Tucked on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, Fukuoka thrives in the understated—a mix of old-world craft and neon-lit ...

Japanese culture offers numerous habits for a balanced lifestyle. By borrowing these simple yet effective habits from Japanese culture, anyone can improve their relationship with food and prevent ...

HOKOTA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Orders are being accepted for a limited edition of the popular Licca-chan doll wearing the uniform of a school in Ibaraki Prefecture for the first time. The project was ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 30, 2025 Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party is in mourning following the death of Grandmore Hakata, the Member of Parliament for Glenview South Constituency. He succumbed to an illness related to ...

Japan’s core consumer inflation accelerated to 3.0% in December, the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed earlier on Friday, in a sign rising fuel and food prices continue to push up ...

At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine. They are seeking good fortune in ...

TAKASAKI, Gunma — About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, ...

That is Young-hee, an innocent-looking robotic doll who, in fact, has a deadly role in the South Korean-made television series – to find contestants to gun down playing the game “Red Light, ...