From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades, Akihabara has been a refuge for the otaku — someone who would “go ...

Japan and Ireland are both island nations surrounded by the ocean, and both nations have long cherished and revered nature. This is evident in fullat this upcoming exhibition.’ Tour the brutalist ...

A disaster-hit city in central Japan will close its last evacuation center on Sunday. About 400 such sites provided emergency shelter to Noto Peninsula residents affected by last year's powerful ...

But for Japan’s second city, this is a coming-out party ... where locals love to one-up Tokyo, most were little fussed. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality ...

anime, comics, and games. He has been writing professionally for over a decade. Set in an alternate version of feudal Japan, the series follows an alien soldier who crash-lands on Earth after ...

TOKYO/OTTAWA, April 9 (Reuters) - Canada, chair of the Group of Seven advanced economies, is working with Japan and the European Union to maintain global stability in financial markets and the ...

TOKYO : Japan's bankruptcy filings in fiscal 2024 totalled 10,144, the most in 11 years, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) said on Tuesday, amid rising uncertainties around the Bank ...

Japan's work culture can be intense, but I've been presented with amazing opportunities in Tokyo. There's so much to love about the city, from the food and culture to the energy. I was 24 when I ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying ... engaged in activities supporting one’s favourite celebrities, anime characters, cuddly mascots or any oshi – the Japanese term for the ...

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao ... He was speaking at the Ghibli atelier in western Tokyo, days before the San Francisco-based ...

JILPT, or the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, is an incorporated administrative agency with the objective of the organization to contribute to the planning of labor policies and their ...