Having a slim, healthy body is a dream for everyone.

Abortion and free-sex are two in one package.

Diet reform discussions have not progressed during the current regular session in spite of criticism that the legislature's functions are deteriorating.

The resignation of Olympic minister Yoshitaka Sakurada came far too late given that he has made so many remarks since he assumed office in October that have called his fitness for his Cabinet post into question.

More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through excessive use of smartphones and other audio devices, the UN warned Tuesday, proposing new safety standards for safe volume levels.

The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday urged Japan to do more to let children be children, free of excessive pressures or corporal punishment in school or at home.

Our propensity for blaming social media for the ills of the world is boundless, and the emergence of fake news is no exception. While it is true that social media has added to the challenge with respect to bots, newsfeed algorithms, and an augmented reach, the spread of misinformation cannot be blamed entirely on technology.

Scores of people have been killed after a powerful quake sparked a tsunami with waves as high as 1.5 meters (five feet) that smashed into the Indonesian city of Palu