Kadota Shunji has been working for many years to empower people with disabilities to live independently. His efforts have ...

Miyagawa Eriko, a bilingual producer of SHOGUN, the highly acclaimed 2024 historical drama TV series set in Japan 400 years ...

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly fled the country amid ongoing anti-government protests. He said in an ...

A court in central Japan has sentenced a man to death for killing four people, including two police officers, two years ago.

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is now in effect. The deal was put forward by US President Donald Trump. Tanaka Koichiro, an ...

The Zen school of Buddhism emphasizes the practice of zazen meditation as the path to enlightenment. The spirit of Zen flows ...

Venezuela says it will close its embassy in Norway. A US media outlet reported that the move comes in response to an ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index fell sharply on Tuesday owing to domestic political instability and a new round of trade ...

Karuizawa in Nagano Pref. is a mountain town with deep ties to Tokyo. Originally a bustling lodging town, a Western ...