In recent years, there’s been a trend in anime and light novels towards exhaustively comprehensive titles that meander ...

Staying in a ryokan was such a cool experience, and we got everything we wanted out of it: Delicious meals, a restful break, ...

Japanese baseball fans get to experience the Los Angeles Dodgers and their superstar Shohei Ohtani on their doorstep at an exhibition held by the Major League Baseball franchise in Tokyo on Wednesday ...

Sexual harassment and assault is a big problem on Japan's huge public transport system. One in 10 women aged 16 to 29 say they have been touched inappropriately on trains, according to the ...

According to 2016 data from the Japan Congress on Evangelism, 81 percent of Protestant churches in Japan have fewer than 50 ...

Japanese electronics giant Sony and drinks maker Suntory are stockpiling inventory in the United States while their peers ...

Japan’s birth rate has hit a new record low — just 720,988 births in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline. The consequences? A shrinking workforce, rising social security costs and a ...

The U.S. dollar drooped near a three-month low versus major peers on Wednesday while shares in Asia were mixed after the ...

Cover Corp. has expanded outside of Japan, bringing virtual creators known as VTubers to U.S. audiences. The market is getting its test now as to whether VTubers — where humans give voice to 3D ...

The world’s richest city, as of 2024, is New York City. According to Forbes, the Big Apple’s overall wealth is (currently) ...

About 4,600 residents remain under evacuation advisories as the fire rages in the northern Iwate region, killing one.

Kaizen: A Factory Story will be a "open-ended puzzle automation game" from the former Zachtronics developers who made Opus Magnum and Eliza.