Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female toji, or master Japanese sake brewers. Only 33 female toji are registered in ...

Ninety percent of paddle-style fans, called uchiwa, are made in the island city of Marugame. Uchiwa, traditional hand-held ...

so the government wants solutions to avoid "kodokushi" — the Japanese term that means a lonely death. At the age of 85, Ikuko Arai finally retired on November 30. She says she is happy to step ...

Discover how Takashi Murakami reimagines Japanese art history at Gagosian, blending traditional techniques with A.I.

The case not only triggered fresh anti-base sentiment in the prefecture, which hosts the bulk of US military facilities in Japan, but also drew attention as local police and the central government ...

Prosecutors sought a seven-year jail term for Washington. Okinawa continues to bear a heavy load as host to many U.S. military facilities more than half a century after its 1972 reversion from U.S.

However, from a young age, the individual has felt strong discomfort from being treated as a female and now wants to change the term “eldest ... signs of progress in Japan to eliminate or ...

TOKYO: Japan's government plans to raise the country's key taxes starting in April 2026 to fund more defence spending after a one-year delay, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday ...

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison ...

Japan again ranks at or near top of survey on adult skills Agency says Miho Nakayama died in ‘accident’ while bathing U.S. airman gets 5-year sentence over sex attack on Okinawa girl ...

Study lists for the contest found on school district websites for the 2024-2025 school year list the feminist term, "womyn," as an acceptable alternate spelling for "women" that students can use.

The Indian government is likely to introduce the bill today in the Lok Sabha to explore simultaneous elections for the nation ...