Two MLB pitchers from Japan — one with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the other with the San Diego Padres — will face off in the playoffs starting this weekend. Both players can trace their baseball ...

The tremendous success of the FX TV series “Shogun” was a bit of a surprise to all those involved, including Haiku based ...

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Japan recently introduced a new series of bank notes. Some of the examples of the 1,000-yen denomination are being sold ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a ...

The Japanese author, frequently mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate, has a new novel, the second in her “Scattered All ...

As he continues to break records, Ohtani also has his sights set on a potential Triple Crown. After hammering his 54th homer ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto's son Neo Sora makes his narrative feature debut with 'Happyend,' a touching story about high school kids ...

Popular Japanese Rapper Ryoff Karma recently got involved in a major debate when he criticized Japanese culture for promoting ...

Atlus took the Persona formula and gave it a medieval twist with Metaphor: ReFantazio. Here’s all the characters and their ...

On Friday, September 20, students at John Muir Middle School celebrated the eleventh annual Japan Day with visiting students ...

Cats played a pivotal role in Haruki Murakami's 2002 novel "Kafka on the Shore," particularly in the subplot involving Nakata ...