Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of 6-year-olds.

Akira Kurosawa’s mastery of different genres is a given and one of High and Low’s strengths is a seamless blending of various styles within a single film. Though highly rated by Japanese critics, this ...

Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020) took the world of cinema by storm with his 1997 masterpiece House. A campy, ...

Traditional methods and skilled craftsmanship come together to create durable Japanese school bags. From material selection ...

An elementary school here with a growing population of foreign students -- now accounting for over 40% of its roll -- has ...

A Chinese district court is set to sentence a man next week over a knife attack in June last year, in which a Japanese woman and her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked, sources at Japan's ...

Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on ...

I don’t have the equipment.” He continued: “So, they’re good enough to send me DVDs.” Erickson also spoke about whether some of fans’ burning questions will get answered this time: ...

Typically Japanese players are drafted or sign with teams in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball after high school, then later come to MLB as free agents or through the posting system (like Sasaki).

“Shotaro is our first and one of the very few Japanese high school players to sign directly with a Major League team. … We are anxious and excited to watch Shotaro both pitch and hit as he begins his ...