In Japan, thousands vanish annually in a phenomenon known as ‘Johatsu,’ driven by societal pressures and personal failures.

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Owner Marc Spitzer has been the executive chef of BondST, one of the most popular and beloved Japanese restaurants in New ...

Muslims in Japan are having a tough time. The growing community in the Asian nation is struggling to find burial plots and ...

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In June 1943, a Los Angeles women’s auxiliary of the American Legion started petitions to keep any Japanese people from living on the Pacific coast again, claiming the “great danger” that ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Otaru, a northern Japanese city in Hokkaido, has deployed security guards to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour ...