The abandoned Okumo Elementary School is shown after it was closed in 2016 due to a declining birth rate, in Tamba-Sasayama, Japan. The country's falling birth rate is deeply impacting rural areas ...

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is quietly making its way to Sasebo, Japan, the Navy announced Tuesday. The America-class amphibious class assault ship departed Naval Base San Diego on May 19, according to a ...

Here's why. Update for 5 p.m. ET: The Japanese company ispace attempted to land its Resilience moon lander on the plains of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) on the moon today at 3:17 p.m. ET ...

A Japanese graphic novel artist and psychic has foretold of a major disaster that’ll befall Japan in 2025 — and people are so spooked they’re canceling their summer vacations. Manga artist ...

It's the business end of World Cup qualifying — at least for one nation — as Australia host Japan in an AFC qualifier at Perth Stadium on Thursday. While Japan were the first country to ...

Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities.

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by ...

A Japanese footballer playing on an Australian A-League team has been arrested for alleged involvement in a betting scandal, Australian authorities said. Riku Danzaki, 25, a midfielder for ...

Kurama, the fearsome nine-tailed fox in Naruto, draws inspiration from Japanese folklore's kitsune, magical foxes known for their cunning and transformative abilities. His character arc ...

Unlike the two neighboring businesses that are by appointment only (Teme Salon and Eyewear Love Affair), Choc ... Last year, Bay Street announced that Japanese grocery chain Tokyo Central had signed a ...

In this article, we are going to share swear words in Japanese, called in the language of warui kotoba [悪い言葉]. You will learn name-calling, slang, insults and other bad things in the Japanese language ...

Japan has been rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake. The tremor occurred off the cost of Kushiro, at a moderately shallow depth of 44km. The city of Kushiro, on Japan's northern island, was hit by ...