At the highest level! The official motto of WCH Tokyo 25, ‘Every second, SUGOI’, carries a powerful message—one that aspires ...

Here's why you should not wipe your toilet seat with toilet paper. A Japanese toilet maker has issued a public service announcement (PSA), advising users to refrain from wiping their seats with ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...

The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...

A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78, officials said on Friday. Chisako Kakehi was ...

Ginzan Onsen, a popular Japanese hot spring town known for its scenic snowy views, has begun limiting entry to day trippers during winter peak season, becoming another destination to tackle ...

After leaving the NBC sketch comedy show to write for The Office in 2005, he said the SNL sketch ‘The Japanese Office’ “didn’t feel right to me in some way” when Steve Carell and Ricky ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) viewed during sea-trials off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine ...

Influenza continues to rage across Japan, with an estimated 1.67 million people becoming sick and seeing doctors in the week through last Sunday, double the level the week before, according to ...

Every year, many companies introduce special products based on the signs of the zodiac to celebrate the New Year in Japan. As 2025 will be the Year of the Snake, Apple has now announced a limited ...