The largest exhibition of manga ever held outside Japan, at London’s British Museum, showcases how a subculture became an internationally recognized art.
Cosmetics have become one of Japan's hottest exports - and their success suggests a way for the country to move beyond the...
Rail privatization is controversial elsewhere, but many of Japan's privatized JR operators are profitable and efficient. What did they do differently?
Over a year after music streaming behemoth Spotify launched in Japan, Japan still has the lowest use of streaming music services of...
The #MeToo movement has been slow to gain traction in Japan - but now the country's most internationally well-known photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki,...
As another worker's death is ruled 'karoshi' - death by excessive overwork - the government seems to be at a loss as...
When three ex-members of Japanese superstar group SMAP last month announced their first media appearances after quitting their draconian talent agency, they chose...
Japan has one of the lowest rates of pain-free delivery in the developed world: only 5.2 percent of mothers were given epidural anesthesia...
Today, Japan celebrates the country’s lofty peaks with a day of rest. Yup, August 11 is Mountain Day in Japan, the country’s...
When embattled electronics maker Sharp Corporation opened university recruiting for 2018 earlier this year, its official Twitter account called the company’s recruiting...
Want to rub shoulders with Japanese politicians but don’t have a pass to the LDP cafeteria? (Too bad, you’re missing out on...
Though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration has eschewed immigration as a solution for Japan’s labor shortage, foreign student workers are increasingly helping to...
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