The two victims of a recent fire at Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi's home have been identified as her husband, Takashi, a University of Tokyo professor emeritus, and first daughter, ...

TOKYO: A fire broke out Wednesday (Nov 27) in an apartment building in Tokyo where a Japanese lawmaker lives with her family, and two unidentified bodies have been found at the scene, local ...

The next five years are crucial for Japan's efforts to halt a population decline that could threaten its economy, the cabinet minister in charge of the twin issues of gender equality and the falling ...

The former Japanese ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, Kuniko Inoguchi, said Tuesday she has agreed to run in the upcoming general election on the Liberal Democratic Party's ticket.

The government will consider introducing a system to bear all direct costs for childbirth -- including hospitalization for mothers -- in a bid to encourage young couples to have more kids, a ...

Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at the residence of international political scientist Takashi Inoguchi in Tokyo on Nov. 27. Inoguchi, 80, a professor emeritus at the University of ...