THIS Labour government never looked more pathetically gutless than in its response to the grooming gangs. The systematic and nationwide sexual exploitation of vulnerable young white girls by ...

Years before Sony was a common name, Masaru Ibuka was just an amateur tinkerer student at Waseda University who liked to fix ...

While in Tokyo, we happened across this energetic band featuring the unique vocals of Yu Sakai, so we had to bring them to Tiny Desk.

The Haiku Stairs were built in 1942 by the US Navy after Pearl Harbor. Two men, Bill Adams and Louis Otto, took just 21 days ...

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we talk to companies who say their robots will be essential to grow ...

U.S. stocks fell a day after posting spectacular gains over President Trump's decision to pause many of his tariffs. Now, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Nikkei share index soars 9.1% and Taiwan's gains 9.3% as markets jump after Trump delays new tariffs by 90 days.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shoots up in early Thursday trading, gaining more than 2,000 points.

Acclaimed DJ, radio host, and broadcaster Peter Barakan chats about his life in Tokyo, from studying Japanese at SOAS to presenting cult programmes Japanology Plus and Barakan Beat.

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David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died. He was 83. Childs ...