gone into full ...

Every morning, come rain or shine, 64-year-old Koji Suzuki grabs his board and checks out the surf crashing onto the Fukushima coastline, some of the best rollers in Japan. Suzuki's local beach, Minamisoma, is around 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the crippled Fukushima No. ...