She emerged as “the perfect post-war icon”, agrees Roland Kelts of Waseda University. “Japan’s warrior nation was shoved ...

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars tossed manager Daisuke Miura into the air five times as fans who filled the stands at Yokohama ...

Her collection features beautiful pieces made with Japanese tensha beads ... or you can also sometimes find them at markets ...

The All Blacks have started their Northern Tour with a convincing 64-19 win over Japan, with the Kiwis running riot during ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, front right, listens to a question from opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan member Harumi Yoshida during a plenary session of the House of ...

After years of relative stability, Japanese politics is about to enter a shaky period after a terrible showing by the LDP.

The monarch was feting a figure more recognisable than any billionaire or emissary: Hello Kitty, who turns 50 this year. The ...

The All Blacks have started their Northern Tour with a convincing 64-19 win over Japan in Yokohama. A busy cameo off the ...

Shimizu is not alone. His testimony is part of a wave of revelations that began in the late 1980s following the death of Emperor Hirohito. Dark episodes of Japan’s history — including Unit 731 — ...

“The classic checkerboard pattern of white squares interspersed with black or gray squares is ancient and traverses multiple ...

The focus of Japan's Oct. 27 House of Representatives election ... election as a means to sweep the slush fund issue under ...

Chitose Abe of Sacai is the most powerful fashion designer you don’t know about, thanks to her ability to fuse street and ...