Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki's novel "Butter" has captured a cult following abroad, as a biting feminist critique of sexism ...

Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.

When the cat colony closed in 2013, and he accepted an invitation of permanent residence from public servant Danny Taurozzi, ...

The world painted by Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one of disaffection. The Japanese auteur has made a career of identity thrillers, ...

Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s Silence Suzuka is based on a real Japanese racehorse whose story ended in heartbreak.

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 18. Check what happened ...

In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary declared the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji its Word of the Year, an event that marked ...

Photo provided to China Daily] Newly discovered photographs collected by German photojournalist Robert Lebeck in the 1930s, ...

Nissan says it is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan. The Japanese automaker said Tuesday ...

In Tokyo’s Shibuya district, people often gather near a statue of a dog. It honors Hachiko, a dog who waited for his owner ...

Ogura can still remember that terrible morning in August, 80 years ago. Her older brother, who later died of cancer from ...

We marvel at “miraculous survivors” like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of last month’s Air India disaster. But ...