En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

One Piece throughout the series has always been full of tiny details that help flesh out an incredibly intricate world. Between tiny Easter Eggs that hint at later plot revelations or small side ...

This project is implemented as a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Grassroots Technical Cooperation Project as part of the Japanese government’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). It ...

A Chinese man who carried out a knife attack in eastern China last June that wounded a Japanese woman and her child and killed a bus attendant trying to protect them has been sentenced to death ...

As veteran director Kiyoshi Kurosawa observed when he spoke at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan last year ... play an integral role in “Missing Child Videotape,” becoming an embodiment ...

This Japanese secret water is a fantastic addition to your daily routine if you’re struggling with stubborn belly fat. Ginger contains compounds called gingerols, which help boost metabolism and ...

“But it's important that they take the time, when they can, to answer those questions, because you don't want a child to think that it's bad or wrong to ask.” This applies when you’re ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. First lady Melania Trump, from second right, and President Donald Trump walk walk as former President Joe ...