While Japan has traditionally been one of the powerhouses of world physics, the message we got while compiling this Special Report is that the country is losing its international competitive edge.

From personalized vaccines to next-generation screening technologies, the ways the world treats and detects cancer could shift dramatically in the coming years. But there are many challenges ahead, as ...

Global energy spending has reached record levels, and with a significant focus on renewables. But renewable power is yet to meet demand in key areas, prolonging the world's reliance on fossil fuels.

TOKYO — Japan is set to give the green light this week to restart the world's biggest nuclear plant, local media reported Wednesday. The resource-poor country pulled the plug on nuclear power after ...

Japan has cleared the last major political obstacle to restarting the world’s largest nuclear power station, marking a significant step in the country’s cautious return to atomic energy nearly 15 ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Nobel Prize in physics is going to two Japanese citizens and a Japanese-born American. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Yoichiro Nambu (yoh-ee-chee-roh nahm ...

International Business Times: Physics professor Harsh Mathur broke down the symbolism behind a potential, if unlikely, agreement between the United States and Japan for a nuclear sharing deal, noting ...

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural Revolution had stalled its development. Robert P Crease finds out more from ...