If you’re stuck in a cycle of anxious thinking, some timeless Japanese techniques might help. These methods focus on simplicity, mindfulness, and embracing life’s imperfections. They offer a ...

The 10-track 'For Melancholy Brunettes' was produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan) and features legendary actor/musician Jeff Bridges on a song.

KITAKYUSHU -- Some 4,600 new adults dressed in flashy kimonos and other attire attended a coming-of-age ceremony here on Jan. 12, one day before Coming-of-Age Day. Although the age of adulthood in ...

The ranking is based on data released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Mini Vehicle Association on Jan. 11. Four Toyota models made the top 10 including Yaris and Corolla ...

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 ...

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.

Mini trucks have been utilized in natural disasters nationwide. Following the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula quake, the Japan Car Sharing Association provided mini trucks for free to disaster victims and ...

Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp. who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died, the company said Friday. He was 94.

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner will follow up her acclaimed 2021 album Jubilee and memoir Crying in H Mart with her fourth full-length, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), which will ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Nippon individual savings accounts (NISA) is a Japanese government tax-advantaged investment account meant to help residents save and invest. Even though it launched only ten years ago ...