TOKYO – Japan aims to reform labor law, easing the way for couples to work and share household chores, in a bid to avert an expected sharp fall in the number of its young people by the 2030s, three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

TOKYO – At least 130,000 bank accounts to receive state benefits and linked to My Number national identification cards have been found to belong not to the cardholders but their family members, the Digital Agency said Wednesday, the latest setback for the government’s efforts to promote the use of the ID system.

MANILA, Philippines — As the government scrambles to reform the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) to avert a fiscal crisis, the state-controlled Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has suggested that it simply replicate the current premium contribution structure for state workers.

HARTFORD, Ct -The family of Pattie Wu-Murad of Storrs, Connecticut, who has been missing since April 10 after setting out for a hike in Japan, has stopped actively searching for her but her husband Kirk Murad said they are still not giving up.

TOKYO – Japanese former lawmaker and social media personality GaaSyy was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening to defame some individuals, including a celebrity, after returning to Japan from the United Arab Emirates, where he had been residing, police said.

TOKYO – Japan’s government will set aside 3.5 trillion yen for new child care measures, slightly more than earlier estimated, in a move likely to add more debt to the industrial world’s heaviest public debt burden.

TOKYO – Japan’s government will set aside 3.5 trillion yen for new child care measures, slightly more than earlier estimated, in a move likely to add more debt to the industrial world’s heaviest public debt burden.

Hyonhee Shin and Chang-Ran Kim – North Korea attempted to launch what it called a space satellite over the sea to the south on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as the nuclear-armed North seeks to gain ground in a regional space race.

MANILA, Philippines — Basic education students are “not truly learning but merely progressing” through the school system, according to a report by the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) which linked the “unofficial” policy of mass promotion to poor learning outcomes.

SEOUL/TOKYO – Korea has notified Japan of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, a Japanese coast guard official said on Monday