TOKYO - Women in Japan have become enamoured with Sylvanian Families, a series of adorable animal dolls that celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. Why are adults attracted to these long-lived toys, ...

There are countless fixed stars in the firmament, but Sei Shonagon (c.966-c.1025) named only the Pleiades star cluster and ...

Local gold-certified Japanese cuisine chef Avi Sternberg is planning to bring back this authentic Japanese food knowledge, ...

Engrish is a slang term for poorly translated or inaccurate use of the English language, and there are many reasons why this ...

The country's anime, manga, and video games hold soft power with its worldwide following. Soon, cosplaying will likely become ...

This is Tokyo’s famous Shibuya Crossing, which is one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the world. It feels like the ...

In the city's green spaces, members of Flock Together discover Tokyo's fauna—and solidarity between Black and brown residents.

Asking students to clean their classrooms might seem unusual to some, but in Japan it is an unquestioned part of school life ...

The Japanese market has dominated the trade in American vintage clothing for decades. Now economic and cultural changes are ...

A group of governors is lobbying to get the centuries-old Japanese onsen practice included on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list.

The Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) recently announced the results of the "CJK Spirit Word of the Year 2025" selection, with the Chinese word for "future" winning the highest number of votes.

I was in Hiroshima this week when I heard the news that President Jimmy Carter had passed away. It was a fitting place to ...