One of the figures in the crowd was the One Direction star, who was captured on camera wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap with the words “Techno ... a marathon in Japan, but he could also ...

In other words, the only crisis likely in Japan will be one of its own making. Someone in his position should be aware of that. With apologies to Marie Antoinette, this is no time to lose one’s ...

The Japanese government is cracking down on unconventional children’s names – here’s what it means - Government bans ...

In short, 39 means “thank you.” But just how did the number 39 came to be associated with the term “thank you”? Japan’s Kanji ...

Taku Eto may forever be known as Japan’s modern-day Marie Antoinette. At a time when the price of rice is at a record high, Eto, the country’s farm minister, essentially told the population ...

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated each other via their aides on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet and allied victory in ...

His words, uttered under extreme circumstances from ... the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

At his urging, the Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously designated “heaven-o” as the county’s official greeting. The reason: “hello” contains the word “hell.” “When you go to school and ...

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP): Since 1987, JJ/WBGSP has enabled more than 7,000 mid-career professionals from 160 developing countries and Japan to complete graduate ...

What Japanese say and what they mean can be two entirely different things, and in this context the Japanese word honne refers to real, inner feelings, and the word tatemae refers to the feelings one ...

Kunqu Opera's Peng vocal school, founded by Zhang Xunpeng, is expected to cultivate more foreign apprentices in Japan after the Shanghai Kunqu Pengpai Art Research Center opened its Tokyo branch on ...

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