In July last year, the Supreme Court ruled that a 2015 approval by the National Personnel Authority endorsing the ministry's restrictions was "illegal ... not undergone sex reassignment surgery due to ...

Japan's health ministry has made public a draft guideline for customers at restaurants to take home leftovers in a hygienic manner. The move is part of efforts to cut food loss. Officials ...

More than a quarter-century has passed since the institutionalization of organ transplants from brain-dead donors, and last ...

For the week ending November 3, approximately 5,000 medical institutions reported 5,127 influenza cases, marking an increase ...

TOKYO -- In an effort to reduce food waste at restaurants while taking hygiene into consideration, Japan's health ministry released draft guidelines on Oct. 16, including that customers can take ...

In a bid to reduce food waste, Japan's health ministry released draft guidelines Wednesday on how customers can ask restaurants for a take-home bag if the leftovers meet the country's hygiene ...

In the verification, dubbed a "health checkup" of the pension system, the ministry produces estimates ... The national pension covers all people in Japan between the ages 20 and 59, while company ...

Japan is grappling with a ... creating an urgent need to recruit new personnel. In late September, a panel of experts appointed by the Justice Ministry to review the probation officer system ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the missile test and was at the launch site, according to a Defense Ministry ... U.S. personnel or territory or to its allies South Korea and Japan, which ...

More than 30,000 people in Japan died of COVID-19 in the first year after most ... while the number of influenza fatalities reached 2,244, according to the health ministry's vital statistics. After ...

During winter, cold indoor temperatures can increase blood pressure, leading to hypertension and an increased risk of ...