Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could ...

MUJI Food Market, offering Japanese-style sandwiches, specialty beverages, and an AI-powered coffee-making machine, is open ...

Home to the ultra-efficient high-speed Shinkansen network, Japan is a country perfectly suited to exploration by train ...

The LEGO Minecraft builds are both attractive and simple, and although most of the builds depict pre-conceived designs, other sets enable the sort of free play that both LEGO and Minecraft are ...

Employment councils will be set up comprising senior leaders from prominent firms that will support offenders serving their sentence in the community into work. They will build on the work of prison ...

Philly-native indie-pop group Japanese Breakfast will head out on an extensive, multi-national tour in 2025 in support of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the project’s upcoming fourth ...

offering a nostalgic glimpse into Japan’s entertainment scene in the 1980s. You can watch the biopic here. Directed by Isao Takahata, ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ is an animated war drama set during the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has arrived ... talks since taking office in October last year. Mr Ishiba is set to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Jan 10 to discuss economic ...

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Netflix has a treat in store for global fans of Japanese kawaii culture ... I hope everyone will enjoy this exciting story set in our handcrafted Mariland, the thrilling action that pushes ...

Japanese culture is rich and endearing, and as good as any to be the setting of a game. In fact, some of the most popular games are set on this small island of a country. Ever since Japanese anime ...

Lately, countries including the U.S., Europe, Japan, and others have focused on consolidating their semiconductor base to reduce dependence on China after the 2020 pandemic disrupted global supply ...