How much fans spend on their oshi depends. According to a recent survey by Japanese marketing company CDG and Oshicoco, an ...

On the windswept coasts of Hokkaido, a language once thought to be vanishing is echoing back into life. The story of Ainu, ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 63% chance of precipitation ...

Mizkif moved to Japan earlier this year and has found himself ... There’s no point. I think words are irrelevant. They’ve always been irrelevant. I think actions are the most important thing.

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Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in ...

With how fast the Scots are known for talking, many people across the seas - and even a few miles south of the border - may struggle at times to understand exactly what we are saying. Although ...

Japan is signaling a measured approach to dealing with new tariffs announced last week by the United States, while a number of other countries are opting to fight back hard as they work to counter ...

One is that in February 1990, when then-U.S. Secretary of State James Baker uttered the words “not one inch eastward,” he allegedly “promised” Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that the ...

Living in Japan? Interested in investing but don’t know where to start? Here’s a simple guide to get you started investing in Japan. If you’ve got a little voice in the back of your head telling you ...

2, we are at another turning point — not only for the alliance between Japan and the United States, but the world. Eight decades ago, this pivotal period was shaped by people such as ...