From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Three years have passed since Satsuki and Minato, who are in their 30s and live in the Chugoku region of western Japan, ...

My child's private life'Chu Sa-rang moved her heart as she took a photo shoot to remember her late grandfather. It's ENA that ...

Andrew Garfield, the renowned actor, will be appearing on BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? tonight at 9pm. This follows rumours that the actor is discreetly enjoying a new relationship with a ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

While she went out on a creative high in Tokyo, the love Betty Davis had for Japan wasn’t just for what it did for her music career ... This task was carried out by a writer who is extremely qualified ...

I’m not saying Japan isn’t wonderful in many ways. It can be. The cleanliness of public spaces, the politeness of service staff, and the sense of personal safety are all remarkable. When friends back ...

Khloe Kardashian shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram, calling her sister her 'eternal partner' and 'soulmate in sister form.' ...

Back in the 1990s, a hugely popular variety show in Japan featured a 22-year-old aspiring comedian having to survive solely on magazine sweepstakes, alone and naked in a small room for 15 months.

The results revealed that life satisfaction in Japan lagged behind even many developing nations such as Colombia, India, Indonesia and Peru. India emerged as the happiest country in the survey ...

What stood out for Japan was the low level of satisfaction with quality of life. Only 13% of Japanese pollees answered that their current quality of life is "good" -- the lowest among all 30 ...