Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo Arashiyama and illustrated by Mizumaru Anzai (Published by Fukuinkan Shoten Pub･･･ ...

Office worker Takashi shares a drink one night with two women: Ryoko and Sakura. Fate intervenes and he subsequently ends up marrying Sakura. The newlywed couple move into Takashi’s family home ...

Japanese cities each have their own guides on how to dispose of rubbish. In Fukushima, rubbish bags have to be placed at collection points every morning by 0830 - but cannot be left out from the ...

The rocket was carrying five satellites owned by entities including the Taiwan Space Agency and Japanese firms Space Cubics LLC and Terra Space Inc. A successful deployment of the satellites would ...

The 39 most anticipated books of 2025 include Susan Choi’s long-awaited follow-up to Trust Exercise, an essay collection from environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers ...

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Combat overtourism in other parts of Japan by visiting this central region. Here’s everything you should know before your trip, including the best things to do in every season and where to stay while ...

President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday jointly announced a $100 billion investment by the Japanese financial ... as SoftBank’s $1.5 billion investment ...

As the first half of the 2020s comes to a close, one global literary trend shows no signs of abating: a hunger for the stories of Japanese writers. The past five years saw authors from Japan win ...

The Indian-born head of one of Japan's most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its mindset and admit more immigrants to get the economy back to the glory of its boom years ...

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The lyricist Ira Gershwin outlived his composer brother by more than 40 years, but never quite escaped George’s shadow. Review by Joseph Epstein ...