The effects are becoming apparent as some hospitals are reducing medical services or not replacing aging medical equipment.

Rising prices and labor costs are causing hospitals nationwide to suffer financial difficulties. The effects are becoming apparent as some hospitals are reducing medical services or not replacing ...

A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the official recognition of Niigata Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by polluted industrial wastewater containing methylmercury ...

Sanken Electric has also postponed mass production at its new facility in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, which was acquired to boost power semiconductor output. Production is now expected to begin ...

A Singaporean man, 55, has been arrested in Japan under suspicion of committing indecent acts, a spokesman from the Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters told The Straits Times. The suspect ...