Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, fresh off his return from Washington, said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump did not press him to boost Japan’s defense spending or discuss tariffs on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pulling out all the stops for his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump. In a bid to establish a strong personal connection, Ishiba consulted with ...

In London, the Japanese multimedia artist and designer ... given that Murakami is as happy designing keyrings and t-shirts as he is conceiving and completing grand-scale paintings.

Japan's Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, said on Thursday that the end of deflation has not yet been achieved. Kato further stated that he sees inflationary conditions as prices continue to rise ...

But for an event of its scale, the way the pandemic has been represented in culture — if at all — has varied wildly. The COVID-19 pandemic has hardly been mentioned in any major Hollywood ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A ...

April - June 2024The travel industry in Asia is facing challenges from climate change impacts, prompting efforts to adapt tours, promote... Japan is grappling with one of its worst influenza outbreaks ...

IGNOU has announced the results for the December 2024 Term-End Examination (TEE). Students can check and download their results from the official website, ignou.ac.in. The exams were held from ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba departs Thursday on a three-day trip to the U.S. for his first summit with President Donald Trump, with an agenda expected to include affirming the ...

With Tee Higgins' departure from the Cincinnati Bengals looking inevitable, the team needs to figure out how it's going to fill the void left by the former second-round pick, who is a big part of ...