Shoplifting at drugstores has become a problem across Japan. The number of reported cases hit a record high in 2024, ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

Having started indoor farming at home as a hobby during the pandemic, the 37-year-old now has nearly 90,000 subscribers eager ...

I’m a homemaker in my late 40s. My husband, who is about the same age as me and is a company employee, has always sweat a lot ...

President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump made the comments as he welcomed ...

If your child frequently suffers from daytime sleepiness and is consequently inattentive in school, do not ignore it.

As sumo's two ambassadors to Paris toured the sites in traditional Japanese garb they found themselves becoming the ...

Two memos I have found in the Diplomatic Archives in Tokyo (file 2015-1638) reveal that on Jan. 11, 1968, Japan’s Immigration ...

A documentary film that records the daily lives of children at a Japanese public elementary school has lessons for both ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn't skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz from Denmark was overwhelmed in Tokyo but found a home away from home in a ski resort where he can ...

Kuma Cantina recently opened in Tokyo and offers a variety of Mexican dishes. Some feature a Japanese twist. (Juan King/Stars ...