Both the domestic (Japanese) and foreign anime markets grew this year, but the foreign market overtook the domestic market ...

To address the problem, Tokyo mayor Yuriko Koike has pledged to subsidise epidural childbirth “as early as possible” to ...

Elizabeth Altounian’s South Pasadena accessory dwelling unit is more than just a living space. It’s a manifestation of beauty ...

Wilson Walker reports on outgoing San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin and his long political career in San Francisco. Website: <a href=" YouTube: <a href=" Facebook: <a href=" Instagram: <a href=" T ...

A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for US$1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious ...

The first cherry blossoms this year in Japan have been observed in Okinawa Prefecture. Weather officials say they confirmed that flowers were in bloom on a benchmark cherry tree of the hikanzakura ...

A NAGASAKI World War Two bombing survivor – who devoted his life to campaigning against nuclear weapons – has died aged 93.

Police in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of strangling his 88-year-old mother to death on Sunday. According to police, Toshiaki Nagano, a company employee, is ...

A ceremony to distribute traditional round rice cakes was held on Monday at Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan.

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and ...

Families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea were forced to bring in another new year without their loved ones at home. They are urging the Japanese government to hold a bilateral summit with ...