The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association devised the symbols last year after manufacturers agreed to use the same images on all of their products, and they've now declared that "anyone ...

Groups are also planning other themes for protests, including Japanese cartoon character Naruto and Harry Potter. "Young people grew up with these popular culture characters and they help add new ...

Recently they planned to host a ‘Japanese New Year in July’ event ... For many Westerners, the kimono has long stood as an symbol of exotic Japan, however misconceived.