Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled ...

Police in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, said that a woman who was found stabbed to death in her apartment on Thursday had been dead for several days, according to an autopsy. The body of Mami ...

The brief Biblical service and the confident hymns bespoke the man who had chosen them before his death; like him, they were modest, realistic and hopeful. Yet, in a nation whose overblown funeral ...

Oosouji' is a traditional Japanese deep-cleaning ritual designed to reset your home before the New Year, traditionnaly. But it’s not just about spotless corners — it’s about clearing the air, both ...

Japanese artisans have dedicated their glass-blowing skills to a life-like instrument that sounds akin to its wooden cousin. Japanese glassblowers have turned their chops to replicating the string ...

Washington, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved by a majority vote the appointment of George Glass as the country's ambassador to Japan. Glass, who was approved in a 66-32 ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed George Glass, a former investment banker and vocal China critic, as the new ambassador to Japan on Tuesday. His appointment comes during a turbulent period in U.S.-Japan ...

Glass is expected to make his way to the Japanese capital soon, diplomatic sources have said, possibly in time for the April 13 kickoff of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. Tokyo welcomed Glass ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a businessman from Oregon with a background in investment banking and real estate, as ambassador to Japan. The chamber voted 66 to 32 in favor of ...