Japanese pop star Miyake Ken is opening a new chapter in his career after leaving the agency he belonged to for three decades. He sat down with NHK to talk about his career and his fans.

Japan's weightlifter Hiromi Miyake reiterated on Saturday that she was retiring after failing with all her attempts except one in the lightest 49-kg women's category at her fifth Olympic Games.

explains how the fabric was first hand-plated in signature Issey Miyake style, by workers at a factory in Tohoku, in northeastern Japan, before being transported to Kyoto. Here, artisans specialising ...