This spring brings a new crop of exciting restaurants. Burlington favorite Viet Citron is now in Somerville’s Bow Market, too ...

Sporting a white dress and a red headscarf, Japan’s version of a Barbie doll has a new look to battle ... “so cute,” which made Ai Nishimura, 39, feel good about the project.

As if the doll photo above didn't clue you in, some items in the database are incredibly disturbing. Like this mannequin head, found in 1991 at around 20,500 feet deep in the Japan Trench.

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

Rose O’Neill created the Kewpie doll. In December 1909, her dolls first appeared in a women’s magazine. She went on to become ...

Rose O’Neill created the Kewpie doll. In December 1909, her dolls first appeared in a women’s magazine. She went on to become the highest-paid female commercial illustrator in the U.S. in the ...

I'm never cooking anything again without using my Made In Damascus-steel knives. This three-steel-knife set includes a santoku, a nakiri, and a gyuto all forged in Seki, Japan, using Damascus steel.

Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 cult classic was feared lost for decades until the fortuitous recent discovery of its original negatives ...

The atmosphere is buzzing. Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is a ceremony to pray to the gods for children's healthy growth and other ...