The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...

Japan's real wages in April fell 1.8 percent from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, as pay ...

A 44-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter were hit by a car while walking on a pedestrian crossing in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture on Monday, leaving the mother in a critical condition ...

Pedestrians walk over Shibuya crossing during a heatwave when temperatures are reaching 35 degrees Celsius in Tokyo. (Video by Stanislav Kogiku / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Team USA diver Alison Gibson ...

Japanese authorities are investigating a U.S. Navy sailor suspected of injuring an 87-year-old Japanese man crossing a Yokosuka ... district when he struck the pedestrian, according to a statement ...

Traffic lights in Japan aren’t always straightforward. From green arrows to flashing reds, here’s how to understand what each ...

Tokyo is not only Japan’s most densely populated prefecture, it‘s one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The famous Shibuya Crossing is the perfect statement on pedestrian ...

The measures are designed to reduce accidents by urging pedestrians to temporarily stop ... by Joshin Electric Railway at a Class 4 railroad crossing in the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.

[[nid:696831]] "The adjacent junction and pedestrian crossing also assist in regulating ... awareness should be shaped from a young age. "The Japanese, who live in crowded communities, learn ...

very few Japanese pedestrian-crossing lights have countdowns – probably the same percentage as in Australia. Trains are very punctual, it’s true, but I’ve been on several services that have ...