Competitive Daydreaming in Japan, where competitors fully shut down their brains for 90 minutes and do literally nothing, is ...

From savoury street bites to unexpected convenience store gems, we reveal the must-try foods that made our Japan trip ...

If you frequent Japanese social media, you may have encountered a slang expression with a bittersweet meaning: bocchi ...

If you frequent Japanese social media, you may have encountered a slang expression with a bittersweet meaning: bocchi (aloneness). You can find the word in expressions like bocchi nomi (drinking alone ...

A conversation with John Nathan, a biographer of Yukio Mishima, who translated the story “From the Wilderness” in this week’s ...

Fugetsu-Do, a mochi store in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles, has existed for 121 years, with a lasting impact ...

Cultural celebrations in the workplace are important and, when done well, have numerous benefits. But they don’t always go as ...

In her debut documentary feature, which premiered at Sundance, the journalist Shiori Ito chronicles her journey for legal recourse in a case against the high-profile reporter she accused of rape.

BRAINERD — Central Lakes College will host Japanese performer Kuniko Yamamoto for two events on Nov. 7 as part of the ...

For grown-up lovers of cartoons, gaming, and “kid food,” we’ve found a bunch of gifts sure to lift their fun-loving spirits.

The anime industry now generates a majority of its total revenue outside its home country, per The Association of Japanese Animation. With California-based companies like Crunchyroll and Netflix ...