A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country ...

An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.

Audiences across Japan can now watch the BBC News channel on U-NEXT, the first international news brand offered to U-NEXT customers. The channel will be available 24 hours a day in both English and ...

A number of tsunami advisories remain in place across Japan's north-east coast Japan remains on high alert for aftershocks after its meteorological agency warned of an increased risk of a large ...

Japan's annual springtime sniffles aren't just bad—they're the legacy of a postwar forestry bet that went sideways, reports ...

U-NEXT in Japan has sealed a deal to bring BBC News to its customers, effective immediately. BBC News is the first and only international news channel on the Japanese streaming platform. BBC Studios ...

The deal, a first for the U.K. public broadcaster, will see hours of live content delivered via Japan's most popular website. By Gavin J Blair The BBC has launched a live news streaming service on ...

BBC Japan will close down on April 30 because its distributor no longer has the financial means to distribute the TV channel. In a statement, BBC Worldwide said: "BBC Worldwide has received ...

The BBC is the only British distributor to partner with Hulu in Japan so far. The arrangement means that Hulu will distribute the largest range of BBC Worldwide content on any platform in the market.