Manga artist Shirow Masamune’s “The Ghost in the Shell” is said to have predicted the information society that we live in ...

Tokyo stocks edged up Friday morning, helped by overnight Wall Street gains as concern eased over a U.S. economic slowdown after stronger-than-expected key employment data. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average inched higher on Friday, as chip-related stocks tracked a strong overnight performance on Wall ...

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A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

Sohei Kamiya, leader of the populist minor opposition Sanseito party, has courted controversy ahead of Japan's House of ...

If there was concern that the lingering fallout from a health scare might make Victor Wembanyama timid in his on-court ...

According to L’Equipe in France, Paris Saint-Germain striker Marco Asensio has rejected a €15m move to Fenerbahce, so Milan ...

Deaf athletes from around the world are coming to Japan this November for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics. Gallaudet will be well ...

Dropped in 2011 as a Japan-exclusive, the rarest Jordan 5 sneakers of all-time will return as Nike brings back the "Tokyo" ...

Oishii recently launched a new strawberry, marketed as its most affordable yet ($8 a box). It has branched out into tomatoes, ...

There was a press conference held to announce the fourth TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE event. The annual show is to celebrate Yoshihiro ...