Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home. Social and medical ...

But when she opened her mouth to speak, it was with a cheerful, slightly nasal twang: the voice of a 24-year-old stay-at-home mother. To generations of Japanese, she is Sazae-san, the titular char ...

The killings have led to questions about what is driving people to murder strangers en masse.

Contemporary Japan has been characterised as a "post-growth society". It faces challenges such as a rapidly ageing population ... The disasters of 2011 and the pandemic of 2020-2022 have caused ...

Did you know that Asia has more people than all the other continents combined ... She will teach you a lot of exciting things such as origami, language and writing systems, school life in Japan, and ...

Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will work at the Japanese Red Cross ... of being a member of society, I hope to be of help to people and society, even if only ...

Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president topped the list of international news events for 2024 as selected by Yomiuri ...

Celebrations rocked India and different parts of the world as people welcomed a hopeful and fresh beginning after a year ...

The accumulated total of people who have moved overseas ... “It will leave an impact on various aspects of our society.” The rise of Japanese living overseas will affect the falling population ...

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic ...

This traditional Japanese soup includes mochi and chicken and is a soothing way to start the new year. Traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day, ozoni is a Japanese soup made with mochi ...

In June, four American instructors were attacked at a park by a 55-year-old man wielding a knife. And there were two separate attacks on Japanese ... people" to show their "displeasure with ...