The Music Awards Japan's Grand Ceremony will be held on Thursday, and will announce the winners of the major award categories: Song Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, New Artist Of The Year, Album ...

Music Awards Japan also presented a special “MAJ Timeless Echo” award to Eikichi Yazawa. The award was in "recognition for the artist who [has] long contributed to and excelled in the Japanese ...

Fans of the Japanese anime and ... roots lie firmly in the popular culture of Edo. Sakai sees their counterpart in modern forms of entertainment like manga and anime, and it was the hope of ...

A man in Kyoto has been arrested for allegedly forcing an electronics store employee into shaving his head in a dramatic act of apology – an incident that has cast fresh light on Japan’s deep ...

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A series of high-profile accidents involving foreign drivers has prompted Japanese authorities to re-evaluate a decades-old system that allows overseas licence holders to obtain a local driving ...

Loom weaving in the province of Abra is rooted in cultural inspirations which determine the distinct colors, embroideries and patterns of the ‘Abel’ cloth. On the other hand, Japan’s ‘saori’ weaving ...

For nations like Japan and India, China's growing influence poses a serious conundrum: Will they be engulfed in its cultural whirlpool or be able to resist the current? In a time of both ...

When tens of thousands of people fled after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing Fukushima nuclear accident, their cultural traditions left with them. But more than 10 years ...

AI's growing presence in anime is sparking debate about its impact on art, copyright, and animators' livelihoods. While tools ...

Eric Killelea is a religion reporter for Chron, based in Houston, writing about the impact of faith and culture on people in Texas. Previously, he covered Elon Musk, artificial intelligence ...