En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

As the weather becomes increasingly chilly, you might want to consider the Japanese home practice for warmer winter nights.

Ichiro grew to be hip in the majors, which fit the nation’s branding as “Cool Japan.” On the way, he bumped into pressure in Japan to conform, expressed in the saying “deru kugi wa utareru.” ...

In this new study, the researchers in Japan wondered if passive hand training with a robot ... moving them up and down in different patterns at different speeds. Following the training, the volunteers ...

In a move that could shape the future of their rotation and further solidify their global reach, the Dodgers have signed Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old pitching phenom is ...

Changes aren’t exclusive to the exterior, with cabin tweaks including unique ambient lighting patterns, a matte silver finish on most interior trim pieces, as well as matching graphics on the centre ...

Toyota has been criticised for its slow rollout of electric vehicles (EVs), with the bZ4X thus far its only global battery-powered model.

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We picked through Nintendo's teaser trailer frame by frame to find every hidden detail about the upcoming Switch 2 console. I’ve been PCMag’s home entertainment expert for over 10 years ...

MLB's annual international signing period opened Wednesday and while the baseball world awaits Roki Sasaki's decision, the Athletics swooped in to sign a touted Japanese two-way player.

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.