The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast at the 2023 Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California. Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images After nearly 15 years in music, Michelle Zauner of ...

The Environment Ministry on Tuesday released an updated version of its red list for endangered plants and fungi, which now includes a total of 2,063 species, down by 207 from its previous version.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed a lot of new information about the system yesterday, and one of the tidbits you may have noticed is that Japan is getting a Japanese-language only version of ...

The peace preservation law, which, after animated discussion both in and out of the Diet, was finally passed and officially promulgated today. The principal clauses of the law are as follows: In a ...

With spring blooms taking over and marking the start of cherry blossom season around the world, we look at Indian spots to see these beautiful flowers Bathed in pink, Japan transforms into a ...

FEARS of “dumbing down” kids were raised tonight after a government review proposed cutting the number of GCSE exams. MPs also warned that calls for lessons to be more “diverse” could be ...

Now, chef Midian Pratama and his business partner Sonny Choy are set to bring their vision for Japanese Omakase-style sushi dining to Oklahoma City residents with Kanji, their restaurant set to open ...

Japan is an alluring destination because of its many juxtapositions. Neon skyscrapers tower over Shinto shrines, and salarymen ride the train next to Harajuku girls. The Land of the Rising Sun ...

Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan, followed London, which topped the list. Reporters and writers for the Times annually nominate 52 cities from around ...