With temperatures in Japan nudging 38C and the government issuing heatstroke alerts, two Japanese companies have teamed up to ...

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Members of a Japanese civic group focused on investigating the human bones discovered at the former site of a Japanese army medical school gathered in Tokyo on Sunday, calling on Japanese society to ...

As record-breaking heatwaves become more frequent around the world, keeping outdoor workers safe has become an increasingly ...

Japan developed a walk-in cooling booth for outdoor workers facing extreme heat. This "human refrigerator" targets key body ...

A Japanese research team including the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo aims to carry out clinical research to ...

A civic memorial gathering was held on Sunday in Tokyo, which exposed the crimes of Japan's infamous Unit 731 bio warfare ...

With summers becoming ever hotter in Japan, companies are increasingly thinking outside the box to come up with new and ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 21 to test your news knowledge.

A Japanese research team including the Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo aims to carry out clinical research to temporarily transplant pig kidneys to a human fetus with a severe kidney ...

Japan has developed a human-sized cooling booth called the Do Hiemon Box that works like a refrigerator for people. The booth maintains a 15-degree Celsius temperature and blows chilled air around the ...

Netflix continues to expand its catalog, building on its success with recent Asian series by introducing fresh titles from ...