The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

Ghibli Park in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture will allow visitors to buy separate tickets for each of the park's areas from ...

The appeal of Ghibli Park is easy to see, as it’s a theme park where you can immerse yourself in the art and environments of ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the ...

Typesetting popular manga like Dandadan, Kaiju No. 8, and Gokurakugai can be crushing for its pool of mostly freelance ...

A record number of ramen shop operators in Japan went bankrupt in 2024 as many hesitated to hike prices above 1,000 yen (US$6 ...

[1] A 75-year-old Japanese man dubbed the “God of Freebies” has shocked and amused many online with his frugal lifestyle. The ...

Two landers owned by US and Japanese companies to carry out separate tests on the Moon's surface. The first minister delivers a rendition of Kimigayo, to welcome Ambassador Suzuki to Wales.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a return of positive momentum with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,000 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Friday amid caution ahead of market reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural speech next week, while a stronger yen hurt exporters ...

Second, the Japanese yen, undervalued by about 40% on a purchasing power parity basis, is a dangerous anomaly. As the currency hovers at 155 per dollar and former officials warn of possible ...